mid-division, hit 9th, shaken up and went 3rd 3 out, pressed leader and out-jumped 2 out, soon ridden and rallied run-in, just held towards finish
pressed leader, pushed along 4 out, weakened tamely approaching 2 out, fell last
prominent, lost position and ridden before 4 out, well behind 2 out
tracked leaders, pushed along 4 out, dropped away next, behind when unseated rider last
mid-division, went 4th 2 out, ridden before last, ran on, not pace to challenge
held up in rear, bad mistake 3rd, some headway 3 out, hit 2 out and ridden, stayed on run-in, never on terms
made all, led narrowly, pushed along before 2 out where good jump and forged on, ridden run-in, stayed on very gamely when challenged, all out
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IMPERIAL ALEX ran into all sorts of trouble when second at Warwick recently. Normal luck in-running could see him go one better in this. Elleon ended last season with a run of five consecutive seconds over fences and Coolmoyne is preferred on a recent placed effort at Sedgefield. Pats Dream should be sharper for last month’s chasing bow but Augharue disappointed at Kelso and is upped in trip.
Imperial Alex (IRE) 15-2 (11-6) In touch, headway 5 out, tracked leaders next, switched left approaching 2 out, ridden and every chance next, kept on one pace, 2nd of 18, 2 1/4l behind Percy Veering (10-9) at Warwick 3m 1f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Augharue (IRE) 10-3jfav (12-0) Held up, not fluent 4th, pushed along and weakening when blundered 3 out, pulled up after 2 out when mistake, at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Don Brocco 12-1 (10-2) Mid-division on inside, pushed along and weakened home turn, 8th of 9, 17 1/4l behind Butler's Brief (11-11) at Kelso 3m 2f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Pats Dream (IRE) 13-2 (10-7) Mid-division on inside, ridden and outpaced 2 out, plugged on from last in 3rd, 3rd of 6, 5 1/4l behind Busty Boy (11-4) at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Elleon (FR) 7-2 (10-2) Held up in mid-division, not fluent 12th, headway before 4 out, went 2nd 3 out, mistake and no impression on winner last, 2nd of 10, 7l behind Hold The Note (11-6) at Carlisle 3m hcp (2) hvy in Mar.
Coolmoyne 13-2 (11-2) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 13th, plugged on into 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 11, 4 1/4l behind Tom Creen (12-0) at Sedgefield 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Benny Baloo 5-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, ridden when mistake 2 out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 25 1/2l behind The Blame Game (11-2) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp (5) gd in Feb.
Goodoldbill 18-1 (10-10) Held up, struggling from 4 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Great Ballinboris (FR) 40-1 (11-0) Prominent, pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 14, dist behind Top Target (11-0) at Wetherby 2m 5f (4) sft in Dec.
