held up in last pair, steady headway 11th, chased leading pair after next, pushed along and staying on when fell heavily 4 out
chased leading pair, went 2nd 8th, mistake 5 out, no impression on winner when blundered 2 out
raced wide, in touch, not fluent 1st, headway and disputing 2nd when mistake and unseated rider 7th
held up in rear, reminder after 8th, went left next, left modest 4th when hampered went left to avoid faller and unseated rider 4 out
held up towards rear, left modest 4th 4 out, no impression when mistake 2 out, tailed off
jumped left, made all, stayed on strongly from 2 out, well clear when hung left flat
chased winner until 8th, soon lost place and behind, struggling in rear 11th, tailed off when pulled up after next
chased leaders, slow 3rd, mistake 5 out, left modest 3rd next
SILVERBURN has been off the track for a while but that's no different to the majority of his rivals in this. Winner of a Grade 1 novice chase in his younger days, his last outing was when third in a Listed contest at Newton Abbot and Evan Williams' 11-year-old may have too much for Simonsberg in receipt of 4lb, though Ian Ferguson's nine-year-old is a prolific winners between the flags in Ireland and has also scored twice under Rules. Spellchecker may enjoy a bit of a fitness advantage over some of the others having just failed to hold off Leac An Scail at Cottenham in December, though he has a bit to find on the form book.
Simonsberg (IRE) 4-6 (12-0) Ww, prog to tr ldrs 4out, went on 2out, easily, won at Ballingarry 3m ire ptp gd in Jun beating Mr Dominator (12-0) by 6l, 8 ran.
Spellchecker (IRE) 3-1 (11-0) (tt) hdwy 7; led aft 13; clr 2 out; wknd flat; hdd final 50yds, 2nd of 13, 1l behind Leac An Scail (11-0) at Cottenham 3m ptp gf in Dec.
Hard To Name 100-1 (11-0) Mid-division, lost place after 6th, well behind approaching 3 out, pulled up before next, in a race won by What A Warrior (10-8) at Perth 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gd in Apr, 13 ran.
Rugged Jem (IRE) 6-1 (12-0) Hdwy 11; rdn & wknd qckly 15, 3rd of 10, 33l behind Goscar Rock (12-0) at Llanvapley 3m ptp gd in Apr.
Sam McCoombe (IRE) 28-1 (11-6) Mid-division, not fluent 5th, headway 7th, mistake 3 out, hung right and weakened approaching 2 out, 6th of 11, 40l behind Pugnacity (10-11) at Sedgefield 2m 5f cond nov hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gf in Sep '09.
Silverburn (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Hampered 1st, mid-division, disputing 8th 4 out, stayed on well approaching 2 out, went 3rd flat, nearest finish, 3rd of 16, 5l behind Passato (11-3) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f listed hcp chs (1) gd in Aug '10.
The Green Hat (IRE) 25-1 (12-5) A bhnd; to & pu 3 out, in a race won by The Rustlin Rhino (12-5) at Alnwick 3m ptp gs in Jan, 15 ran.
Honest And True (IRE) 4-1 (11-7) Prsd wnr; ev ch 2 out; outpcd app last, 2nd of 10, 3l behind Its Bobkat (12-0) at Overton 2m 4f ptp gd.
