led, headed 2 out, ridden before last, kept on same pace
held up in touch, pushed long before 3 out, led 2 out, kept on well
tracked leaders, blundered 4th, not much room before 2 out and ridden, soon weakened
in rear and in touch, blundered 1st, pushed long before 3 out, soon weakened
tracked leader and keen, a close 2nd when pecked badly and unseated rider
held up in touch, went 2nd at 8th, ridden and one pace before last
in touch, pushed along before 9th, soon lost place
KAPRICORNE is up a further 8lb after landing a hat-trick with victory at Chepstow. But he remains the one to beat in his current frame of mind and Sophie Leech's charge is taken to continue winning ways. Snuker won over fences at Hexham last time and can race off a lower mark in this. But he has yet to score over hurdles and High Fair hasn't raced since May. Itstimeforapint has slipped a few pounds down the weights and may prove best of the remainder as he attempts to break his duck over hurdles.
Kapricorne (FR) 4-1 (11-5) Made virtually all, clear and in command when stumbled last, kept on strongly, won at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Nov beating Always Bold (11-12) by 4 1/2l, 9 ran.
Prairie Lad 40-1 (10-12) Mid-division, soon reminders, headway before 2 out, soon weakened, 7th of 11, 21l behind Mo Rouge (10-9) at Kelso 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Oct.
Turtle Cask (IRE) 80-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, lost place when mistake 4th, well behind 4 out, tailed off, 9th of 12, well behind Hurricane Hollow (11-4) at Ayr 2m NH nov hdl 4-6yo (4) gs in Oct.
Itstimeforapint (IRE) 11-4fav (11-12) Towards rear, headway before 4 out, led before 3 out, headed 2 out, no extra, 3rd of 8, 10l behind Notonebuttwo (9-12) at Newcastle 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Nov.
High Fair 7-2 (9-7) Took keen hold early, tracked leading pair, went 2nd approaching 7th, pushed along before 2 out, led narrowly approaching last, hard ridden flat, headed close home, 2nd of 5, nk behind The Flaming Matron (10-10) at Hexham 2m 4f mrs hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in May.
Solstice Dawn 50-1 (10-5) Held up mid-division, mistake 3rd, pushed along after 4 out, ridden and weakened before 3 out, 7th of 8, well behind The Pirate's Queen (10-12) at Doncaster 2m 3f mdn hdl (4) sft in Nov.
Snuker 11-4 (10-4) Tracked leaders in 3rd, headway 4 out, led 3 out, ridden and headed last, soon regained lead, held on towards finish, won at Hexham 4m hcp chs 0-120 (4) hvy in Nov beating Silver Dragon (10-6) by 1l, 5 ran.
