held up in last, headway 3rd, went 2nd approaching last, no chance with winner
prominent, led approaching 2nd to 4th, ridden after 9th, weakened 13th, tailed off
prominent, led 4th to 10th, mistake 13th, soon ridden, weakened after 3 out
held up, ridden approaching 12th, behind from next, tailed off
led until approaching 2nd, pressed leader, jumped slowly 6th, led 10th, headed 13th, still every chance when mistake 3 out, weakened approaching last
in touch, ridden after 13th, weakened 4 out, mistake 3 out
chased leaders, went second after 11th, led 13th, ridden clear approaching last
Nonrunner
The line up for this handicap chase includes three runners carrying 7lb penalties for successes last week in Shanahan, Keltic Lord and Think Lucky, all of whom have chances of following up but preference is for JACKIE BOY, who was narrowly beaten here last month and the Nigel Twiston-Davies-trained gelding is taken to go one better today off a 5lb higher mark. Tim Vaughan's Shanahan faces no easy task off a 7lb higher mark than when scoring narrowly at Bangor, especially as he is far from certain to stay this far. Peter Hiatt's Keltic Lord will have no problems with the trip having won over course and distance last time and he has to be respected but this looks tougher. Richard Lee's Rifleman does not win very often and is unlikely to do so here having been well held in his last two starts. David Pipe's Think Lucky made a winning debut over fences when successful here last week over slightly shorter and he has every chance under his penalty looking the main danger to the selection, Jackie Boy.
Shanahan (IRE) 10-3fav (11-9) Behind, not fluent 8th or 9th, headway under pressure 3 out, hard ridden to challenge before last, kept on to lead post, won at Bangor 2m 4f hcp 0-100 (4) gd beating It's A Roofer (11-12) by nk, 11 ran.
Dizzy Future 16-1 (11-5) Held up, struggling 14th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Choumakeur (10-8) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Jul, 9 ran.
Keltic Lord 10-1 (10-8) Led, narrowly headed 2 out, stayed challenging, rallied gamely flat, led towards finish, won at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf beating Trotsky (11-10) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Think Lucky 6-1 (11-10) Raced wide, close up, chased leaders 2 out, driven approaching last, chased leader soon after, kept on to lead near finish, won at Stratford 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf beating Paperchaser (10-9) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
Jackie Boy (IRE) 7-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, not fluent 5th, led approaching 3 out, ridden and headed flat, rallied and just held towards finish, 2nd of 8, hd behind River Ripples (11-4) at Stratford 2m 7f nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Jul.
Rifleman (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Held up, weakening when hampered 8th, tailed off and remote 5th from 3 out, 5th of 13, well behind Choumakeur (11-6) at Worcester 3m am hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Jul.
Shammy Buskins 16-1 (11-0) With leader, jumped right 2nd, led 7th, not fluent and jumped right 9th, headed next, weakened 13th, 4th of 7, 27l behind Tot Of The Knar (10-7) at Worcester 2m 7f beg chase (4) gs in Jul.
The Walnut Tree (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Held up, headway and in touch 8th, reminders 10th, challenged briefly when mistake next, lost place 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 5th of 6, well behind Present Gale (11-7) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gs.
