led to 11th, chased winner, kept on and held from 2 out
tracked leader, led 11th, clear before 2 out, kept on well
tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd from 11th, kept on from 2 out
towards rear, headway 11th, went 4th from 3 out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along before 10th, weakened next
in rear, blundered 3rd, not fluent next, soon detached and pulled up
towards rear, effort 3 out, never dangerous
Abricot De L'Oasis has now won both starts over fences after landing a novices' handicap at Carlisle to add to last year's win in France. With further progress expected, Donald McCain's charge is expected to push CLASSINAGLASS close. The latter just managed to hold off the challenge of Pistol Basc to score at Catterick last month and is only 4lb higher. Auld Thunder won here in February but has failed to figure in a couple of subsequent outings while Solway Dornal remains 14lb higher than his win at Perth in September. Claragh Native also won at Perth in the same month but that was only his second success in 32 starts over fences.
Tahiti Pearl (IRE) 12-1 (11-9) Prominent, mistake 2nd, slow 8th, soon lost place, rallied under pressure 3 out, never able to challenge, 4th of 8, 8l behind Bearly Legal (11-5) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs.
Abricot De L'Oasis (FR) 7-2fav (11-12) Led until 6th, led again 9th, blundered 12th, clear 3 out, easily, won at Carlisle 2m 5f 5yo nov hcp (4) gs beating Solway Legend (9-7) by 4 1/2l, 10 ran.
Classinaglass 6-4fav (11-7) Led, headed after 4th, led again before 8th, clear before 2 out, ridden after last, all out, won at Catterick 2m 3f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gs in Mar beating Pistol Basc (10-3) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Claragh Native (IRE) 10-1 (11-9) Behind, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, kept on well, never on terms, 4th of 9, 10l behind Have You Had Yours (11-4) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd.
Solway Dornal 5-1 (9-11) Mid-division, ridden and weakened before 2 out, pulled up before last, in a race won by See The Legend (10-0) at Perth 3m am hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs, 16 ran.
Auldthunder (IRE) 7-4fav (10-10) Chased leaders, under pressure 5 out, weakened next, tailed off, modest 4th, last of 4, 49l behind Kayfton Pete (11-3) at Market Rasen 2m 2f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd.
Indalo Return (IRE) 12-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, outpaced from 4 out, 4th of 6, 22l behind Storm Of Swords (11-5) at Sedgefield 2m 1f (4) gd in Mar.
