in touch, led after 8th, ridden and headed between last 2, kept on same pace, no chance with winner flat
in touch, close up on outside when fell 7th
led, clear to after 6th, headed after 8th, soon lost place and behind, tailed off when pulled up 3 out
mid-division, hampered 7th, outpaced after 4 out, weakened next
tracked clear leader, lost place 8th, weakened after 4 out, tailed off
tracked leaders, lost place after 4 out, weakened before next, tailed off
mid-division, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened and pulled up
mid-division, reminders 6th, lost place when pulled up before next
held up towards rear, headway on outside 4 out, effort next, kept on same pace in 3rd before 2 out, no chance with front pair
mid-division, chased leaders under pressure before 2 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, driven and outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened
behind, mistake 2nd, reminder 6th, tailed off 4 out,
held up towards rear, smooth headway 4 out, poised to challenge on inside next, led on bit between last 2, soon clear, easily
mid-division, mistake and reminder 3rd, headway on outside 4 out, soon chased leader, lost place after next, no impression from 2 out
Saga De Tercey did well in the spring but is probably better on a faster surface. Mr Moonshine and Stopped Out will handle conditions if the ground has cut up but Katchmore is another to have shown his best form on top of the ground and he's probably in the handicapper's grip now. OSCAR PRAIRIE has been a little hit-and-miss but Thomas Garner has already won on Warren Greatex' gelding and his 7lb claim could be invaluable here. Neither going nor trip should be a problem and he gets the vote after a pipe-opener on the Polytrack ahead of Rock Relief and Limpopo Tom. The four-year-old Colebrooke and Denis O'Regan's mount Jeu De Roseau may prove the pick of the remainder.
Mr Moonshine (IRE) 66-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders on inside, outpaced before 4 out, 6th and weakening when not fluent next, 7th of 9, 38l behind Bobs Worth (11-4) at Cheltenham 3m nov chs G1 (1) gd in Mar.
Katchmore (IRE) 5-1 (11-12) Mid-division, headway approaching 7th, went 3rd before 2 out, weakened last, 3rd of 11, 14l behind Red Not Blue (11-9) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gd in Sep.
Oscar Prairie (IRE) 7-4fav (10-13) Jumped carefully, tracked leaders, lost place and reminder 6th, behind 8th, pulled up before 10th, in a race won by Pigeon Island (11-1) at Uttoxeter 2m 5f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Sep, 12 ran.
Colebrooke 100-1 (11-4) Always towards rear, well beaten 3 out, 21st of 24, well behind Une Artiste (10-8) at Cheltenham 2m 4yo nov hcp hdl Grd 3 (1) gd in Mar.
Stopped Out 22-1 (10-7) Prominent, ridden approaching 3 out, weakening when went left 2 out, 8th of 17, 33l behind Native Gallery (11-1) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) gd in May.
Saga de Tercey (FR) 9-2 (11-8) Tracked leaders, weakened from 4 out, 7th of 8, well behind Humbie (10-12) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs in May.
Mirage Dore (FR) 8-1 (11-9) Held up, mistake 9th, weakened 4 out, pulled up next, in a race won by Mohayer (11-9) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Nov, 10 ran.
Merrydown (IRE) 10-1 (11-0) Led until after 1st, led 2nd, headed next, led 5th until 7th, led 8th until after 9th, stayed on same pace from 3 out, 3rd of 12, 6l behind Saticon (11-5) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Jun.
Jeu De Roseau (IRE) 8-1 (10-9) Mid-division, not fluent 5th or 6th, some headway after 7th, weakened after next, tailed off, 8th of 13, well behind Ixora (11-1) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gf in Oct '11.
Rock Relief (IRE) 85-40fav (11-12) Chasing leaders when blundered and lost place 3rd, pushed along after 5th, not fluent next, plugged on from 2 out, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 6, 5l behind Stags Leap (9-11) at Kelso 2m 2f nov hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in May.
Limpopo Tom (IRE) 14-1 (11-12) Mid-division, ridden in moderate 7th 2 out, kept on one paced, 5th of 16, 22l behind Credit Box (10-9) at Ballinrobe 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-109 sft in Sep.
Little Carmela 6-1 (10-3) In touch on outside, lost place 4th, pushed along 8th, no danger after, 6th of 9, 25l behind Sansili (10-3) at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Jun.
Trucking Along (IRE) 33-1 (9-12) Always towards rear, 12th of 15, 37l behind Bob Lingo (10-6) at Killarney 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-140 sft in Aug.
Soft Spoken Guy (IRE) 28-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, outpaced 4 out, no impression from next, 5th of 8, 27l behind Theologist (10-9) at Newcastle 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Jan.
