led, mistake 1st and 9th, joined 4 out, headed well before 2 out, pushed along in 2nd and held when fell 2 out
prominent, mot fluent 10th, pushed along and weakened before 2 out
mistake 1st in mid-division, hit 2nd, pushed along before 3 out, weakened quickly
mid-division, headway to be prominent 11th, disputed lead 4 out, led well before 2 out, shaken up and went clear after 2 out, ran on well, eased towards finish, unchallenged home straight
close up, lost place 12th, ridden 13th, soon beaten
towards rear, headway into mid-division 4 out, went 4th after 3 out, ridden and one pace after 2 out
towards rear, not fluent 9th, struggling before 3 out
tracked leaders, pushed along after 3 out, left in 2nd 2 out, stayed on one pace, no match for winner
raced keenly in rear, effort and headway to go 4th 3 out, soon ridden and stayed on one pace
rear mid-division, pushed along before 3 out, stayed on past beaten horses from 2 out, never on terms
tracked leaders, hit 3 out and lost ground on inner, plugged on one pace
MUROOR won this last year off a 19lb higher mark and was second at Hexham last month, with Hungry Tiger and First Revolution behind, so a repeat may be on the cards. Zen Master has only gone up 2lb for winning here last month but was only fourth behind Cilluirid at the track earlier. Don't Need To Know lacks a recent run but Kamil will strip fitter for his third at Carlisle.
Kamil (GER) 8-1 (10-13) Chased leaders throughout, ridden and weakened after 2 out, 3rd of 5, 16l behind Armattiekan (10-13) at Carlisle 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Roxyfet (FR) 66-1 (11-6) Mid-division, slow and lost place 1st, slow next, soon tailed off, pulled up after 6th, at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Don't Need To Know (IRE) 4-1 (10-11) Close up in mid-division, ridden in fourth 3 out, stayed on strongly after next and pressed for lead run-in but just held, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Road Warrior (11-12) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Cilluirid (IRE) 7-2 (11-6) In rear, ridden and headway 3 out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 9, 11 1/2l behind Rafferty (11-3) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Clondaw Pretender 13-2 (11-2) Disputed lead, not fluent 4 out and pulled up, at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
First Revolution (IRE) 9-2 (11-6) Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders after 4 out, weakened turning in, last of 8, 9 1/4l behind Graystown (11-7) at Hexham 2m hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Knocknamona (IRE) 18-1 (10-8) Settled last early, took closer order around halfway, ridden after 10th and began to lose touch, weakened quickly, 8th of 9, dist behind Road Warrior (11-12) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Hungry Tiger (IRE) 4-1 (10-8) 6 mid-division on outside, chasing leaders when fell 3 out, at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Zen Master (IRE) 7-1 (10-0) Held up, midfield 9th, chased leader 3 out, ridden 2 out, led before last, ran on well, won at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Oct beating Zuckerberg (11-12) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Muroor 12-1 (10-4) Off the pace towards rear, behind and pushed along 4 out, still plenty to do jumping the last, stayed on strongly run-in, went 2nd towards finish, not reach winner, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Graystown (11-7) at Hexham 2m hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Tumbling Dice 18-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, lost place and faded after 3 out, 7th of 12, 29 3/4l behind Breaking The Ice (10-13) at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
