pressed leader, ridden after 4 out, no extra last
chased leaders, reminders after 2nd, mistake 9th, jumped slowly 12th, mistake 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
led, headed narrowly after 3 out, still every chance last, held towards finish
chased leaders, not fluent 12th, led after 3 out, stayed on under pressure flat
chased leaders, not fluent 5th, soon lost place, headway 8th, ridden approaching 10th, weakened 3 out, tailed off
led into start, in rear, losing touch when refused before 10th
always behind, pulled up before last
in touch, not fluent 3rd, weakened approaching 2 out
SARAHS GIFT found just one too good off this mark last time when trying to complete a four timer and we think that a return to his preferred fast ground should put him back on the winning path ahead of Portside and Runshan. Having stayed on well to only just get held last time, the selection would have won that day had the race been over this extra furlong. The performance also showed his mark is fair at the moment and he remains of serious interest. Portside is due a win having knocked on the door in both starts this season. The latest was a place in a novice event on his chase debut and with that experience under the belt he can improve. Runshan has also been running well in defeat in his last three starts and his latest effort looks good as he wasn't beaten far by a couple of subsequent winners.
Go West (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, not fluent 1st, reminder after halfway, weakened 7th, tailed off, 7th of 12, well behind El Bandindos (11-12) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd in Jun.
Portside (IRE) 7-2 (11-9) In touch, mistake 2nd, chased leader 4th, hit 7th and reminders, lost 2nd 11th, ridden to chase winner approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace flat but lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Keoghs Tradbar (11-2) at Uttoxeter 3m 5yo nov hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Runshan (IRE) 7-1 (11-3) Held up, chased leaders 13th, one pace from last, 3rd of 11, 4l behind Oscar Glory (10-13) at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Sep.
Skipper's Lad (IRE) 4-1 (10-13) Held up in touch, under pressure halfway, jumped slowly 7th, hard driven 3 out, never able to challenge, 4th of 11, 13l behind Milesian King (10-11) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Sep.
Sarahs Gift (IRE) 7-4fav (10-10) Chased leaders, challenged 3 out, kept on from last, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Thai Vango (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Sep.
Artic Reason (IRE) 10-1 (10-6) Mid-division, struggling in rear 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Cloudier (11-9) at Stratford 2m 6f sell hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in Sep, 16 ran.
Pelo Du Bief (FR) 25-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, weakened approaching 3 out, 6th of 10, 20l behind Thai Vango (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Sep.
Classic Rock 8-1 (11-5) Mid-division, headway when blundered 9th, ridden 10th, mistake 12th, mistake and weakened 14th, 5th of 13, 23l behind Kavi (11-7) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gd in Sep.
