prominent in 4th, with leader 10th, led before 11th,blundered 2 out, not fluent last, kept on well, driven out
led, headed before 11th, not fluent 11th, pushed along before 5 out, not fluent 2 out, soon outpaced
with leader, ridden and weakened before 4 out
prominent, ridden before 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, no extra and lost 2nd place run-in
held up in rear, blundered 13th, headway before 3 out, stayed on beforelast, went 2nd run-in, no chance with winner
Nonrunner
Sedgefield winner Baltic Pathfinder failed to complete at the same track last time and Sharney Sike was expected to finish closer than fourth at Kelso having landing a double before that. EVERAARD did much better attempting to follow up his win at Doncaster when runner-up to Herdsman at Catterick. Dropping down a grade with a conditional's 5lb allowance in his favour, Philip Kirby's charge gets the vote. Dingo Bay and Gibbstown arrive in good form but both have a big hike in the weights to contend with after recent wins at Musselburgh and Ayr respectively.
Sharney Sike 5-1 (11-1) Held up in touch, headway 11th, chased leaders 3 out (usual 4 out), soon ridden, stayed on same pace in 4th from next, no impression, 4th of 9, 8l behind Rocking Blues (11-11) at Kelso 2m 5f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gs.
Baltic Pathfinder (IRE) 6-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, pushed along after 8th, lost place 9th, weakened 10th, pulled up before 11th, in a race won by Mitchell's Way (11-12) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft, 8 ran.
War On (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Held up mid-division, lost place after 4th, tailed off and pulled up after 14th, in a race won by Wyck Hill (11-0) at Newcastle 4m 1f hcp chs 0-150 (2) hvy in Feb, 16 ran.
Dingo Bay 15-8fav (11-5) Prominent, led 11th until 12th, soon ridden, stayed handy, challenged last, driven and no impression on winner towards finish, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Ben Akram (11-12) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (5) sft in Feb.
Gibbstown (IRE) 7-2 (11-1) Held up towards rear, headway before 5 out, went 2nd 4 out, led 2 out, soon clear, kept on well, won at Ayr 3m 1f cond hcp chs (5) hvy beating Soul Angel (10-7) by 16l, 6 ran.
Definite Appeal (IRE) 17-2 (10-9) Held up in rear, outpaced from
Everaard (USA) 2-1 (10-0) Tracked leader until 5th, in touch in rear, ridden to go 3rd at 13th, chased winner 3 out, driven and closed on winner flat, 2nd of 5, 2 1/4l behind Herdsman (11-10) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp chs 0-140 (3) hvy in Feb.
