mid-division, headway 9th, mistake 13th, held 2 out, plugged on, went 3rd towards finish
tracked leaders, closed 7th, challenged next, led after 11th, joined 13th, headed flat, held towards finish
led until after 1st, led 7th, headed after 11th, outpaced 4 out, soon weakened
behind, headway 14th, went 3rd 2 out, no impression, lost 3rd flat
chased leaders, not much room 1st, slow and lost place 4th, well beaten from 14th
in touch in mid-division, bumped and rider lost iron briefly 1st, closed next, challenged 13th, led flat, stayed on
mid-division, headway 8th, ridden 12th, mistake 14th, soon weakened
rear of mid-division, not much room when mistake 2nd, not fluent 6th, headway 12th, mistake 14th, soon weakened
led after 1st, headed 7th, lost place when not fluent 12th, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out
NonRunner
Kevin Brogan can still ride in this even though he rode out his claim on Thursday and his mount, HIGH COUNSEL, is a course specialist who is still capable in this grade and can’t get much lower in the weights. Almost Gold may need this and Lord Sparky is best at Huntingdon but Oceans Red is much respected having won at Bangor last month on only his second try over fences.
Almost Gold (IRE) 9-4fav (11-12) Led until before 2nd, chased leaders, jumped left 4 out, left 2nd next, hampered by loose horse before last, soon switched right, led flat, stayed on, won at Huntingdon 3m hcp (5) gd in Sep beating Silent Encore (10-11) by nk, 6 ran.
Lord Sparky 11-4 (12-5) Prominent, led 4 out, headed 3 out, soon ridden along, no impression on winner from last, 2nd of 7, 8 1/2l behind Thundersockssundae (11-1) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Orchestrated (IRE) 5-1 (11-0) Mid-division, awkward 8th, reminders after 9th, towards rear 10th and ridden, lost touch 11th, pulled up before 12th, at Hereford 3m 1f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Yaazaain 7-1 (10-11) Held up, pushed along after 9th, headway into 3rd over 3 out, kept on same pace until lost ground approaching last, held flat, 4th of 5, 8 1/4l behind Gosuatri (11-9) at Wincanton 2m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Oceans Red 13-2 (10-0) Towards rear, headway to track leaders 13th, led 14th, pushed along and pressed after 3 out, ridden after 2 out, 1 length ahead when left clear last, kept on well, won at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (5) gd in Apr beating On The Platform (10-10) by 2l, 9 ran.
High Counsel (IRE) 6-1 (10-8) Behind, mistake 15th, ridden before 4 out, stayed on flat, closed on 3rd, never dangerous, 4th of 7, 7 3/4l behind Largy Nights (10-12) at Stratford 3m 4f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Message Man (IRE) 28-1 (10-8) In touch when fell 2nd, at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Ingeborg Zilling (IRE) 100-1 (10-2) Mid-division, pushed along and beaten from 3 out, 7th of 9, dist behind Oceans Red (10-0) at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Crosspoint 250-1 (11-1) Held up, left behind over 3 out and soon pulled up, at Wincanton 1m 7f (4) gd in Apr.
Pour Une Raison (FR) 6-1 (10-11) Mid-division, slow jump and became detached when pulled up 4 out, at Exeter 3m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
