made all, ridden and stayed on flat
prominent, not fluent 3rd or 8th, bad mistake when asked to challenge 10th, driven after 4 out, jumped left 3 out, weakened 2 out, eased
held up, went 3rd from 8th, chased winner after 3 out, not fluent and stumbled 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on, unable to challenge
prominent until 7th, not fluent and last next, lost touch from next, tailed off
Shadrack and EDMUND both scored at the last meeting here 12 days ago and it is the latter who makes greatest appeal to post back-to-back successes. He was always travelling sweetly in the slipstream of Groomed before coming away for a smooth success whereas Shadrack looked to be making relatively hard work of a straightforward task. The selection should also be better suited by the 2m4f trip. Abbey Storm's connections are clearly hoping this drop in trip will work the oracle as he's yet to inspire over fences whereas Frank The Slink arrives in great heart on the back of two successes. Both wins came over notably further so expect to see him set out to maximise his assured stamina.
Shadrack (IRE) 4-6fav (11-12) Close up, led 8th, ridden before last, kept on, won at Sedgefield 2m hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft beating Cara Court (10-1) by 2 1/4l, 4 ran.
Abbey Storm (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) Led, mistake 13th, headed before 4 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out, last of 8, well behind Mister Marker (11-7) at Kelso 2m 7f Am hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs in Feb.
Edmund (IRE) 9-4 (11-4) Tracked leaders in 3rd, mistake 6 out, headway 3 out, went 2nd on bit before last, soon led and shaken up, kept on well, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft beating Groomed (11-7) by 6l, 4 ran.
Frank The Slink 10-3 (11-1) Led, mistake 7th, headed 8th, led again before 10th, blundered 5 out, just held on, all out, won at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Apr beating Lively Baron (11-9) by shd, 5 ran.
