held up mid-division, reminders before 10th, outpaced before 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on strongly run-in, went 3rd towards finish, just held for 2nd close home
held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, ridden and weakened from last
tracked leaders, went 3rd before 3 out, one pace and lost 3rd place towards finish
held up towards rear and keen, pecked badly 2nd, pushed along before 11th, tailed off after 12th, pulled up before 14th
close up, led 12th, stayed on well run-in
tracked leaders, not fluent 7th, chased winner before 3 out, kept on and always held
in rear, pushed along after 14th, never dangerous
led to 12th, blundered 16th, soon weakened
held up mid-division, mistake 1st, weakened before 15th
Timmy Murphy rides the selection in the opener and could easily double up on SUPER ALLY, who was an easy winner over a slightly shorter trip here last month before getting outpaced over hurdles at Hexham. Quetzal won over fences at Hexham in September and is only 5lb higher here, while Tanzanite Bay makes her debut over the larger obstacles following her second over hurdles here last month. Emperor Charlie hinted at ability over hurdles but was soon tailed off on his chasing bow at Hexham and needs to improve markedly on that effort to get involved here.
Chicago Outfit (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Mid-division, jumped slowly 1st, headway 10th, disputing 2 lenghts 2nd when blundered and unseated rider 2 out, in a race won by Dusky Bob (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Sep, 12 ran.
Quetzal (IRE) 8-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 16th, left in lead briefly 3 out, led after last, kept on, driven out, won at Hexham 3m 1f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Sep beating Nelliedonethat (11-12) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Tanzanite Bay 6-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, headway 2 out, soon ridden, kept on, went 2nd last 50 yards, 2nd of 16, 9l behind Solway Silver (9-9) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Oct.
Emperor Charlie 4-1 (10-11) Hit 1st, always behind, last of 7, well behind The Magic Bishop (11-6) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Oct.
Super Ally (IRE) 7-2fav (10-12) Held up in rear, headway to track leaders 3 out, effort next, kept on same pace, 3rd of 10, 5l behind Overyou (11-5) at Hexham 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Oct.
Frontier Boy (IRE) 7-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders in 3rd, jumped left and weakened from 13th, 5th of 8, 34l behind Super Ally (10-11) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs in Oct.
Eliades Run (IRE) 3-1 (10-11) Held up behind, reminders before 4th and after 5th, never dangerous, 6th of 7, well behind Mardood (10-6) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in May.
Paddys Unyoke (IRE) 10-1 (10-4) Tracked leaders, lost place 9th, went remote 4th close home, 4th of 6, 45l behind Bold Perk (11-4) at Perth 2m 4f 5yo nov hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Desertmore Star (IRE) 4-1 (11-7) Held up in rear, headway 4 out, weakened next, 4th of 5, dis behind Cloudy Dawn (10-9) at Hexham 3m 1f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Oct.
