held up mid-division, headway to go 2nd 10th, led 3 out, ridden last, headed and no extra flat
led to 7th, soon lost place, weakened 9th, tailed off
chased leaders, reminders and lost place 7th, ridden 4 out, kept on under pressure from next, no impression
mid-division, weakened 4 out
in touch, driven and outpaced 5 out, ridden 3 out, kept on from next, never troubled leaders
raced wide, held up, headway 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on to lead flat
behind, lost touch 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
with leader, lost place 10th, soon outpaced, ridden 3 out, rallied from last, took 2nd near finish
tracked leaders, led 7th, headed 3 out, soon ridden, hung right and weakened flat
Thunder Hawk is taken to get back to winning ways with both King Of The Artic and Lethem Present worth noting. The selection won a point to point before showing improvement to win under rules at Hexham last month. Since then he has run well in defeat at Perth and off his current mark he looks more than capable of winning a race of this nature. King Of The Artic is another for the short list as he has slipped down the weights since last year. He won off this mark at Market Rasen last year and has showed signs of coming back to his best of late so is one to note in the betting market. Essifer ran well to finish fourth behind Franc Villez earlier in the month and can be in the shake up if recapturing that form. Lethem Present is another to note and always gives his followers a real run for their money. He won at Hexham on his penultimate run for which he was raised nine pounds for and it remains to be seen if the handicapper has now got the last word. So for the winner we return to Thunder Hawk.
King Of The Arctic (IRE) 9-2 (11-12) Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Seeyaaj (11-8) at Market Rasen 2m 2f hcp chs 0-120 (3) sft.
Possextown (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Led, ridden approaching 3 out, soon headed, weakened, 7th of 9, 26l behind Ballyholland (10-0) at Perth 2m 4f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd.
Classic Harry 7-1 (11-12) Tracked leader, reminders after 8th, ridden and weakened approaching 5 out, behind when pulled up 3 out in race won by Nelson's Spice (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft, 8 ran.
South Bronx (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 3 out, soon weakened, 5th of 9, 17l behind Ballyholland (10-0) at Perth 2m 4f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd.
Thunder Hawk (IRE) 6-1 (11-4) Tracked leader, led 5th, headed 11th, soon ridden and kept on one pace, 2nd of 8, 5l behind Franc Villez (11-4) at Perth 2m 4f nov chs (3) gd.
Moor Spirit 20-1 (11-8) Mid-division, tracked leaders 12th, ridden approaching 4 out, gradually weakened, 4th of 15, 32l behind Bauhaus (11-4) at Perth 3m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf.
Lofty Leader (IRE) 20-1 (9-12) Close up and led 3rd, blundered badly and headed 4 out, soon ridden and weakened, 4th of 5, 20l behind Tom's Toybox (10-12) at Perth 2m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd.
Lethem Present (IRE) 11-2 (10-3) Led until 11th, stayed in touch until ridden and weakened 4 out, 6th of 15, well behind Bauhaus (11-4) at Perth 3m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf.
Kimoe Warrior 16-1 (10-1) Always behind, last of 11, well behind William Butler (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 2f hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft.
Essifer (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Mid-division, chased leaders 4 out, soon ridden, one pace, 4th of 12, 5l behind Franc Villez (10-12) at Perth 3m nov chs (4) gd.
