chased leaders, moved up to dispute lead 11th, headed and ridden after 3 out, no extra from 2 out
with leader, blundered 2nd, led after 3rd, disputed lead 11th, led outright and went clear after 3 out, stayed on well from 2 out
chased leaders, went second before 2 out, kept on flat but no match for winner
led, headed 3rd, tracked leader, lost place and pushed along 10th, fell next
in rear, mistake 7th, awkward 8th, struggling from 3 out
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After several near-misses, Speedy Cargo finally came good at Cartmel in August. He’ll be fancied to follow up off 5lb higher but may not get an easy lead. Hidden Cargo has become disappointing but Moans Cross was only beaten half-a-length at Huntingdon, despite jumping errors, and won over 3m over hurdles. Second in a point last year, COMMIT OR QUIT ran well for a long way on his chasing bow at Ffos Las and has been dropped 3lb since – this is a much weaker contest.
Commit Or Quit (IRE) 13-2 (11-2) With leaders, hit 14th, ridden before 3 out, plugged on one pace from 2 out, 5th of 12, 16 1/2l behind Sizing At Midnight (11-13) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Speedy Cargo (IRE) 5-1 (11-8) Raced mostly in close 2nd, not fluent 3rd, led 13th, headed narrowly off last bend, stayed on gamely, led again towards finish, won at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (5) gs in Aug beating Whateva Next (11-11) by nk, 12 ran.
Hidden Cargo (IRE) 9-2 (11-12) Chased leaders, slow 4th, lost place 11th, well beaten from 3 out, mistake 2 out, 4th of 6, dist behind Almost Gold (11-12) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Moans Cross (USA) 25-1 (10-12) Chased leader, not fluent 1st, hit 9th, lost 2nd 11th, left 2nd when hampered 2 out, stayed on flat, not reach winner, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Elkstone (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Granitic (IRE) 9-4fav (11-8) Chased leaders, lost place 7th, fell next, at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Mar.
It's For Alan 11-1 (11-6) Chased leaders, ridden and lost place before 3 out, 9th of 13, dist behind Tazka (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Betterlatethanneva (IRE) 100-1 (10-0) Raced wide, never better than mid-division, behind 13th, tailed off, 8th of 10, dist behind The Late Legend (10-8) at Sedgefield 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
