jumped left, made all, went left and dived at 3rd, pushed along on long run to 3 out, in command from next, ridden clear before last, unchallenged
chased winner, blundered 5th, ridden before 2 out, held when not fluent 2 out, eased closing stages
chased leading pair, never on terms, lost touch from 4th, tailed off, lost poor 3rd flat
held up well in rear, struggling from 4th, tailed off next, went poor 3rd flat
raced in 4th, never on terms, tailed off 6th, pulled up before 3 out
Just Maddie is better than both Red Tanber and Saddle Pack over hurdles, but all three will need massive improvement to get the better of the two principals. FRASCATI PARK and Kudu Country are hard to separate on the face of things, as both returned from lay-offs to score over C&D on their respective chasing debuts and both beat the same rival in Bold Sir Brian. However, the former is around 10lb superior over timber and Nigel Twiston-Davies' charge gets the nod on that basis.
Frascati Park (IRE) 4-1 (11-2) Made all, ridden before 2 out, driven clear run-in, won at Carlisle 2m beg chs (4) sft in Oct beating Bold Sir Brian (11-2) by 6l, 11 ran.
Kudu Country (IRE) 6-1 (11-2) Tracked leader, hit 5th, joined leader 8th, led 3 out, quickened clear approaching last, comfortable, won at Carlisle 2m nov chs (4) gs beating Bold Sir Brian (11-2) by 8l, 6 ran.
Red Tanber (IRE) 12-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 7th, weakened next, 6th of 11, 46l behind Tap Night (11-12) at Carlisle 2m 3f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs.
Saddle Pack (IRE) 20-1 (10-9) Led, headed after 2nd, tracked leader, not fluent and weakened from 9th, mistake next, last of 4, well behind Tiptoeaway (11-2) at Newcastle 2m 4f beg chs (4) gd.
Just Maddie 40-1 (10-6) Held up mid-division, reminder approaching 4th, soon tailed off, pulled up before last, in a race won by Flaygray (10-12) at Kelso 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd, 16 ran.
