held up in rear, driven 3 out, stayed on flat, never dangerous
tracked leaders, jumped left, mistake 4 out, lost place next
prominent, lost place before 5th, not fluent and struggling 8th, weakened 4 out, pulled up before last
held up, not fluent 5th, slow 7th, soon given reminder, weakened before 2 out, pulled up before last
led 1st until 2nd, led 7th, headed before not fluent 9th, led after 3 out until 2 out, mistake last, weakened flat
in touch, effort after 2 out, challenged last, soon led, all out
led until not fluent 1st, led 2nd, not fluent 3rd, headed 7th, led again before 9th until after 3 out, weakened from next, pulled up before last
held up, headway 3 out, switched left flat, edged left and went 2nd towards finish, stayed on, not able to challenge winner
held up in rear, headway 5th, close up 3 out, led next, joined last, soon headed, plugged on, held towards finish
A decent contest for the time of year with the weights headed by recent course winner Kie. Edgardo Sol looked in need of his run at Market Rasen while Little Jon, Ceasar Milan and Fairy Rath are all capable of running well on their return to action. Big Water did well last season but usually on much softer going than he'll encounter today. Top Cat Henry has only been raised 5lb for an easy win at Fontwell so warrants respect but CARRIGMORNA KING has won both previous starts here and can complete the hat-trick. He's just slipped down the weights a little after a couple of below-par efforts and could be a bit of value.
Kie (IRE) 6-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, closed 13th, led last, clear flat, stayed on well, won at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (3) gs in Sep beating Mont Royale (11-0) by 6l, 5 ran.
Edgardo Sol (FR) 9-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, hampered 2nd and 3rd, lost place 4th, slow 7th, well beaten after 4 out, 8th of 10, dist behind Oscar Rock (11-4) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp lst (1) gd in Sep.
Big Water (IRE) 4-1 (11-12) Tracked leader, every chance before 2 out, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Presenting Junior (10-6) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Ceasar Milan (IRE) 7-2fav (10-10) Tracked leader, led 4 out, ridden after next, headed between last 2, kept on same pace, no chance with front pair from last, 3rd of 4, 7 3/4l behind Third Intention (11-7) at Kempton 2m 4f (2) gs in Feb.
Little Jon 4-7fav (11-4) Made all, ridden after 2 out, stayed on well, eased towards finish, won at Uttoxeter 2m (3) sft in Mar beating Got The Nac (10-12) by 7l, 3 ran.
Carrigmorna King (IRE) 17-2 (11-12) Tracked leader until short of room 3 out, soon ridden, faded flat, 4th of 6, 20 1/2l behind Lost Legend (11-11) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Fairy Rath (IRE) 25-1 (10-4) With leader, led 3rd (chair), driven and hard pressed 2 out, headed after last, soon ridden, kept on, no impression after elbow, 2nd of 30, 10l behind Rajdhani Express (11-11) at Aintree 2m 5f hcp (1) gd in Apr.
Top Cat Henry (IRE) 15-8fav (11-3) Mid-division, tracked leaders 4 out, challenged after next, led after 2 out, ridden and kept on flat, won at Fontwell 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Oct beating Midnight Lira (11-9) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.
What A Laugh 5-1 (11-9) Held up in touch, closed 4th, every chance 2 out, driven and no impression flat, finished tamely, 2nd of 6, 11l behind Ink Master (11-7) at Worcester 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
