prominent, led 2 out, headed last, soon ridden, weakened flat
behind from halfway, tailed off 3 out
soon behind, mistake 13th, tailed off from 3 out
mid-division, reminders 12th, headway 3 out, led last, ridden and stayed on well flat
held up towards rear when brought down 9th
led until headed 2 out, soon ridden, weakened flat
held up towards rear, blundered 6th, fell 9th
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced 2 out, no impression
tracked leader, mistake and lost place 15th, ridden and outpaced 2 out, rallied approaching last, kept on under pressure flat
mid-division, reminders 11th, not fluent next, outpaced 4 out, ridden 2 out, kept on under pressure flat, nearest finish
behind when blundered and unseated rider 5th
chased leaders, outpaced 3 out, soon beaten
blundered badly 1st, pulled up before next
hampered 1st, mistake and behind, hampered 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
blundered and unseated rider 2nd
Shays Lane can complete a hat-trick at the expense of Tribal Run, Commanche Quest and Weaver George. Shays lane has been given a rest since scoring back-to back successes at Hexham last year and reappears on a light weight against mainly uninspiring rivals. Ferdy Murphy's team seem to be coming back to form now and the 10-year-old will relish the trip. Commanche Lane actually beat the selection in a novice chase at Hexham early last year but Mary Reveley's charge failed to build on that and is not fancied to confirm the form here. Tribal Run has been off for nearly 12 months but is owned by Trevor Hemmings who has had a purple patch of late. weaver George meanwhile is still strutting his stuff at the age of 14 but there surely can be no more improvement from the old fella this term. Grayslake is lightly-raced and has some scope but it is hard to escape the claims of Shays Lane in a fairly moderate contest.
