held up, headway to track leader 14th, ridden 3 out, led last, driven and soon hung right, all out
in rear, headway 3 out, ridden 2 out, rider dropped whip soon after, every chance last, effort when bumped flat, stayed on
close up, tracked leaders 7th, led 12th, pressed from 3 out, headed last, kept on one pace
intouch, ridden 13th, weakened and pulled up 3 out
led, reminders,10th, headed 12th, blundered 4 out, pulled up next
not fluent early, tracked leader, lost place 13th, jumped slowly next, pulled up before 4 out
TWELVE PACES is something of a gamble on a reappearance from a long absence but Peter Monteith has found a weak race and there is little doubt that from a quality perspective, his past form more than stands up to scrutiny. Adrianeo hasn't shown too much under rules though had some fair pieces of form in Points in Ireland. Kyber could be argued to be well handicapped though he does not trouble the judge with much regularity. Thunder Hawk won a hunters event at Cartmel in June and the 10-year-old would be suited were this race to develop into a real test of stamina. All hopes with Cute N You Know It rely on the headgear making a discernable effect.
Twelve Paces 7-2 (10-0) Held up, tracked leader halfway, hit 13th, effort 15th, ridden from 2 out, no extra flat, 2nd of 5, 7l behind Bold Ransom (11-3) at Kelso 3m 1f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Mar '09.
Kyber 11-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, pushed along after 6th, hit 4 out, weakened approaching next, 7th of 9, 19l behind Word Of Warning (11-2) at Perth 2m 4f cond hcp hdl 0-1115 (4) gf in Jul.
Adrianeo (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Led until 9th, weakened approaching 3 out, 4th of 5, well behind The Shoe (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f beg chase (4) gd in Jul.
Charming Knight (IRE) 28-1 (10-5) Chased leading pair until lost place 11th, soon ridden and outpaced, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 4th of 5, well behind Logans Run (10-12) at Hexham 2m 4f nov chs (4) gd in May.
Thunder Hawk (IRE) 11-1 (9-11) Led until headed 13th, 3rd when mistake next, one pace from 4 out, 3rd of 5, 17l behind Seize (10-8) at Perth 3m hcp chs 0-130 (3) gf in Jul.
Cute N You Know It 4-1 (10-0) Jumped right, led 2nd until 4th, led after 5th until 7th, led after 9th until next, lost place approaching 12th, weakened 4 out, tailed off, 5th of 6, 44l behind Gabreselassie (11-12) at Southwell 3m nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Jul.
