chased leaders on inside, took keen hold, not fluent 6th, not fluent and stumbled 3 out, ridden to chase winner final bend, no impression, well held from 2 out
made all, clear before 2 out, stayed on well, comfortably
chased leaders on outside, not fluent 7th, ridden before 9th, weakened after 3 out
chased winner, not fluent 1st, ridden after 3 out, lost 2nd final bend, weakened before 2 out
not fluent, raced in last, mistake 7th, outpaced 8th, soon well behind, pulled up before 2 out
Licklighter is now 0-22 over hurdles and showed little back over the smaller obstacles at Cartmel when almost 10 lengths behind Perryville. Time To Believe will need to take a big step forward on his bumper form but The Bold Thady has placed in a couple of small races at Huntingdon. GIVE ME A CUDDLE (NAP) beat a subsequent winner by six lengths at Stratford, despite showing signs of inexperience, and can follow up here under a penalty.
Give Me A Cuddle (IRE) 2-1jfav (11-4) Waited with tracking leaders on inside, closer in 3rd and hit 8th, went 2nd home turn, led before last, stayed on well, won at Stratford 2m 6f mdn (4) gd in May beating Glengeever (11-4) by 6l, 5 ran.
Licklighter (IRE) 8-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, ridden 2 out, soon beaten, 5th of 8, 26 1/2l behind Zumbi (11-3) at Cartmel 2m 6f (4) gd in May.
Perryville (IRE) 6-1 (11-3) Mid-division, ridden after 2 out and weakened, 4th of 8, 17l behind Zumbi (11-3) at Cartmel 2m 6f (4) gd in May.
The Bold Thady (IRE) 4-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, shaken up to challenge before 2 out, soon every chance, carried head high when blundered last, stayed on same pace, no match for winner, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Foxinthebox (11-8) at Huntingdon 3m 1f mdn (4) gd in May.
Time To Believe 11-2 (11-4) Hampered start and slowly away, headway 13f out, outpaced over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 4th of 5, 26 3/4l behind Madaa (10-12) at Warwick 2m mdn (5) gd in May.
