held up towards rear, headway approaching 7th, ridden to chase winner approaching 2 out, wandered approaching last, one pace
held up towards rear, mistake 6th and 7th, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
chased leaders, weakened approaching 8th, pulled up after 3 out
held up behind, ridden after 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
chased leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened next
led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened
mid-division, headway approaching 7th, weakened quickly after 3 out
held up behind, driven along approaching 8th, headway approaching next, ridden to lead approaching 2 out, ran on well
Nonrunner
Seaniethesmuggler put some disappointing efforts behind him when landing a beginners' chase over course and distance last month and is taken to follow up at the main expense of Starbuck and Make It Easy. The last mentioned has to race from 3lbs out of the handicap but such is the weakness of the opposition that the nine-year-old has to be respected, especially if able to reproduce the form shown when winning at Fakenham last month. Starbuck, like the last mentioned, has winning form in point-to-points and looks reasonably well treated back over regulation fences judged by his reappearance second behind Inglewood at Hexham. Very few of the others warrant much of a mention in a poor race, with another ex-pointer John Rich and Jonjo O'Neill's Presentingthecase, for who Tony McCoy cannot do the weight, probably the pick of them. The vote though goes to Seaniethesmuggler, who recorded his second course success when winning that beginners' chase last month and, with the handicapper leaving him alone on a mark of 95, the Steve Gollings-trained gelding looks the one to be on.
Seaniethesmuggler (IRE) 13-2 (10-9) Chased leaders, jumped slowly 2nd, led approaching 2 out, soon clear, won at Market Rasen 2m 6f beg chs (D) gf in May beating Sailor A'Hoy (10-13) by 9l, 5 ran.
Kalexandro (FR) 7-1 (11-2) Led to 4 out, chased winner but no chance from next, lost 2nd and weakened 2 out, 4th of 6, 22l behind Baikaline (10-9) at Plumpton 2m 4f mdn chs (F) gd in Mar.
Starbuck 11-2 (9-9) Chased leaders, effort 3 out, went 2nd approaching last, kept on one pace, 2nd of 9, 9l behind Inglewood (9-8) at Hexham 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-105 (E) gf.
Luckycharm (FR) 7-1 (10-2) Led to 2nd, chased leader to 8th, weakened 11th, left poor 2nd 12th, 2nd of 4, 20l behind Stack The Pack (11-10) at Uttoxeter 3m nov hcp chs 0-105 (E) sft.
Presentingthecase (IRE) 6-1co-fav (10-0) Held up, headway 11th, ridden to chase winner 3 out, weakened approaching last, 5th of 16, 14l behind Count Oski (11-0) at Huntingdon 3m hcp chs 0-100 (F) gf.
Ultimate Limit 13-2 (10-0) Mid-division, ridden and outpaced 8th, headway under pressure approaching last, stayed on to take 3rd flat, 3rd of 14, 7l behind Take The Oath (10-1) at Huntingdon 2m hcp chs 0-95 (F) gf.
Chancers Dante (IRE) 5-1 (9-11) Held up, blundered 7th, behind when pulled up at the 13th in race won by Sir Cumference (11-0) at Towcester 3m hcp chs 0-105 (E) gf in May, 8 ran.
Make It Easy (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Hampered 10th, always behind, 7th of 12, 24l behind Petolinski (10-0) at Towcester 3m hcp chs 0-95 (F) gf in May.
