jumped well, mostly tracked leader, led 8th, in command when slight peck 2 out, kept on strongly
raced wide, always in rear, tailed off
held up towards rear, headway on inside before 4 out, weakened next
raced keenly, made most but pestered by loose horse at times, clear when went left 7th, went left again and headed next, losing place when jumped slowly 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off
mid-division, headway chasing leaders 8th, went 3rd 4 out, 2nd before next until 2 out, plugged on in 3rd
held up, unseated rider 1st
raced keenly towards rear, steady headway approaching 3 out, plugge don from
always towards rear, slight peck 4th, mistake 7th, never involved
chased leaders, plugged on in 4th from 3 out
chased leaders, went 2nd 4 out, pushed along and lost 2nd before 3 out, 2nd again next, kept on same pace, no chance with winner
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Plenty of these arrive in good form. Kupatana, a winning point-to-pointer, battled on gamely to score over hurdles at Aintree in May while Broken Quest, another winner between the flags, completed a hat-trick over timber at the beginning of the year. Minella For Me has had more experience over fences than most of these and defied a last-fence error to land a similar contest at Southwell. Railroad Junkie had shown virtually nothing over hurdles and started 25/1 for his chasing debut at Warwick where he defied a bad error at the first to win comfortably. He had Cap Du Nord behind and should confirm the form but a chance is taken with HEART OF KERNOW. A dual winner at Hexham over hurdles, Nigel Hawke sent him back there last month for a similar race to this where he was well in touch when falling three out.
Kupatana (IRE) 9-2 (11-9) Tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, led before not fluent 6th, driven flat, stayed on well, won at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May beating Passing Call (11-9) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
Ruby Yeats 10-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, weakened before 3 out, 9th of 13, 21 1/2l behind Ardmayle (11-3) at Chepstow 2m hcp (4) hvy in Apr.
Star Foot (IRE) 25-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, driven and lost place before 3 out, weakened before next, 8th of 11, 36 1/2l behind Equus Millar (11-6) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Heart Of Kernow (IRE) 5-1 (11-3) Led, headed approaching when fell 3 out, at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Minella For Me (IRE) 4-1 (12-2) Always prominent, led 2 out, drew clear last, ran on well (3 fences omitted), won at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in May beating Overtoujay (11-1) by 6l, 9 ran.
Railroad Junkie (IRE) 25-1 (11-1) Blundered 1st, soon behind, headway when left 3rd 4 out, tracked leader and close up before 2 out, led approaching last, clear flat, ridden out, won at Warwick 2m hcp (4) gd in Sep beating By Rail (10-0) by 6l, 6 ran.
Hint Of Grey (IRE) 7-2 (9-6) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, soon beaten, 11th of 14, 23 1/2l behind Dubai Frame (9-4) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Sep.
King Vince 9-2 (10-12) Tracked leader, led narrowly after 2nd, headed after 5th, with winner, driven and lost place after 3 out, no chance with clear pair before next, 3rd of 8, 16 1/2l behind Mythical Legend (10-5) at Market Rasen 2m 7f mdn (5) gd in Jun.
Cap Du Nord (FR) 20-1 (10-4) Behind, jumped left 5th, headway before 3 out, 3rd 2 out, went 2nd flat, no impression on winner, kept on, 2nd of 10, 2 1/2l behind A Place Apart (10-8) at Kempton 2m 2f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Windspiel (FR) 5-2 (12-2) Tracked leaders early, jumped left and mistakes throughout, lost place 4th, behind 5 out, tailed off, 7th of 9, dist behind Key To The West (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Broken Quest (IRE) 8-1 (11-10) Chased leaders on inside, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 5th of 10, 25 1/2l behind Jammin Masters (11-10) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (3) hvy in Apr.
