led, jumped left and baulked 1st, headed 3rd, not fluent next, mistake 5th, lost 2nd 6th, not fluent 7th, ridden 8th, weakening when mistake 3 out, another mistake when well beaten 4th 2 out, pulled up before last
tracked leader, hampered 1st, led 3rd, ridden 3 out, headed last, no impression on winner flat
tracked leaders, 2nd 6th until 11th, lost place next, weakened 4 out
chased leaders, 2nd 11th, not fluent 13th, outpaced in 3rd before 3 out, switched left after 2 out, stayed on same pace
held up in rear, niggled along briefly 12th, headway 4 out, 2nd before next, led last, hung right then left, driven clear
held up in rear, jumped left and not fluent 3rd, fell 10th
NonRunner
Connections must be despairing of finding a race for Copperfacejack, who was finishing second for the seventh time at Huntingdon last month. Ronan McNally has sent DA BABA ELEPHANT (NAP) to Hexham on a few sorties lately and he finally came good last week, scoring by 13 lengths. Richard Johnson keeps the partnership intact and a penalty shouldn’t prevent a follow-up. Benefit Of Luck has been placed in his last two runs over hurdles and might do better now going chasing.
Benefit Of Luck (IRE) 16-1 (11-5) Held up in rear, headway approaching 4 out, ridden 3 out, stayed on flat, 3rd of 9, 6 1/4l behind The Happy Chappy (11-2) at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in May.
Washed Ashore (IRE) 5-2fav (11-10) Held up, headway after 7th, waited with after 4 out, shaken up and hanging right before 3 out, no impression, 5th of 6, 8 1/2l behind Minella Forfitness (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Western Jo (IRE) 14-1 (11-9) Strugg 12, 6th of 7, 25 3/4l behind Rosie Du Berlais (11-7) at Easingwold 3m gd in Apr.
Copperfacejack (IRE) 7-4fav (11-1) Chased leaders, outpaced 3 out, soon driven to chase front pair, ridden after next, kept on under pressure after last, took 2nd towards finish, no impression, 2nd of 7, 3 3/4l behind Charlie Mon (11-1) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (4) gd in May.
Da Baba Elephant (IRE) 15-8fav (10-12) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4 out, led before last, ridden clear flat, stayed on well, comfortably, won at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jun beating Dica (12-0) by 13l, 9 ran.
Mr Witmore (IRE) 5-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, lost place 3 out, soon no impression, 6th of 10, 23 3/4l behind No Such Number (10-11) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in May.
Buck Magic (IRE) 6-1 (12-6) Prom to 4; wknd qckly aft 3 out, 5th of 7, 33l behind Nightscape (12-5) at Dingley 3m gd in May.
