held up, ridden 4 out, 5th and beaten when blundered and unseated rider last
in rear, headway 5 out, blundered next, led when mistake 2 out, weakened approaching last
tracked leaders, headway 4 out, ridden to lead 2 out, held on gamely final 75 yards
tracked leaders, weakening when blundered 4 out, soon beaten
prominent, outpaced 4 out, beaten when mistake 2 out
held up, headway 5 out, every chance last, no etxra close home
mid-division, smooth headway 3 out, challenged last, held close home
led, ridden and headed 3 out, driven and weakened next
tracked leaders, lost place 10th, tailed off 4 out
A competitive handicap chase to round off the card and from a shortlist of Malko de Beaumont, Zitenka and JUST FOR MEN, we will side with the latter. Second behind Silly Wupple last time out on his seasonal debut, that form has been franked subsequently while this extended three mile trip should be in his favour. Malko de Beaumont benefited from a well judged ride from Mark Bradburne at Carlisle last time, a venue he clearly relishes. Zitenka acquired for 31,000 from Philip Rothwell's yard produced an excellent effort last time to finish second. His winning form is on sounder surfaces. Chickapeakray ran an excellent race in defeat at Bangor last time behind some well handicapped rivals. That was her first run for a while and she is another that cannot be left out of this. Just For Men is the selection to win it.
Robin De Sherwood (FR) 16-1 (11-7) Held up, headway, in touch 5 out, outpaced next, soon weakened, 3rd of 7, 37l behind First Look (10-13) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Nov.
Morgan Be 9-1 (11-0) Held up, blundered 7th, headway approaching 4 out, challenged last, no extra flat, 2nd of 13, 3 1/2l behind Ice Tea (11-11) at Wetherby 3m 1f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Nov.
Zitenka (IRE) 25-1 (11-11) With leaders, led 2nd to 7th, led again flat, headed post, 2nd of 10, shd behind Doc Row (10-5) at Kelso 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft in Nov.
Gidam Gidam (IRE) 25-1 (11-8) Led to 14th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened approaching last, 4th of 14, 10l behind Bill's Echo (11-6) at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Oct.
Chickapeakray 17-2 (10-8) Soon tracking leaders, challenged after 3 out, one pace approaching last, 3rd of 9, 10l behind Nenuphar Collonges (11-12) at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) hvy in Nov.
Malko de Beaumont (FR) 7-2 (10-6) Held up, headway 4 out, driven to lead after last, kept on well, won at Carlisle 2m 5f hcp chs 0-125 (3) hvy in Nov beating Akilak (11-8) by 2l, 11 ran.
Just For Men (IRE) 9-2 (11-10) Mid-division, headway 9th, led approaching last, soon ridden, headed towards finish, no extra, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Silly Wupple (11-7) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft in Oct.
Matmata de Tendron (FR) 33-1 (11-4) Led to 7th, weakened from 13th and pulled up 3 out in race won by King Barry (11-8) at Kelso 3m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Nov, 12 ran.
Sharp Belline (IRE) 8-1 (11-9) Prominent, lost pace 5th, reminders and behind 9th, mistake 12th, 7th of 10, well behind Victor Daly (11-1) at Southwell 3m hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf in Apr.
