held up in rear, slow 6th, taken wide and headway after 11th, slow and lost place 14th, well beaten before 2 out
chased winner, ridden before 12th, lost place and mistake next, pulled up before 14th
chased leaders, ridden and lost place before 12th, rallied next, one pace and beaten 3rd after 3 out
chased leaders, mistake 6th, not fluent 10th, mistake next, went 2nd 14th, not fluent 3 out, no impression before next
held up, headway 5th, outpaced 12th, rallied after 3 out, mistake and no impression 2 out
jumped right, made all, clear 2 out, stayed on well
NonRunner
NonRunner
Global Dream wins his fair share but hasn’t raced since May and usually needs a run or two to get up to speed and Tikk Tock Boom also lacks a recent outing. Shanroe In Milan is working his way back to full fitness and was prominent for a long way at Ludlow four weeks ago while Western Climate looked certain to win when going clear at Exeter only to hang fire in the closing stages. Innisfree Lad found only one too good on his fencing bow at Taunton, when the disappointing Dentley De Mee fell at the first, but COURT MASTER (NAP) is probably worth sticking with as he looked a natural over fences at Musselburgh.
Dentley De Mee (FR) 5-1 (11-12) Hampered and fell 1st, at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Global Dream 6-1 (11-8) Held up in rear, headway 4 out, ridden and weakened 2 out, left 4th at last, 4th of 10, 28l behind Hepijeu (11-5) at Fakenham 3m 5f hcp (3) gd in May.
Tikk Tock Boom (IRE) 9-2fav (10-3) Mid-division, outpaced before not much room 17th, well beaten 3 out, 7th of 11, 30 1/2l behind Bob Mahler (11-7) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Western Climate (IRE) 8-1 (11-11) Chased leaders, went 2nd before 4 out, led soon after, joined when left clear 2 out, headed and weakened run-in, 3rd of 13, 2 3/4l behind Findusatgorcombe (10-13) at Exeter 3m hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Innisfree Lad (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, pecked 13th, headway 4 out, every chance towards finish, just held, 2nd of 13, nk behind Don Lami (11-12) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Book of Gold (IRE) 11-1 (11-2) Raced wide chasing leaders, ridden before 3 out, weakened before next, 12th of 16, 25 3/4l behind Eva's Oskar (11-11) at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Shanroe In Milan (IRE) 9-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, led 11th, mistake 13th, jumped left and mistake 15th, headed next, led 4 out, headed after 2 out, weakened flat, 5th of 9, 11 1/4l behind Bobo Mac (11-3) at Ludlow 3m 2f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Court Master (IRE) 5-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, led 5 out, headed next, ridden and every chance 2 out, edged left and led flat, ridden and ran on, won at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Nov beating Castletown (11-1) by 3l, 6 ran.
