held up, chased leader 4th, ridden after 4 out, lost place 3 out, soon weakened
made all, narrow advantage when ridden before 2 out, drew clear before last, driven out
midfield, lost place 4th, awkward 5th and in rear, ridden after 7th, lost touch 8th, well adrift when fell 9th
chased leader, ridden before 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, kept on one pace from last
jumped right throughout, in rear, ridden to chase leader before 3 out, close up approaching 2 out, kept on under pressure from last but no chance with winner
Whoshotthesheriff won at Carlisle last month but is 5lb higher back in a handicap today. MALYSTIC won a novice chase at Wetherby in good style last time and, with further progress expected making his handicap debut, Peter Niven’s charge looks the one to side with. Ruinous made a winning debut over fences at Downpatrick in August but has subsequently switched yards while Black Pirate, a dual winner over timber, goes chasing for the first time but is preferred to Faire Part Sivola.
Whoshotthesheriff (IRE) 3-1 (10-12) Midfield, took closer order 6th, close up 4 out, upsides 3 out where not fluent, led 2 out, ridden before last, ran on flat, won at Carlisle 2m (2) hvy in Nov beating Kiltealy Briggs (10-12) by 1l, 6 ran.
Malystic 10-11 (11-1) Jumped well, bit keen early, tracked leader, led 2nd, travelling best before 4 out, stayed on strongly, easily, won at Wetherby 1m 7f (4) sft in Nov beating Sir Valentine (11-1) by 11l, 3 ran.
Faire Part Sivola (FR) 15-2 (11-5) Settled at rear, ridden along when lost ground after 4 out, never able to get competitive, 4th of 6, 25 3/4l behind Goobinator (11-2) at Ayr 2m hcp (2) hvy in Oct.
Black Pirate Evensfav (11-9) Held up in rear, pushed along after 3 out, ridden before next, never on terms, weakened last, 4th of 6, 28 1/2l behind Milvale (10-11) at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (3) hvy in Feb.
Ruinous (IRE) 3-1 (12-0) Mid-division, mistake 1st, 7th from halfway, took closer order from 3 out and went 2nd after next, improved to challenge from last and soon pushed along to lead, kept on well to extend advantage close home, won at Downpatrick 2m 3f gd in Aug beating The Abbey (12-0) by 6 1/2l, 11 ran.
