held up in rear, headway approaching 8th, every chance 2 out, stayed on flat
held up in rear, headway after 8th, mistake 9th, weakening when blundered 3 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out
in touch, reminders after 1st, chased leader and reminders 5th, led approaching 7th, headed before 9th, weakened 3 out
always prominent, not fluent 4th, led approaching 2 out, stayed on flat
in touch, reminders after 4th, weakened after 6th, behind when pulled up before 7th
pulled hard, held up in rear, headway after 8th, weakened approaching 3 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out
in touch, not fluent 5th, weakened 3 out
led, hit 2nd, mistake 6th, headed before next, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 9th
prominent, lost place 3rd, soon pushed along, losing touch from 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 7th
held up towards rear, headway after 3rd, led before 9th, ridden and headed 2 out, no extra flat
Just as with Division One, it seems a few can be ruled out of calculations early in, and we'll select KILBEGGAN BLADE to get the better of Toby Belch and Stran Millis. Kilbeggan Blade sets a high standard here; only 4 of the scheduled runners have an official rating, but he's got by far the highest. It's his first appearance since being pulled up in the Scottish Grand National. He'll find these hurdles more to his liking. Toby Belch has won over hurdles; that was on good ground over 2 and a half miles back in May. Stran Millis was well down the field at Bangor on debut under rules earlier in the month, but previous success in point to pointing have shown there's some ability. Kilbeggan Blade should take all the beating though.
Toby Belch (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, ridden 2 out, ran on under pressure to lead towards finish, won at Uttoxeter 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gf in May beating Lugato (10-12) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
El Alamein (IRE) 66-1 (11-3) Lost touch 3rd, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Osolomio (11-3) at Chepstow 2m mdn hdl (5) gs in Feb, 16 ran.
Golden Streak (IRE) 50-1 (9-9) Mid-division, up rear halfway, kept on one pace from 2 out, no impression on leaders, 6th of 17, 11l behind Box Wallah (11-2) at Kelso 2m 6f cnd hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gs.
Kilbeggan Blade 25-1 (10-0) Close up, hit 17th, hit 20th, soon weakened and pulled up in race won by Iris De Balme (9-7) at Ayr 4m hcp chs Grd 3 (1) gd in Apr, 24 ran.
Macbury 66-1 (10-9) Always behind, weakened halfway, tailed off when ran out in race won by All Three Fables (10-5) at Uttoxeter 2m nhf (6) gf in Jul, 16 ran.
Northern Lad (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Pulled hard, always well in rear, tailed off after 5th, 9th of 12, well behind Argento Luna (10-5) at Huntingdon 2m nov hdl (4) gs.
Overton Lad 25-1 (10-11) Towards rear, headway 10th, weakened 4 out, 6th of 9, well behind My Turn Now (11-0) at Worcester 2m 7f beg chs (4) gd in Jun.
So Extreme 25-1 (10-8) Led until 2nd, led 3rd until 5th, led briefly when hit 3 out, soon weakened, 9th of 12, well behind Charles Street (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 4f cnd hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd.
Stran Millis (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, weakened from 8th, 10th of 11, well behind Khachaturian (11-8) at Bangor 2m 4f nov hdl (3) gd.
Delays Expected (IRE) 9-1 (10-5) Held up mid-division, weakened approaching 3 out, 5th of 10, 21l behind Nakoma (10-10) at Bangor 2m 4f mrs nov hdl (4) gf in Jul.
