tracked leaders, closed after 4th, led 2 out, edged left approaching last, headed flat, no impression towards finish
held up in rear, ridden and weakened after 4th, tailed off
with leader until 4th, soon lost place, behind when pulled up before 2 out
led, not fluent 4th, headed 2 out, mistake last, edged left and no extra flat
held up in touch, not fluent 3rd, ridden and every chance 2 out, edged left flat, stayed on same pace
tracked leaders, ridden after 4th, soon lost place, behind when pulled up before 2 out
mid-division, closed from 3rd, close 5th 2 out, no extra flat
held up towards rear, headway after 4th, challenged from 2 out, led flat, stayed on, edged right when clear near finish
Duhallowcountry, Native Brian and Seventeen Black were all tailed off in a Hexham seller 11 days ago and are difficult to fancy, even in a modest contest like this. Marlee Massie is returning from a lengthy absence on ground that will be softer than ideal while Jackofhearts has shown little so far. DESTINY AWAITS was a 50/1 chance at Hexham earlier this month but only weakened approaching the last and finished more than 11 lengths ahead of Solway Prince, who is much worse off at the weights here. Keith Pollock's charge only need reproduce that effort to score.
Solway Prince 8-1 (10-5) Led until after 1st, with winner, jumped slowly 3rd, lost 2nd after 2 out, weakened before last, 6th of 8, 21l behind Venue (11-4) at Hexham 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd.
Native Brian (IRE) 14-1 (10-7) Held up in rear, under pressure 4th, soon beaten, 6th of 9, 37l behind King Of Strings (10-12) at Hexham 2m sell hdl (5) gd.
Duhallowcountry (IRE) 40-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders, under pressure 3 out, weakened next, modest 3rd, 3rd of 9, 31l behind King Of Strings (10-12) at Hexham 2m sell hdl (5) gd.
Marlee Massie (IRE) 7-1 (10-0) With leader, led before 3 out, headed run-in, kept on, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Top Chief (10-8) at Perth 2m 4f (5) gd in Jul.
Jackofhearts 100-1 (10-9) Led until before 2nd, not fluent 4th, lost place when not fluent 5th, well held 3 out, last of 7, 24l behind Skilled (11-0) at Perth 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Apr.
Presently Tipsy 28-1 (10-11) Held up towards rear, headway 6th, weakened from next, pulled up before last, in a race won by Knight Valliant (10-6) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Mar, 9 ran.
Destiny Awaits (IRE) 50-1 (10-7) Mid-division, headway 3 out, went 2nd after 2 out, no impression on winner, one pace and lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 8, 9l behind Venue (11-4) at Hexham 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd.
Seventeen Black (IRE) 12-1 (10-9) Led until 1st, mistake 2nd, weakened quickly before next, soon beaten, 7th of 9, 39l behind King Of Strings (10-12) at Hexham 2m sell hdl (5) gd.
