raced wide prominent, led before 3rd, not fluent 4 out and soon headed, kept on same pace
held up towards rear, headway 13th, mistake next, led 3 out, ridden and ran on
tracked leader, ridden 13th, weakened 4 out
held up, headway 12th, tracked leaders 14th, chased leader 4 out, every chance and chased winner 3 out, ridden and stayed on one pace flat
keen held up, reminders 12th, ridden and headway 4 out, no impression after
prominent, ridden 4 out, weakened 2 out
close up, jumped left 12th, ridden 4 out, weakened 2 out
always in rear, slow 8th, pulled up 4 out
led, headed before 3rd, tracked leaders, lost place 7th, bumped 12th, headway 4 out, went 3rd next, kept on same pace
Simone has won a bumper and placed here over hurdles. She attracted market support on her chasing bow at Kelso but was a little wayward in her jumping. However, going right-handed here should help and she shouldn’t be written off just yet but LADY LONDON tends to run her best races here. Rose Dobbin’s mare won over hurdles on the track around this time last year and could take all the beating if on a going day. Court Baloo has also won over timber on the course and was only beaten a head here last time but it’s a worry that he was pulled up on his only previous run over fences. Court Painter and Mission Trio look best of the rest.
Simone (IRE) 9-4jfav (11-12) Jumped right on occasions, led briefly 1st, with leader, led 10th to next, lost place 4 out, no impression in 4th from 2 out, 4th of 7, 11 3/4l behind Troubled Soul (11-9) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Thomas Todd 5-1 (12-0) (h) led 5-7; lft in ld 13; hdd aft 15; wknd qckly 2 out, 6th of 8, 35 3/4l behind Lords Park Star (12-0) at Garthorpe 3m gd in May.
Left Back (IRE) 25-1 (11-3) In touch on outside, lost place and behind from 4th, mistake 8th, headway 4 out, never on terms, weakened after next, tailed off, 6th of 7, dist behind Troubled Soul (11-9) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Lady London (IRE) 6-1 (10-9) Held up in rear, jumped right throughout, headway 11th, chased leaders next, weakened 3 out, modest 4th, 4th of 8, 34l behind King Golan (10-7) at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Court Baloo (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Chased leading pair, reminders after 7th, pushed along in 2nd before 3 out, ridden before next, every chance but lost 2nd 2 out, upsides last, driven and every chance run-in, stayed on, 2nd of 7, hd behind Kovera (11-1) at Newcastle 3m hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Court Painter (IRE) 18-1 (10-5) Behind, headway into mid-division 9th, outpaced 3 out, weakened from next, tailed off, 6th of 12, dist behind Ever So Much (11-4) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Mission Trio (IRE) 4-1 (10-6) Tracked leaders, 2nd 6th until not fluent 9th, weakened before 2 out, tailed off, 7th of 10, dist behind Jaunty Thor (12-5) at Perth 3m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Jackofhearts 40-1 (10-0) In rear, tailed off and pulled up before 9th, at Perth 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Top Cat Dj (IRE) 200-1 (11-0) Towards rear, reminder after 11th, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled before last, at Hexham 3m (4) sft in Nov.
