in touch until lost place on bend after 7th, headway after next, went 3rd 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on to go 2nd flat
prominent until after 7th, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out
tracked leaders, led approaching 3 out, ridden and headed next, stayed on same pace
tracked leaders, ridden after 7th, behind from next
held up towards rear, good headway to lead 9th, narrowly headed next, led 2 out, clear last, idled flat, ridden out
led until 8th, soon weakened, tailed off pulled up after 3 out
held up towards rear, headway 8th, weakened quickly 3 out
towards rear, headway after 8th, ridden to chase leaders after 3 out, one pace from next
mid-division, hit 4th, headway approaching 8th, ridden after 3 out, weakened before next
always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up after 3 out
prominent, led 8th until next, soon weakened
mid-division until after 8th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
always behind, tailed off
in touch until weakened approaching 8th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
Nonrunner
SILVER SPINNER shapes as though this longer trip will suit and gets the vote ahead of Prince Of Persia. The Alan King-trained selection has won two of her seven starts and was perhaps not so well suited by dropping back to 2m 3f last time, having won over 2m5f prior to that. Soft ground suits, she remains unexposed and she can take this. Prince Of Persia is back on a handy mark now switched to hurdling once more by David Pipe. He will stay every yard here but the suspicion is that he would prefer better ground to be most effective. Trip and conditions are ideal for Bally Conn, but he will need to improve to score from today's mark, and Super Ross may be a better proposition. Evan Williams is quite sweet on this six-year-old gelding and has been looking forward to stepping him up in trip, so he can take home some prize money. Mister Sher is entitled to finish somewhere near Bally Conn at these weights but the ground is not ideal for him and we'll take Silver Spinner to score.
Silver Spinner 5-2fav (10-13) Towards rear, headway 6th, ridden and went 3rd 3 out, kept on, 3rd of 16, 11l behind Aussie Deal (10-10) at Exeter 2m 3f mrs nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Chico Time (IRE) 66-1 (11-0) Held up, ridden 9th, weakened 3 out, 6th of 8, well behind United (11-0) at Ascot 3m hdl Grd 2 (1) gs.
Prince of Persia 8-11fav (11-1) Tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, weakened 3 out, 3rd of 10, 10l behind Cresswell Willow (11-0) at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Dec.
Mister Sher (IRE) 17-2 (11-7) In touch until outpaced and dropped rear 8th, stayed on again from 3 out, went 4th and hit last, 4th of 14, 12l behind Bally Conn (10-8) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Nov.
Bally Conn (IRE) 8-1 (10-6) In touch, headway to chase leaders after 9th, led going well approaching 3 out, headed last, no impression and lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 16, 4l behind I'm The Decider (11-3) at Ludlow 3m amt hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft.
Irish Guard 11-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out pulled up 2 out in race won by Pancake (11-3) at Warwick 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) hvy in Feb '07, 10 ran.
Master Cobbler (IRE) 125-1 (11-5) Mid-division, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out, 6th of 13, 31l behind Eradicate (11-5) at Taunton 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gs.
Super Ross (IRE) 4-1 (11-8) Mid-division, close up 5th, ridden after 3 out, led approaching 2 out, driven and headed approaching last and soon one pace, 3rd of 14, 6l behind Longdale (10-11) at Sedgefield 2m 4f cnd hcp hdl 0-100 (4) sft in Dec.
All Roads Lead (IRE) 17-2 (10-12) Held up in rear, headway after 3rd, challenged from 2 out, ridden and edged left flat, ran on towards finish, 2nd of 8, shd behind Chunky Lad (10-5) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f sll hdl (5) gs in Nov.
Major Rumble 25-1 (10-9) Held up, ridden 6th, weakened approaching 3 out, 7th of 10, 22l behind Manmoon (10-12) at Exeter 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gd.
Lazy But Lively (IRE) 50-1 (9-11) Led, soon clear, headed 8th, weakened 3 out, 5th of 10, 29l behind Gullible Gordon (11-7) at Taunton 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) sft in Dec.
Brilliant (GER) 14-1 (10-6) Mid-division, ridden after 5th, weakened 7th, tailed off, 14th of 17, well behind Pearly Star (10-11) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Apr.
Alfabet Souk 13-2 (9-10) Soon lost prominent position, mistaken and driven 9th, struggling when pulled up at the 12th in race won by Spanchil Hill (10-11) at Folkestone 3m 1f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gd in Nov, 8 ran.
Poppy Gregg 40-1 (10-1) In touch, mistake 3rd, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened soon after, 7th of 14, 12l behind Ruby Crown (10-10) at Folkestone 2m 1f mrs hcp hdl (4) gs.
Magnifico (FR) 50-1 (10-3) Held up towards rear, good headway 3rd to chase leaders, ridden approaching 4 out, weakened after 3 out, 7th of 18, 20l behind Heathcliff (10-3) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) sft in Dec.
