held up, headway 4 out, ridden 3 out, stayed on flat, never nearer
chased leaders, led after 9th, hit 4 out, ridden, headed 3 out, every chance when fell last
always towards rear
led, jumped left, headed after 9th, weakening when pulled before 4 out
in touch, ridden after 4 out, left 2nd and hit last, weakened flat
chased leaders, lost place 5th, hit 9th, headway approaching 4 out, ridden 3 out, went 2nd flat, stayed on
mid-division, ridden after 8th, headway approaching 4 out, beaten when jumped left from 3 out
keen, soon in touch, led 3 out, left clear last, comfortably
chased leaders, ridden after 9th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up after 3 out
soon behind
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 6th
Pure Brief and Lord On The Run are closely matched on running behind Donovan at Towcester last month and have claims, along with Donovan's stablemate Ready To Rumble who has been kept busy over the last month, but a chance is taken with Granite Man. The selection makes his debut over fences as well as his handicap debut but his trainer has wasted no time in putting him over the larger obstacles and there is a chance that Jonjo O'Neill's gelding is potentially well treated. She's My Girl showed some promise here last time and a market move for her would be of interest, while Nayodabayo cannot be ruled out on his first start for Evan Williams but is probably best watched. Flower of Pitcur will need to have come on a bundle for his reappearance, while Henrietta Knight's Tuesday's Child got no further than the second fence on his chasing debut at Cheltenham recently and may not be a reliable betting proposition. The same could be said of Granite Man but Jonjo O'Neill's horses have generally improved with racing this term and there may be more to come for the switch to fences.
Brooklyn's Gold (USA) 12-1 (9-13) Ridden 6th, weakened 3 out, 8th of 12, 20l behind Croix De Guerre (11-11) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-135 (C) gd in Oct.
Nayodabayo (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Mid-division, 11th halfway, no extra before 3 out, eased from last, 13th of 18, 19l behind Johnjoe's Express (10-13) at Galway 2m 2f hcp hdl gf in Aug '04.
Lord On The Run (IRE) 6-1 (11-9) Led and set good pace, blundered badly 2 out, headed last, no extra, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Donovan (11-1) at Towcester 2m nov hcp chs 0-105 (E) gd in Oct.
She's My Girl (IRE) 28-1 (10-7) In touch, ridden 4 out, behind when blundered 3 out, not recover, 3rd of 10, 15l behind Valance (11-0) at Ludlow 2m 4f beg chs (E) gf in Oct.
Flower of Pitcur 22-1 (10-3) Mid-division, headway after 8th, ridden after next, weakened approaching 2 out, 7th of 8, 30l behind Polished (10-7) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp chs 0-110 (E) gs in Oct.
Pure Brief (IRE) 7-2 (11-6) Held up mid-division, headway 6th, ridden and every chance 2 out, weakened last, 3rd of 8, 7l behind Donovan (11-1) at Towcester 2m nov hcp chs 0-105 (E) gd in Oct.
Tuesday's Child 12-1 (10-5) fell at the 2nd in race won by Nazimabad (10-4) at Cheltenham 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-110 (D) gd in Oct, 15 ran.
Ready To Rumble (NZ) 8-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, effort approaching 2 out, kept on one pace flat, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Corrib Lad (11-12) at Hexham 2m nov hcp chs 0-95 (F) sft.
