led 1st, headed 3rd, chased winner, often pushed along, lost 2nd 13th until 15th, bumped 4 out, no impression on winner, hung left after 2 out, not fluent last, kept on
behind, some headway 12th, well beaten 15th, tailed off
held up towards rear, headway 10th, disputing 2nd when bumped 4 out, 3rd and no extra last
led until 1st, led 3rd, mistake 15th, clear before 4 out, stayed on well
chased leaders, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
prominent when mistake 1st, mid-division, closed 2nd, lost place 7th, well behind when pulled up before 4 out
tracked leaders, not fluent 11th, lost place before next, pulled up before 14th
towards rear, last and ridden after 3rd, behind next, tailed off 11th, pulled up after
held up towards rear, blundered and unseated rider 6th
tracked leaders, went 2nd 13th until 15th, weakened before 4 out
towards rear, not fluent 2nd, closed 6th, not fluent 10th, outpaced 15th, well beaten 4th 4 out
towards rear, not fluent 3rd, not fluent and hampered 6th, behind 10th, mistake next (water), pulled up before 15th
NonRunner
No Duffer and BEEVES are both interesting making their debuts in this sphere. Neither are getting any younger but both were running reasonably well in handicaps last season and the latter had a spin around Kelso last month to blow away any cobwebs. Mikey Legg’s mount gets the nod but Marinero would be a danger on his victory at Ascot last March under David Maxwell. Road To Rome and Will Biddick could also be a winning combination but Little Jon is a risky proposition nowadays. All of Crazy Jack’s best form is over shorter trips than this.
Beeves (IRE) 4-1 (11-12) Led, ridden and headed after 4 out (usual 5 out), lost place 2 out (usual 3 out), weakened after last (usual 2 out), 5th of 8, 21 1/4l behind Cultram Abbey (10-5) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp (2) gs in Dec.
Crazy Jack (IRE) 3-1fav (10-7) Held up towards rear, headway from 10th, 2nd 2 out, challenged last, soon led, stayed on, won at Stratford 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Jun beating Forever My Friend (10-13) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Marinero (IRE) 6-1 (12-6) Held up, headway chasing leaders 6th, hit 10th, travelling well when led on inside approaching 2 out, soon clear, easily, won at Ascot 2m 5f fll (5) sft in Mar beating Numbercruncher (12-2) by 24l, 8 ran.
Road To Rome (IRE) 13-8fav (11-12) Led and went left 2nd, not fluent 12th, clear before 3 out, very easily, won at Taunton 2m 7f (6) gd in Jan beating Newsworthy (12-6) by 25l, 7 ran.
Mantou (IRE) 22-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders on outside, mistake and pushed along 3rd, in touch 7th, mistake 11th, 4th and outpaced after 2 out, soon weakened, 3rd of 11, 21 1/4l behind Crazy Jack (10-7) at Stratford 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Tb Broke Her (IRE) 7-1 (10-7) Chsd ldrs til wknd 15, 4th of 10, 26 1/2l behind Virak (11-0) at Chaddesley Corbett 3m gd in Dec.
Bosman Rule (IRE) 16-1 (10-13) Chased leader, 2nd halfway, slight mistake 4 out, ridden in 5th and slight mistake next, soon weakened, towards rear when fell 2 out, at Punchestown 2m 7f hcp Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Deadly Sting (IRE) 9-1 (11-7) (cp) (tt) drpd rr 7; wl bhnd when pu 14, at Hereford P-t-p Course 3m gs in Apr.
Didntitellya (IRE) 5-1 (12-0) (cp) led to 15; wknd 2 out, 5th of 10, 10 1/2l behind Worcester Pearmain (11-7) at Alnwick 3m in Dec.
Little Jon 5-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, ridden and lost place after 8th, behind 11th, pulled up before 4 out, at Haydock 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in May.
No Duffer 11-1 (11-12) Tracked leader, mistake and lost place 14th, weakened 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Sadler's Risk (IRE) 7-2 (11-12) Chased winner until jumped slowly and lost place 4th, behind next, reminders and struggling before 7th, tailed off when mistake 8th, pulled up before next, at Taunton 2m 7f (6) gd in Jan.
Now Ben (IRE) 6-4 (12-0) Led 1 til hdd 3 out; led last; rdn out, won at Cottenham 3m sft in Dec beating Just Cause (12-0) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
