tracked leaders, chased winner 8th, ridden when weakened 2 out
chased winner until 8th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before next
in touch, went 3rd 3 out, ridden to chase winner next, kept on one pace
in rear, soon behind, remote 5th 4 out, kept on flat
made all at strong pace, unchallenged
Nonrunner
Shine A Diamond looked in trouble when left clear at Musselburgh during the week and was the only one to complete. He carries a 7lb penalty in this and SOME LAD is preferred. The latter scored over track and trip three weeks ago coming out best in a tight finish with Wakhan. The latter could only manage third when favourite at Hexham yesterday and may be a doubtful participant. The remainder are hard to fancy unless French-import Traprain proves above average on his first start since 2013.
Shine A Diamond (IRE) 11-10fav (11-0) Chased leaders, jumped left 4th, hampered when left in 2nd at 8th, hampered by loose horse approaching 10th, blundered 5 out, under pressure when left in lead 3 out, finished alone, won at Musselburgh 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd, 4 ran.
Traprain (FR) (10-1) 5th of 0 Volcan D'estruval (10-7) at Lignieres(FR) 2m 2f chs sft in Aug '13.
Some Lad (IRE) 8-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge last, kept on to lead post, won at Kelso 2m 1f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Oct beating Wakhan (10-2) by ns, 9 ran.
Azerodegree (IRE) 16-1 (11-8) In touch on outside, lost place and dropped to rear 4th, struggling 8th, tailed off 4 out, soon pulled up, in a race won by Roseville Cottage (11-9) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gf in May, 11 ran.
Thorlak (FR) 11-1 (10-9) In touch in mid-division, not fluent and lost place 2nd, not fluent 4th, behind 6th, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Omid (11-6) at Ayr 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Oct, 12 ran.
Wakhan (IRE) 10-3fav (10-2) Towards rear, mistake 1st, headway to go 4th before 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on to lead last 50 yards, caught post, 2nd of 9, ns behind Some Lad (10-7) at Kelso 2m 1f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Oct.
