held up in touch, smooth headway and jumped right 2 out, led before and jumped right last, quickened run-in
led, ridden and headed before last, kept on, no chance with winner
held up mid-division, ridden before 3 out, weakened 2 out
held up mid-division and keen early, soon tracked leaders, lost place from 4 out, headway before 3 out, ridden and weakened before last
close up, hit 3rd, hit 2 out, ridden before last, kept on from last
held up behind, ridden and some headway before last, one pace
always towards rear
Toto Skyllachy could be an interesting hurdling debutant, though his stamina would have to be taken on trust. Gumball will have no problem lasting home, however, as he's already been placed in a couple of bumpers while Tower went close at Cartmel and Market Rasen in the summer, though has rather gone off the boil lately. AMTIRED finished ahead of four previous winners when staying on strongly into second at Market Rasen last month. A repeat of that form would make him hard to beat here.
Amtired 25-1 (10-12) Held up mid-division, ridden before last, stayed on well, took 2nd close home, 2nd of 12, 4 1/2l behind Book'em Danno (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Sep.
A Patchy Dancer (IRE) 100-1 (10-13) Held up behind and keen, hit 3rd, weakened before 5th, 8th of 11, well behind Charminster (11-4) at Sedgefield 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gs in Jan.
Deferto Delphi 14-1 (10-0) Awkward leaving stalls, took keen hold, always behind, lost touch over 6f out, tailed off, last of 10, well behind Brasingaman Eric (10-6) at Carlisle 1m 6f am hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Aug (flat).
Gumball 85-40 (11-2) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed close home, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Wiffy Chatsby (10-12) at Stratford 2m NH flat (5) gf in May.
Monkton Vale (IRE) 20-1 (10-9) Held up mid-division, headway and 4th before last, one pace and no impression when not fluent last, soon weakened, 6th of 12, 27l behind Cape Dutch (10-7) at Hexham 2m mdn hdl (5) gd in Sep.
Snooker (GER) (9-4) won at Hanover(GER) 1m 3yo stk gd in Nov '09, 8 ran (flat).
Storming Redd 14-1 (10-12) Towards rear, struggling 5th, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 11th of 13, well behind Pullyourfingerout (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 1f 3yo hdl (4) sft in Nov.
Tower 7-4 (10-5) Chased clear leader, mistake and lost 2nd 7th, 3rd and beaten when hit 3 out, unseated rider on flat bend soon after, in a race won by Bhaltair (11-5) at Sedgefield 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Aug, 4 ran.
Zulu Principle 20-1 (11-1) Prominent, ridden in 5th before straight, soon no impression, 10th of 20, 35l behind Flycorn (11-4) at Tipperary 2m mdn hdl gs.
Sweet Vera 200-1 (10-0) Mid-division, weakened from 6th, 11th of 12, well behind Cape Dutch (10-7) at Hexham 2m mdn hdl (5) gd in Sep.
Come And Go (UAE) 11-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 11, 26l behind Swansea Jack (9-2) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Sep (flat).
Munaawer (USA) 16-1 (10-11) Always towards rear, 5th of 7, 23l behind Undertheboardwalk (11-5) at Perth 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Aug.
Toto Skyllachy 5-1 (9-7) Fly jumped and dwelt start, behind and early reminders, driven into mid-division after 2f, ridden 3f out, effort towards far side over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 9, 15l behind Charlie Cool (9-8) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sep (flat).
