prominent until after 1st, chased leaders, ridden and beaten after 4 out, weakened before 2 out
held up in rear, hampered 1st, closed on outside after 4th, pushed along after not fluent 11th, weakened from 4 out
tracked leader, led 3 out, clear 2 out, comfortably
chased leaders, lost place 4th, not fluent 9th, ridden after 11th, not fluent and stayed on from 2 out, went 3rd flat
led, hit 3rd, not fluent and headed 3 out, weakened before last
held up in rear, headway 10th, chased winner after 2 out, no impression, stayed on
fell 1st
hampered 1st, rear of mid-division, mistake 2nd, not fluent 4th, lost place before 10th, not fluent 11th, plugged on from 2 out, no impression
SUPER SURVIVOR appeared a smart recruit when obliging over hurdles at Doncaster on debut and he defied a penalty at Carlisle subsequently. Chasing has always looked to be his ultimate game and he's p[referred to Fern Hill. the latter will be a player if his jumping stands up to scrutiny while Bear Ghylls was out of his depth in the Ballymore at the Cheltenham Festival in 2021 though he was far from disgraced on a return from a sizeable lay-off. Surrey Quest has gone well fresh and today’s small field should suit while Arizona Cardinal had every chance at Ascot yesterday and is clearly over wind issues that dogged his earlier career.
Bear Ghylls (IRE) 5-2jfav (10-12) Prominent, hit 2nd, pushed along after 2 out, every chance last where not fluent, faded run-in, 3rd of 7, 10 1/2l behind Beauport (10-12) at Carlisle 2m 4f lst (1) sft in Oct.
Serious Charges (IRE) 9-2jfav (10-11) Mid-division, effort before 3 out, chasing leaders 3 out, no impression, weakened approaching last, 6th of 21, 33 3/4l behind Party Business (10-10) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (1) gs in Apr.
Fern Hill (IRE) 11-2 (11-10) Raced in 3rd, went 2nd 11th, led 5 out, headed 3 out, held when bad mistake next, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 6 1/2l behind Nothin To Ask (10-8) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Surrey Quest (IRE) 28-1 (11-10) Chased leaders, pushed along before 2 out, weakened between last two, 7th of 17, 12l behind Complete Unknown (11-3) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Arizona Cardinal 5-1 (12-0) Made virtually all, jumped well, faced strong challenge 3 out, ridden and 1 length ahead last, stayed on gamely, all out, just held on, won at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Oct beating Mucho Mas (11-10) by nk, 11 ran.
Super Survivor (IRE) 5-6fav (11-7) Made virtually all, ridden and pressed 2 out, few lengths clear last, hung left run-in, stayed on well, won at Carlisle 2m 3f (4) gd in Apr beating Palm Beach (11-12) by 3l, 6 ran.
Benny's Oscar (IRE) 5-6fav (11-8) Led, joined 4th, headed before 5th, led 6th, ridden before 2 out, clear last, headed close home, 2nd of 15, 3/4l behind Moonlight Beam (11-2) at Newcastle 2m 4f (4) gs in Mar.
Grange Road (IRE) 25-1 (12-0) Disputed lead, led after 5th, pushed along and headed 3 out, no extra, 4th of 12, 14l behind Blenkinsop (10-12) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
