tracked leaders, headway before 3 out, ridden soon after, weakened before last
tracked leader, headway 3 out, challenged before 2 out, ridden and weakened before last
led, pressed before 2 out, ridden and headed narrowly last, kept on and every chance run-in, just held near finish
held up in rear, headway 3 out, challenged 2 out, led narrowly last, soon ridden and hard pressed, just held on near finish
Badger Foot is hard to fancy on recent form but the other trio in this look fairly closely matched. WINSTONE gets the nod as he's been generally progressive this season and was far from disgraced on his handicap debut in a more competitive race at Wetherby. Markadam won over this trip on similar ground at Carlisle last month and two subsequent runs have been on quicker going while Locked Inthepocket is fairly treated on last year's form over fences and the ground will hold no fears for Pauline Robson's eight-year-old.
Badger Foot (IRE) 9-2 (11-5) In rear, weakened before 5 out, 6th of 8, 19l behind Isla Pearl Fisher (11-8) at Newcastle 3m hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd in Mar.
Winstone (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders in 3rd, lost place before 4th, pushed along 6th, outpaced from 4 out, kept on and no impression, 6th of 9, 23l behind Peedeeque (11-9) at Wetherby 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Mar.
Markadam 11-1 (10-5) Towards rear, headway 3 out, kept on to take 4th near finish, no impression, 4th of 14, 21l behind Grandioso (11-3) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd.
Locked Inthepocket (IRE) 18-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, effort 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 12, well behind Gleann Na Ndochais (9-12) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Dec.
