held up, went 3rd 11th, headway to challenge 3 out, every chance when switched right between last 2, soon ridden, held flat
fell 2nd
chased leaders, reminders 7th, lost place 11th, soon ridden and outpaced, kept on to go remote 3rd last, no impression
tracked leader, led 11th, hard pressed from 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure flat
led to 11th, soon lost place, tailed off from 3 out
held up and behind, tailed off from 4 out
behind, reminders 9th, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up before 12th
chased leaders, struggling 4 out, no danger after
Withdrawn
Tony McCoy can work his magic aboard Be The Tops and help himself to yet another winner. Croc An Oir has shot up the weights and looked to be in the handicapper's grip last time, so it may be down to Field Roller to give the selection the most to do. Panmure is also worth a mention and he can go well for each-way players if the return to Market Rasen helps to raise his game. Field Roller can be expected to know plenty about what is required of him over fences and can also be expected to be given a patient ride by Timmy Murphy on his chasing debut. His connections have found a weak race in which to gauge his abilities and he can only improve from here. Nevertheless, Be The Tops has the edge in terms of experience and the revised terms make him a logical choice to reverse the Bangor form with Croc An Oir now that his main rival appears to have reach his limit.
Croc An Oir (IRE) 2-1fav (11-7) Mid-division, headway 9th, every chance 3 out, soon ridden, one pace when not fluent last, 3rd of 11, 9l behind Three Lions (10-10) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (E) gs.
Field Roller (IRE) 11-1 (11-4) Held up, behind when brought down at the 4th in race won by General Gossip (10-10) at Bangor 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (D) gs in Apr, 15 ran.
Tommy Carson 11-4 (11-12) Chased winner, reminder approaching 10th, lost 2nd 14th, stayed on to regain 2nd after 2 out, no impression on winner, 2nd of 4, 6l behind Over Zealous (10-0) at Towcester 3m hcp chs 0-105 (E) gf in Apr.
Be The Tops (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) Chased leaders, went 2nd 2 out, hard ridden after last, stayed on, no impression on winner, 2nd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Carnacrack (10-7) at Cartmel 3m 2f hcp chs 0-105 (E) gf.
Mazileo 8-1 (11-12) Tended to jump right, led until approaching 4 out, weakened 2 out, 5th of 12, 18l behind Lahinch Lad (10-6) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-100 (F) gf.
Panmure (IRE) 3-1 (11-12) Towards rear, reminder 8th, headway 10th to chase leaders, left in lead briefly 2 out, no extra approaching last, 4th of 14, 14l behind Toad Hall (9-9) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (F) gf in Jun.
John Rich 10-1 (10-1) Held up, headway 7th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, kept on same pace from next, no impression, 3rd of 10, 15l behind Beaugency (11-7) at Market Rasen 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-100 (E) gd.
Tee-Jay (IRE) 5-1 (10-13) Chased leader to before 3 out, soon ridden, weakened from next, 4th of 10, 19l behind Beaugency (11-7) at Market Rasen 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-100 (E) gd.
