mid-division, headway and pushed along 3f out, made no impression from 2f out
towards rear, nudged along over 3f out, no extra 1f out
chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, soon struggling
chased leaders, headway over 2f out, ridden 2f out, plugged on one pace final furlong
midfield, headway travelling okay over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to challenge and sustained battle with winner from over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, just held by winner
prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept on into third final furlong, no match for front pair
made all, pushed along 3f out, sustained battle with runner-up from over 1f out, carried left and ridden inside final furlong, kept on gamely, just held on
dropped in rear, pushed along over 3f out, made some headway from over 1f out, never in contention
midfield, pushed along over 4f out, weakened 3f out
Ninetofive ran green at Perth last June and is worth a market check. Bray Dale is sure to be popular having won a point at Alnwick in January while Chase A Fortune has experience on his side. But HIDALGO DE L’ISLE could cap a good day of Donald McCain given he has a very solid jumping pedigree and will almost certainly know what’s required.
Being Ted (IRE) Califet gelding out of Bandelaro.
Blame The Farrier (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Towards rear, headway into mid-division home turn, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 5th of 9, 13 3/4l behind Carrigdoun Boy (11-0) at Southwell 2m (5) gd in Nov.
Bray Dale 5-4fav (11-12) Held up; stdy hdwy 61/2f out; led 11/2f out; held on wl, won at Alnwick 2m gd in Jan beating Top Cloud (11-12) by hd, 9 ran.
Hidalgo De L'isle (FR) Coastal Path gelding out of Agence De L'isle.
Knockanore (IRE) 6-1 (11-6) Rr, 11th & slow 5th, prog aftr 3out, cl 2nd aftr 2out, ev ch in cl 2nd at last until no ex early flat, 2nd of 13, 3l behind Meetingofthewaters (11-11) at Boulta 3m mdn sft in Dec.
Ninetofive (IRE) 9-2 (10-9) Midfield, some headway half way down back straight, every chance when pushed entering home straight, ridden 3f out, faded late on, 5th of 13, 9 1/2l behind Hemlock (10-9) at Perth 2m (4) gd in Jun.
Bertie's Ballet Albaasil gelding out of More Ballet Money.
Chase A Fortune 10-3 (10-7) Raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, travelling well over 3f out, 3rd and one pace final 2f, no chance with leading duo, weakened into 4th final furlong, 4th of 7, 14 1/2l behind Ain't No Sunshine (11-5) at Kelso 2m (4) hvy in Feb.
Wadmal 16-1 (10-12) Held up, weakened over 3f out, 11th of 12, dist behind Poetic Music (10-5) at Market Rasen 1m 5f (5) gd in Oct.
