chased leader, hit 5th, led 5 out, headed last, no extra run-in
led, hit 6th, headed 5 out, lost place approaching next
held up, tracked leaders 6th, outpaced 5 out, mistake 2 out, soon weakened
held up, headway 5 out, tracked leaders approaching 4 out, challenged from 3 out, soon ridden, led last, driven out
Scarvagh Diamond gets the nod in a another tricky little race to fathom; Endless Power will be a big threat, while Supply And Fix arrives here in good form and cannot be ruled out. Jungleland, who completes the line up, made a number of mistakes when he returned at Market Rasen a fortnight ago, but still showed enough promise to think he can pay his way before too long. He may need a touch further than two mile to be seen at his best, though. Supply And Fix has enjoyed a hatful of successful raids on British prize-money, so has to merit respect. Still, he is also yet to win over this trip and has a bit to prove. Endless Power won in good style here nine days ago and, as a versatile performer, he should make a bold bid to follow up this afternoon. However, he looks weighted to the hilt and needs everything to go his way. Therefore, it can pay to take a chance with Scarvagh Diamond, who is open to plenty of improvement and, with a handy allowance in her favour, the six-year-old mare looks the pick of the weights today.
Endless Power (IRE) 7-2fav (11-9) Made all, ridden approaching 3 out, kept on gamely, won at Ayr 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Nov beating First Look (11-12) by 3 1/2l, 8 ran.
Supply And Fix (IRE) 12-1 (11-3) Led, headed after 4 out, soon no extra, 6th of 14, 27l behind Kilcrea Castle (11-2) at Gowran Park 2m 4f nov chs gs in Nov.
Jungleland (IRE) 15-2 (11-2) Tracked leaders, blundered 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 12, 20l behind Pass It On (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 6f beg chs (4) gs in Nov.
Scarvagh Diamond (IRE) 4-1 (10-9) Towards rear, in touch when fell at the 9th in race won by Arnold Layne (11-2) at Uttoxeter 3m nov chs (4) gd in Nov, 10 ran.
