prominent on outside until fell heavily 3rd
led until 9th, weakened well before last
prominent, not fluent 2nd, jumped slowly 7th, lost place when not fluent next, jumped right and rallied 10th, soon beaten, went 2nd flat, no chance with winner
held up, not fluent 2nd, hampered and left closer 3rd, jumped right and bumped next, led 9th, headed well before last, soon beaten, lost 2nd flat
tracked leaders, badly hampered and unseated rider 4th
held up in last, headway approaching 9th, led well before last, soon ridden clear and edged left, stayed on well
tracked leaders, mistake 2nd, bumped 4th, ridden before 9th, jumped slowly and weakened next
Endeavor wins his fair share at this level, though never off a mark this high or on soft ground. Little Glenshee won the novice hurdle on this card last year and has only found one too good in two runs over fences to date. He'll be winning soon but has to give 10lb to ROCKING BLUES, who pulled too hard at Newcastle earlier this month but still finished ahead of Prince Tam and should go close here if settling better. Cloverhill Lad started favourite at Newcastle eight days ago after winning at Hexham but found little off the bridle and more is needed here.
Little Glenshee (IRE) 7-2 (10-8) Tracked leader until led 4th, headed 3 out, plugged on same pace, 2nd of 6, 9l behind Coverholder (11-6) at Kelso 2m 7f nov chs (3) gs.
Prosecco (IRE) 11-2 (11-5) Held up mid-division, weakened from 3 out, 6th of 8, 24l behind Simply Ned (11-12) at Ayr 2m hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Nov.
Rocking Blues (FR) 7-2fav (11-4) Held up mid-division, went 4th before 2 out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 14l behind Zaru (11-11) at Newcastle 2m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd.
Endeavor 11-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd from 11th, weakened from 3 out, 5th of 6, 44l behind Lord Of Drums (10-12) at Musselburgh 2m 4f (4) gd.
Cloverhill Lad (IRE) 9-4fav (10-10) Tracked leader, driven 3 out, kept on same pace, no impression in clear 2nd between last 2, 3rd of 7, 17l behind Edmund (10-6) at Newcastle 2m nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft.
Ballycool (IRE) 5-2 (11-3) In rear, blundered 6th, pushed along and soon outpaced, plugged on, 4th of 8, 11l behind Jim Tango (10-9) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp 0-100 (5) gs in Nov.
Prince Tam 9-1 (9-7) Close up, not fluent 1st, ridden before 3 out, weakened before last, 7th of 8, 19l behind Zaru (11-11) at Newcastle 2m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd.
