led to 1st, chased leaders, headway to join leader halfway, pushed along 9th, soon outpaced
tracked leaders, led after 7th, headed 3 out, lost action and pulled up quickly before next
mistakes, led 2nd to 5th, led briefly 7th, ridden 9th, soon outpaced
led 1st to 2nd, led again 5th, headed after 7th, soon ridden and weakened quickly, tailed off when pulled up before 9th
held up in rear, hampered 1st, weakened halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 9th
blundered and unseated rider 1st
towards rear, headway 9th, left 2nd 3 out, ridden and chance next, no extra approaching last
towards rear, weakened halfway, tailed off when pulled up 9th
mid-division, headway halfway, led 3 out, stayed on strongly from next
Maidstone Monument,Jamaica Plane and Taleban look the three to concentrate on in this competitive contest and the tentative vote is given to Jamaica Plane. The selection won well last time out when beating Phase Three and although he has a penalty for that win he won with a little in hand and he is taken to defy the handicaper.Maidstone Monument rates the main danger as he was a fair third behind The Pennys Dropped last time out. He runs off the same mark here and should be noted in the market. Taleban is another worthy of respect as he enters handicaps of what looks a fair mark but he may be seen to better effect over a longer trip and for that reason he is opposed. Of the remainder Lord Of The Land goes well at the track and should be noted for that reason alone but for the winner we return to Jamaica Plane
Maidstone Monument (IRE) 7-2 (10-0) Led, not fluent 11th, headed 4 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 13l behind The Pennys Dropped (10-10) at N Abbot 3m 2f hcp chs 0-135 (C) gf.
Jamica Plane (IRE) 9-1 (10-0) Led, headed 3 out, ridden next, rallied to lead again last, stayed on gamely flat, won at Perth 2m hcp chs 0-105 (E) gf beating Phase Three (10-8) by 1l, 13 ran.
Danteco 20-1 (10-4) Led, headed approaching 9th, weakened quickly next, tailed off and pulled up 3 out in race won by Super Lucky (9-7) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (E) gf, 11 ran.
Zurs (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Always behind, tailed off when pulled up in race won by Carnacrack (10-7) at Cartmel 3m 2f hcp chs 0-105 (E) gf, 13 ran.
Taleban 14-1 (11-10) Tracked leader pushed along after 5 out, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened, last of 4, well behind Manbow (11-4) at Wetherby 2m 7f nov hcp chs 0-105 (E) gd in Oct.
Lord Of The Land 20-1 (11-2) Mid-division, slowly 4th, ridden 7th, weakened after 3 out, 9th of 16, 21l behind Peter's Imp (11-6) at Cartmel 2m 6f sll hcp hdl 0-90 (G) gf.
York Rite (AUS) 13-2 (11-1) Always towards rear, 5th of 12, 22l behind Bell Rock (11-7) at Uttoxeter 2m 5f hcp chs 0-90 (F) gf.
Swallow Magic (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) In rear, some headway approaching 3 out, soon ridden, never near leaders, 5th of 10, 21l behind Beaugency (11-7) at Market Rasen 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-100 (E) gd.