tracked leaders, not much room 4th, closed 7th, led before 3 out, soon headed, not fluent 2 out, still every chance last, no impression on winner final 150 yards, stayed on same pace
tracked leader, led 3rd until 4th, led 7th until after 8th, weakened before 2 out
tracked leaders on outside, mistake 6th, challenged 3 out, soon led narrowly, mistake 2nd, stayed on to draw clear final 150 yards
close up on inside, led 4th, soon headed, weakened quickly after 8th, tailed off
held up in touch in rear, not fluent 5th, outpaced and no impression before 3 out, hampered 2 out, went remote 3rd before last
led until 3rd, led after next, headed 7th, led after 8th, headed before 3 out where not fluent, weakened approaching next, tailed off
BALLYCULLA carries a penalty for last week's victory at Exeter but has plenty of scope and gets the nod to follow-up. Makethe Mostofnow will go close on the pick of his form but is unreliable and Qalinas makes more appeal as he'll have come on for a recent outing at Chepstow. One In A Milan didn't get very far on his return to action at Sedgefield but scored at this track at the start of the year while Awaywiththegreys is preferred to Captain Cardington back over the smaller obstacles today.
Awaywiththegreys (IRE) 9-4 (11-0) Pressed winner, jumped slowly 2nd, led after 8th, headed when not fluent next, switched right and ridden after 2 out, beaten last, 2nd of 5, 8l behind Captain Kelly (11-0) at Worcester 2m 7f beg chase (4) gd in Jul.
Makethe Mostofnow (IRE) 20-1 (10-13) Led and set steady pace, headed 2nd, led again after 4th, pushed along and headed before 4 out, weakened before next, 9th of 11, 28l behind Shammick Boy (10-13) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl Grade 3 (1) sft in Oct.
Ballyculla (IRE) 12-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, challenged after 8th, led before 3 out where not fluent, mistake next, clear last, stayed on well, won at Exeter 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft beating Nicene Creed (10-6) by 5l, 17 ran.
Qalinas (FR) 20-1 (11-0) With leader, led 4th, headed before 4 out, every chance before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, one pace from last, 3rd of 13, 16l behind Minella For Steak (11-5) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) hvy.
One In A Milan (IRE) 11-4 (11-5) Held up towards rear, fell 2nd, in a race won by Abnaki (11-1) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Oct, 6 ran.
Captain Cardington (IRE) 33-1 (10-6) Led after 1st, ridden and headed when mistake 2 out, one pace flat, 4th of 10, 8l behind Gores Island (10-12) at Sandown 2m 4f con hcp hdl 0-130 (3) hvy.
