prominent, not fluent 3rd, fell next
took keen hold, prominent, not fluent 1st, ridden after 10th, weakened approaching 3 out
tracked leaders, jumped slowly 2nd, hampered 4th, led 11th, headed 3 out, soon driven, stayed on under pressure to lead again towards finish
tracked leaders on outside, not fluent 6th, jumped slowly and lost place 8th, last 10th, weakened after next, pulled up before 3 out
tracked leaders, went 2nd 4th, led 3 out, ridden after 2 out, headed towards finish
held up, headway 8th, tracking leaders when blundered 11th, not recover and soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out
led until 11th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off
held up in touch in rear, took keen hold, hampered 2nd and 4th, hit next, headway into 3rd after 11th, closed last, stayed on well
North Stack's third at Market Rasen earlier this month was a decent first effort over fences and, as he's only a five-year-old, he's open to plenty of improvement. He looks the main danger to DONT TELL SAILOR, who has already won over these fences and ran a lot better than the final result suggests over a much longer trip at Carlisle last time. Exeter fourth Backstreet Billy may be best of the rest but Airdrie should prove better over fences than hurdles, though hasn't raced since April.
Be True (IRE) 22-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, driven when mistake 8th, soon lost place, 5th of 10, well behind Rev It Up (11-0) at Chepstow 3m mdn hdl (5) gd in Oct.
Kirkhammerton (IRE) 15-2 (11-5) Tracked leaders on outside, pushed along after 12th, outpaced 3 out, weakened approaching next, went 3rd last, 3rd of 5, 22l behind Mayolynn (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd.
Dont Tell Sailor (IRE) 14-1 (11-6) Held up, headway 14th, weakened 2 out, 7th of 12, well behind Do It For Dalkey (11-12) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs.
Airdrie (IRE) 6-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, left 3rd 5th, disputing 2nd 2 out, weakened last, 4th of 8, 20l behind Dancing Dude (10-13) at Towcester 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Apr.
North Stack 9-2 (11-12) Keen held up, headway 9th, chased leading pair after 4 out, 3 lengths down when hit last, kept on one pace, 3rd of 10, 5l behind Jacko's Boy (10-9) at Market Rasen 2m 4f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd.
Backstreet Billy (IRE) 25-1 (11-7) Mid-division, mistake 4th, headway 8th, not fluent next, ridden in close 4th 4 out, no impression 2 out, left 4th when mistake last, 4th of 12, 19l behind The Donserelli (11-12) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp 0-100 (5) sft.
Grenoli (FR) 9-1 (9-10) Led, headed 12th, soon ridden, kept on one pace, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 5, 20l behind Investment Affair (11-0) at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd.
Royaume Bleu (FR) 7-1 (10-2) Held up in rear, left poor 5th at 7th, left distant 4th 3 out, tailed off, 3rd of 6, 28l behind Bankstair (11-11) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-100 (5) gd.
