raced keenly, held up in 6th, closer at 8th, weakened 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
unseated rider going to post, led until headed and weakened rapidly 3 out, tailed off and pulled up before next
tracked leader, reached for 2nd, jumped big next, led 3 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, ridden and no extra in 3rd soon after 2 out, weakened into 4th at the last
last pair, behind and struggling 8th, tailed off and pulled up before 10th
raced keenly tracking leaders, ridden and went 2nd 3 out until before next, soon 2nd again, ridden after 2 out, stayed on
chased leaders on outside, reminder after 6th, ridden and lost place before 8th, tailed off and pulled up before next
held up last, steady headway on inside at 8th, weakened 3 out, soon behind, went remote 3rd at the last
tracked leaders on inside, led before 2 out, driven out
Winning pointer Terrierman was third on his debut under Rules at Stratford but was still well beaten. He doesn’t look anything special and is taken on here with AMANOFHISWORD, who was second in a Ludlow bumper in May and is bred for jumping being by Mahler out of a Presenting mare that won between the flags. Mercian Knight also has a nice jumping pedigree being the first foal to race of a useful staying hurdler/chaser while Aughnacurra King has point-to-point form.
Amanofhisword (IRE) 11-2 (11-0) Held up, headway over 6f out, went 2nd over 2f out, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Cubao (11-4) at Ludlow 2m (4) gd in May.
Aughnacurra King (IRE) 5-2 (12-2) Ld, mstk 7th, sl adv when mstk 5out, jnd brfly 4out, 1 1/2l adv aftr 4out, sl adv 2out, hdd last, no ex early flat, 2nd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Clutch (12-2) at Dromahane 3m gd in May.
Begoodtoyourself (IRE) 66-1 (11-2) Held up, pushed along 4th, weakened 3 out, pulled up next, at Carlisle 2m 1f mdn (4) sft in Nov.
Castleplunkett Kid (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Mid-division, ridden after 5th, struggling from next, last of 9, dist behind Champagne Mist (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn (4) gd in Sep.
Mercian Knight (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Mid-division, pushed along 7f out, soon outpaced, lost touch 5f out, tailed off until kept on again final furlong, no threat, 9th of 13, 15 1/4l behind Mcfabulous (11-9) at Newbury 2m (5) gs in Mar.
Molpeg (IRE) 50-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place over 7f out, behind over 4f out, tailed off, 7th of 9, dist behind Jack Valentine (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m mdn (5) sft in Nov.
Tension Time (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) In rear, weakened from 3 out, 8th of 10, 32 1/4l behind Winter Getaway (10-7) at Stratford 2m 6f mdn (4) sft in Oct.
Terrierman (IRE) 14-1 (11-6) Chased leaders, pushed along and went 2nd after 6th until pushed along after 3 out, ridden and lost 2nd between last 2, plugging on when left in 3rd at the last, 3rd of 8, 12 1/2l behind Happygolucky (11-6) at Stratford 2m 6f mdn (4) sft in Oct.
Dom Garo Cateline (FR) 40-1 (11-0) In rear when fell 2nd, at Sedgefield 2m 1f (4) gs in Mar.
