led until before 3 out, weakened quickly, tailed off
tracked leader, lost place approaching 3 out, tailed off
in touch, slow 6 out, chased leaders 4 out, effort when not fluent 2 out, kept on under pressure
keen, tracked leaders, lost place 6 out, tailed off, modest 5th
held up towards rear, headway 5 out, chased leaders after next, no extra closing stages
held up in rear, under pressure 4 out, soon beaten, tailed off
behind, jumped slowly at times, mistake 3rd, headway 4 out, chased leaders after next, stayed on well after last, never able to challenge
behind, mistake 6th, pushed along 6 out, weakened 5 out, soon tailed off, pulled up 3 out
tracked leader, led before 3 out, driven clear approaching last, idled closing stages
mid-division, weakened 4 out, tailed off
LOSSIEMOUTH won two of three starts in bumpers last season and lost a shoe when fifth at Aintree on last month’s hurdling bow. Tom Lacey’s charge may prove good enough in this with improvement looking likely. Skiddaw Tara was less than fluent at Carlisle on his first start over timber while Shaws Bridge makes his hurdling debut having only his second outing for Gordon Elliott’s powerful yard. Rath An Iuir debuts under Rules having between the flags back in 2017 while Whateva Next is preferred to Victory Echo and Scullys Forge of the other point-to-point winners.
Chasing Charlie 12-1 (11-11) Twrds rr of mid-div, 7th by 3rd, mstk 6out, drpd 9th bef 5out, to last & up aftr 3out, pu aftr 2out, at Loughanmore 3m mdn gs in Oct.
Elu Secret (FR) 66-1 (10-12) Keen in touch, headway 4 out, pushed along next, soon weakened, 9th of 16, 31 1/4l behind Corrieben Reiver (10-12) at Ayr 2m (4) sft in Oct.
Lossiemouth 6-1 (11-0) Never nearer than mid-division, plugged on after 2 out, 5th of 13, 10 3/4l behind Imperial Alcazar (11-0) at Aintree 2m 4f mdn (4) sft in Oct.
Portstorm 25-1 (10-12) Towards rear, not fluent 4th, fell 4 out, at Ayr 2m (4) sft in Oct.
Rath An Iuir (IRE) 4-1 (11-11) Chsd ldrs,mstk 8th, cl 3rd aftr 4out & 2nd bef 2out, chall early flat, ko best to ld on line, won at Loughrea 3m mdn sft in Oct beating Passageway (11-11) by shd, 7 ran.
Scullys Forge (IRE) 80-1 (10-12) Towards rear, headway when hit 4 out, weakened 2 out, 8th of 16, 27 1/2l behind Corrieben Reiver (10-12) at Ayr 2m (4) sft in Oct.
Skiddaw Tara 25-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, slow 1st and soon lost place and in rear, mistake 7th, blundered next, headway 2 out, stayed on into modest 4th after last, 4th of 7, 28l behind Overthetop (10-12) at Carlisle 2m 3f (4) gs in Oct.
Tuatha De Dannan (IRE) 66-1 (11-7) Mid-division best, jumped slightly left throughout, slight mistakes 4th and 5 out, ridden and no impression in 7th after 4 out, fell next, at Gowran Park 2m 4f mdn Yielding in Oct.
Victory Echo (IRE) 80-1 (10-12) With leader, led after 5th, headed before last, no extra, 4th of 17, 13 3/4l behind Glenduff (10-12) at Carlisle 2m 4f (4) gs in Nov.
Whateva Next (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Prominent, led before 2 out, headed approaching last, no extra flat, 5th of 11, 8l behind Darry Desbois (11-0) at Hexham 2m 4f mdn (5) sft in Oct.
Shaws Bridge (IRE) 4-7fav (12-0) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, 3rd and pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and no extra entering straight, weakened, 3rd of 6, 17 3/4l behind Tecumseh Sherman (12-0) at Downpatrick 2m 2f Good - Yielding in Sep.
