prominent, chased leader 7th, ridden and outpaced 4 out, hung left from 3 out, left 3rd 2 out, hard ridden and ran on from last
held up last, headway from 8th, ridden 4 out, soon weakened
held up in mid-division, mistake 6th and 7th, pulled up before 8th
chased leader, every chance 4 out, mistake 3 out, 2nd and held when fell 2 out
made all and jumped well throughout, ridden 3 out, left clear 2 out, eased to walk post
mid-division, mistake 7th, ridden 10th, no headway after
mid-division, jumped left and bumped 7th, ridden 9th, soon weakened
held up in mid-division, headway and mistake 8th, ridden and weakened 4 out
towards rear, ridden 10th, kept on one pace from 4 out
held up in mid-division, lost touch 7th, pulled up before 8th
prominent, ridden 4 out, left 2nd 2 out, ran on under pressure from last
held up last, weakened and tailed off approaching 7th, pulled up before 4 out
prominent, weakened when mistake 8th, pulled up before 4 out
held up towards rear, hampered 7th, weakened 9th
Master d'Or has returned with a vengeance this season and is fancied to have too many guns for Bell Lane Lad and Supreme Tadgh. Not many of the rest have really caught the eye with what they have shown to date, so it will come as no surprise to see Toomebridge emerge as the best of the rest, despite having a long absence to overcome. Supreme Tadgh is better than his recent profile would suggest and fully deserved his victory at Taunton just over a week ago. He needs to find more under his 7lb penalty but should be capable of giving a good account of himself if he is in the same mood. Bell Lane Lad performed with credit behind a couple of fair types at Huntingdon earlier in the month and looks to be getting his act together well at present. If anything, this is a weaker contest and he will be a serious contender if he does not suffer from the 'bounce factor'. Nevertheless, they all look up against it with Master d'Or, who has plenty of chasing experience to draw from and will not need to find much improvement to score in this company from his revised mark.
Toomebridge (IRE) 10-1 (11-2) In touch, ridden 5 out, weakened 2 out, 9th of 16, 25l behind River Phantom (11-2) at Newbury 2m 5f mdn hdl (D) gs in Apr.
Master d'Or (FR) 5-4fav (10-11) Held up in touch, chased leading pair 10th, went 2nd 2 out, led on bit last, pushed clear flat, eased near finish, won at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (E) gs in Oct beating Manawanui (11-5) by 9l, 7 ran.
Oysterhaven (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Chased leader, led 4th, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened quickly, 9th of 13, 50l behind Drumbeater (10-11) at Haydock 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-115 (D) gd in Oct.
Supreme Tadgh (IRE) 9-2 (10-10) Chased leader, challenged 3 out, joined leader 2 out, led approaching last, driven out flat, won at Taunton 2m 3f nov hcp chs 0-105 (E) gf beating River Trapper (11-8) by 2 1/2l, 9 ran.
Bell Lane Lad (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Held up, outpaced 4 out, kept on from 2 out, never dangerous, 3rd of 8, 14l behind Wicked Nice Fella (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m 4f nov chs (D) gs.
Great Benefit (IRE) 40-1 (11-0) Keen hold, tracked leaders, weakened before 2 out, 7th of 9, 45l behind Ask The Gatherer (11-0) at Plumpton 2m 5f nh nov hdl (E) gs in Oct.
Lucky Penny 14-1 (11-0) In touch, ridden and lost place after 6th, stayed on from 3 out, left 3rd last, 3rd of 14, 16l behind Miniballist (11-0) at N Abbot 2m 6f mrs nov hdl (D) gd in Jul '04.
Moorland Monarch 15-2 (10-0) Held up in touch, effort 14th, hit 4 out and weakened, 7th of 9, 19l behind Up The Pub (10-5) at Chepstow 3m nov hcp chs 0-105 (E) hvy.
