held up in rear, hit 5th, headway 3 out, 2nd next, 3 lengths down last, edged right and staying on when rider dropped whip 1f out, no extra towards finish
in touch, chased winner 3 out to next, soon one pace weakened from last
made all, ridden after last, held up under pressure flat
held up in touch, reminders 4th, headway to chase leaders 3 out, ridden and kept on same pace from next, no chance with first 2
pulled hard, held up, saddle slipped and in touch 2nd, lost place after 4 out, no danger after
mistakes, always behind, struggling 4 out, never dangerous
tracked winner, lost place 3 out, ridden and no impression from next
Mr Jack Daniels looks likely to run up a sequence now that the ground is faster and he can make it a hat-trick here at the main expense of Lindseyfield Lodge and Cast Iron Casey. The selection won a maiden hurdle over further than this at Sedgefield a couple of starts ago and the drop back to this sort of trip proved no barrier to success last time out at Perth. The Ferdy Murphy-trained gelding was decent on the flat and in what is a weak race he can use that speed to good effect and notch up another win. Peter Monteith has trained the winner of this race a couple of times in recent seasons, and so Cast Iron Casey merits some respect. He was good enough to win a Wetherby bumper on debut, but has not shown too much since and you'd be hard pressed to oppose the favourite with him today. Lindseyfield Lodge won a selling handicap hurdle at Hexham last time on good to firm and it is the ground that is the key to his chance again. He can go well without winning here. Asrar should enjoy conditions and is bred to go well at this trip, so watch for any market support, but Mr Jack Daniels has a great opportunity to complete a hat-trick here.
Mr Jack Daniells (IRE) 2-1 (11-3) Held up, ridden and headway 2 out, led run-in, soon clear, won at Perth 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf beating Stylish Shot (11-5) by 7l, 7 ran.
White Lightening (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Towards rear, headway 5th, hit next, soon weakened, 7th of 15, 34l behind Markington (10-12) at Catterick 2m 4yo nov hdl (4) gd in Feb '07.
Cast Iron Casey (IRE) 5-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders, effort approaching 3 out, weakened before next, 10th of 14, well behind Guns And Butter (11-4) at Perth 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Apr.
Gondolin (IRE) 40-1 (10-4) Towards rear, headway after 4 out, ridden when mistake 3 out, weakened next, 6th of 12, 20l behind Lady Sambury (9-13) at Kelso 2m 6f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs.
Lindseyfield Lodge (IRE) 7-1 (10-12) Held up mid-division, smooth headway 2 out, led last, ridden and kept on flat, won at Hexham 2m sll hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf beating Wensleydale Web (9-11) by 2 1/2l, 16 ran.
Asrar 25-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, weakened after 3 out, 10th of 13, 27l behind Gracialina (9-11) at Wetherby 2m 3f sll hcp hdl 0-120 gd in Apr.
Steel Man (IRE) 200-1 (10-12) Made most to 2 out, soon ridden, weakened last, 8th of 11, 35l behind Or d'Oudairies (10-7) at Hexham 2m nh nov hdl (4) gf.
