prominent, went 2nd 6th, led 12th, remained hard pressed, fell 15th
held up, not fluent 10th, pushed along next (water), hedaway 13th, left chasing winner 15th, closed and 4 lenghts down 4 out, stayed on from 3 out, unable to challenge
led, jumped right, headed 12th, remained pressing, left in clear lead 15th, 4 leghts ahead 4 out, ridden out
chased leader until 6th, ridden approaching 14th, weakened 4 out, left remote 3rd last, lost that place post
held up in rear, remote 6th when hit 16th, never on terms
behind and not fluent, ridden after 10th, refused 16th
held up, headway after 11th (water), mistake 14th, weakened after 4 out, remote 3rd when refused last
tracked leaders, lost place after 12th, driven 14th, hung left after next and struggling, went remote 3rd post
chased leaders on outside, ridden and struggling after 13th, mistake next, pulled up before 3 out
The market will help solve the closing race but at this stage we fancy PERTINENT will be too strong for Thirtytwo Red and Charles Street. Our selection wasn't doing much right when last seen under rules but he's been flying in point-to-points of late and hopefully his confidence will have been boosted sufficiently to enable a winning effort here, despite the fact he's got to shoulder a welter burden. Thirtytwo Red ran well in one of these last time and should once again run his race. He's got the assistance of a more than capable pilot and operates at a 33% strike-rate in point-to-point races, so his turn under rules is surely close. Charles Street is a multiple winner over hurdles but hasn't yet shown that he's fully translated his relative ability to the bigger obstacles and he can be taken on for win-only purposes along with Alambique who has won here at Newton Abbot but hasn't been seen under rules since 2007. Beau Supreme is 13-years-old and has surely seen his best days come and go, so we'll return to Pertinent to land the finale.
Pertinent (FR) 6-4 (12-0) (tt) led 11; in comm 2 out, won at Badbury Rings 3m ptp gf in Apr beating Fully Loaded (12-0) by 6l, 9 ran.
Alambique (IRE) (12-0) Held up; prog 12; oupcd 15; kpt on flat, 2nd of 6, 4l behind Prince De Bersy (12-0) at Trebudannon 3m ptp gs in Apr.
Apollo Blaze (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Led until 4th, led 7th until approaching 4 out, 3rd and weakening when dived right 3 out, tailed off, 7th of 8, well behind Ask Again (11-3) at Exeter 3m nov hts chs (6) gd in Apr.
Beau Supreme (IRE) 4-1 (12-0) Led 11-2 out; lft in ld last; drvn out, won at Stafford Cross 3m ptp gd in Apr beating Kitley Hassle (12-3) by 2l, 7 ran.
Charles Street 4-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, mistakes 8th and next, headway into moderate 4th 4 out, stayed on same pace from next, 4th of 11, 14l behind Kells Castle (11-11) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp 0-100 (4) gf in Aug.
Mioche d'Estruval (FR) 5-1 (12-7) Led 6 til hdd app 2 out; no ex, 2nd of 8, 12l behind Oscatello (12-7) at Trebudannon 3m ptp gs in Apr.
Paddy The Piper (IRE) 10-1 (12-0) Prog 9; led 11 til hdd 2 out; kpt on, 2nd of 11, 3l behind Fully Loaded (12-0) at Stafford Cross 3m ptp gd in Apr.
Thirtytwo Red (IRE) 10-1 (11-10) In touch, chased winner 4 out, edged left under pressure after 2 out, no impression flat, 2nd of 8, 6l behind Ask Again (11-3) at Exeter 3m nov hts chs (6) gd in Apr.
Thunder Child 16-1 (11-9) Towards rear, headway to mid-division 8th, chased leaders 10th, left 4th 4 out, weakened from next, 5th of 13, 16l behind Port Talbot (11-9) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f nov hts chs (6) gd in Apr.
