close up, ridden and weakened from 2 out
held up in rear, good headway to track leaders from 2 out, shaken up home turn, soon ridden, kept on well flat but no match for winner
mid-division, mistake when challenging 2 out, soon no extra, weakened
never better than mid-division
chased leaders, slow jump 3 out and dropped to rear, driven 2 out, soon became detached, tailed off
held up in rear, driven along 3 out, never a factor
tracked leaders, good jump to lead after 2 out, shaken up on home turn, soon went clear, kept on well flat, readily
in touch, ridden and some headway from 2 out, kept on one pace and went modest third after final fence
jumped left on occasions, led, headed after 2 out, soon ridden, weakened gradually
close up, slight mistake 4 out and dropped to mid-division, ridden and weakened from 3 out
held up in mid-division, shaken up after 3 out, ridden 2 out, no telling impression
Fourth Of July’s latest third at Carlisle was a creditable effort considering he was racing from out of the handicap but FOLLOW YOUR FIRE has a decent record around here and has been dropped 3lb since his latest run at Bangor. Sputnik has won here over hurdles but Tumbling Dice needs further. Present Storm has already won a point so may make a better chaser than hurdler but he hasn’t run since September while Larry Looby was last of three finishers here last month.
Present Storm (IRE) 4-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, left in 2nd place at 5th, led next, headed 3 out, ridden before lost 2nd next, no extra in 3rd, 3rd of 7, 13 3/4l behind Isthebaropen (12-2) at Warwick 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Follow Your Fire (IRE) 18-1 (11-2) Rear mid-division, headway to chase leaders after 3 out, ridden and kept on one pace, 5th of 14, 8 1/4l behind Vintage Fizz (11-13) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Fourth Of July (IRE) 15-2 (10-0) Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced 8th, ridden approaching last, stayed on well to go third final strides, 3rd of 10, 17 1/4l behind Wheelbahri (10-4) at Carlisle 2m hcp (2) gd in Mar.
Henry Brown (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Mid-division, pushed along and struggling 5 out, never a factor, 7th of 10, dist behind Ashjan (11-3) at Carlisle 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Torngat (FR) 5-1 (11-3) Always towards rear, never a factor, 7th of 8, 28l behind Veshenskaya (10-10) at Wetherby 3m hcp (5) sft in Mar.
Holme Abbey 11-1 (10-7) Mid-division, ridden and outpaced 4 out, hampered by fallen rival after 2 out, weakened last, 6th of 10, 21 1/4l behind Ashjan (11-3) at Carlisle 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Sputnik (IRE) 17-2 (10-12) Chased leaders, lost ground after 11th, pushed along and outpaced over 4 out, soon held, plugged on from over 2 out, 5th of 12, dist behind Hidden Commander (11-10) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Roll Of Thunder 66-1 (10-4) In rear, ridden home turn, never on terms, 5th of 8, 18l behind Izzy's Champion (10-13) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Tumbling Dice 11-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, not fluent 10th (water), pushed along before 3 out, soon beaten, 9th of 12, 30 3/4l behind Gipsy Lee Rose (11-9) at Hexham 3m hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Larry Looby (IRE) 14-1 (10-7) Behind, headway 4 out, ridden after 3 out, 3rd and no impression before last, 3rd of 6, 5 3/4l behind Hidden Cargo (10-9) at Hexham 3m hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Muroor 22-1 (10-0) Towards rear, lost touch and ridden 6th, tailed off from 4 out, 10th of 12, dist behind Bestiarius (11-4) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
