held up rear of mid-division, not always fluent, well beaten from 16th, pulled up before 2 out
in rear on outside, not fluent and reminder 12th, ridden before 14th, soon behind, pulled up after 3 out
mid-division, headway 15th, went 2nd 17th, led before last, stayed on
led, not fluent 12th or 18th, ridden after 2 out, headed before last, no impression on winner flat
raced in 2nd or 3rd, bumped 6th, hit 11th, lost place before 17th, remote 3rd before 2 out
jumped left, raced in 2nd or 3rd, not fluent 9th, hit 11th, struggling 18th, remote 4th when mistake 2 out, pulled up before last
in rear, mistake 4th, behind 14th, tailed off 16th, pulled up before next
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None of these inspire confidence but KILDRUM will be sharper for a recent comeback third at Hexham having ended last season with a victory at the same track. Skyhill won off a similar mark at Carlisle early in the year and posted a better effort at Newcastle last time but Elleon was still well beaten when third at the same fixture. Morningside finished runner-up here back in March and looks best of the rest.
Roccowithlove 12-1 (11-8) Tracked leader, led 5th until 8th, chased leader until 4 out (normal 5 out), weakened quickly, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out (normal 4 out), at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (4) hvy in Mar.
Morningside 8-1 (11-1) Not fluent 1st towards rear, never in contention, 5th of 9, dist behind Get With It (11-9) at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Skyhill (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Mid-division, driven 5 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 11, 10 3/4l behind Catlin (10-2) at Newcastle 2m 7f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Elleon (FR) 5-1 (10-9) Keen, held up in midfield, pushed along 4 out, plugged on for third, 3rd of 8, 21 1/2l behind Future Benefits (10-5) at Newcastle 2m 7f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
To The Limit (IRE) 17-2 (10-2) Handy, not fluent 12th, pushed along and lost ground after 15th, ridden and behind from 4 out, 7th of 8, 29 3/4l behind Sir Apollo (10-5) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Son Of Oz 10-1 (10-2) Close up in rear, pushed along 10th, ridden 12th, behind when pulled up 4 out, at Ffos Las 3m hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Chain Smoker 50-1 (10-2) Always behind, tailed off 3 out, soon pulled up, at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Kildrum (IRE) 16-1 (10-2) Chased leaders on inside, pushed along in 3rd home turn, closed on 2nd but no chance with winner, 3rd of 11, 13 1/2l behind Return Fire (12-2) at Hexham 3m hcp (5) sft in Nov.
