held up towards rear, headway 10th, chased winner after 3 out, no impression, demoted to 4th flat
held up towards rear, headway 10th, weakened after 2 out, tailed off
mid-division, ridden and lost place after 8th, pulled up after 13th
held up in rear, blundered 6th, mistake 13th, 7th when mistake 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last
held up in rear, headway approaching 14th, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before last
mid-division, weakened after 15th, tailed off
tracked leaders, took keen hold early, ridden 3 out, went 2nd after last, no chance with winner
led until 3rd, ridden and lost place 9th, soon towards rear, stayed on approaching last to take 3rd flat
tracked leaders on outside, went prominent 3rd, led approaching 7th until before 12th, soon under pressure and lost place, behind 14th, tailed off
tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, challenged 13th, led approaching 4 out, clear before last, stayed on well
led 3rd until approaching 7th, led approaching 12th until before 4 out, not fluent 2 out, weakened last
held up, headway 6th, lost place 11th, pulled up before 15th
tracked leaders, lost place 7th, soon ridden, rallied 11th, weakened after 13th, tailed off
TORA BORA is the form horse in the opener and is taken to succeed at the expense of I'm Your Man and Sycho Fred. The selection is four pounds higher in the weights since winning at Southwell last time out but with conditions in his favour he looks the one horse in the race to stay on the right side of. His trainer Brendan Powell has his team in good order at present and with luck in running he should make his long return journey worth his while. I'm Your Man won off a mark of 88 back in January and followed up with a convincing second off an eleven pound higher mark at Catterick thereafter. He has however disappointed in his recent runs and for that reason he is worth treating with caution. Sycho Fred came good at Catterick back in December but he took a crashing fall at Newcastle on his next outing which has taken a toll on his confidence. He did run a better race on his latest outing to suggest that he could be coming back to form so any market moves should be noticed. Tora Bora has the best form on offer and with a clear round he looks the percentage call.
I'm Your Man 10-1 (10-13) Led, clear 6th, driven 3out, headed after next, weakened last, 4th of 10, 16l behind Bollin Fiona (11-1) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Mar.
Another Dark Rum 28-1 (11-1) Mid-division, outpaced 3 out, never on terms, 6th of 14, 23l behind Promising Anshan (10-10) at Southwell 2m 4f NH mdn hdl (4) gd in Mar.
Crackadee 9-1 (11-8) Soon pushed along in mid-division, reminders and behind 6th, pulled up before 9th, in a race won by Schindlers Maze (11-12) at Newcastle 3m hcp ch 0-110 (4) sft in Mar, 10 ran.
Coldwells (IRE) 12-1 (10-11) Prominent, hit 3rd, soon in rear, reminders approaching 12th, pulled up before 14th, in a race won by Matmata de Tendron (9-11) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd in Mar, 12 ran.
Norminster 18-1 (10-10) Always behind, hampered 7th, 9th of 13, well behind Et Maintenant (11-12) at Carlisle 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy.
Finbin (IRE) 7-1 (11-10) In touch, lost place 5th, struggling 17th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Opus Cafe (11-0) at Sedgefield 3m 3f cnd hcp chs (0-95) (5) sft in Nov, 12 ran.
Benny The Piler (IRE) 22-1 (10-13) In rear, jumped slowly 7th, behind 5 out, kept on to go remote 3rd, 3rd of 10, 30l behind Something Silver (10-10) at Ayr 2m 5f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Mar.
Esme Rides A Gaine 20-1 (11-5) Held up in mid-division, in rear approaching 7th, soon tailed off, pulled up before 11th, in a race won by Billsgrey (9-12) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) hvy, 11 ran.
Tora Bora (GER) 6-1 (10-2) Led and forced strong pace, clear approaching 2 out, hard ridden approaching last, held on well towards finish, won at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd beating Pinerock (11-12) by 8l, 12 ran.
Panama At Once 12-1 (11-12) Held up in mid-division, chased leaders 7th, went 3rd 5 out, weakened from next, 3rd of 11, 25l behind Billsgrey (9-12) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) hvy.
Sycho Fred (IRE) 11-2 (10-6) With leaders, led 9th to 11th, in touch, effort 4 out, soon outpaced, weakened next, tailed off, 4th of 10, 46l behind Schindlers Maze (11-12) at Newcastle 3m hcp ch 0-110 (4) sft in Mar.
Panthers Run 8-1 (9-11) Held up in rear, never on terms, 6th of 10, 50l behind Something Silver (10-10) at Ayr 2m 5f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Mar.
Prince of Slane 16-1 (11-1) Held up mid-division, hit 10th, soon weakened, tailed off, 6th of 11, well behind Billsgrey (9-12) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) hvy.
