towards rear, ridden approaching 4th, always behind
tracked leaders, challenged 4th, weakened approaching 2 out
tracked leaders, weakened approaching 2 out
held up towards rear, jumped big and unseated rider 1st
prominent, took keen hold, weakened approaching 2 out
mid-division, weakened 4th, pulled up after 2 out
always behind
mid-division, ridden after 4th, weakened 3 out
held up in rear, headway after 5th, led approaching 2 out where not fluent, easily
prominent, took keen hold, not fluent 3 out, no extra approaching last
made most until approaching 2 out where not fluent, soon no impression on winner
always behind
Closesthingtocrazy ran some reasonable races in Ireland and has claims first time up for Sarah Humphrey but he seems a shade high in the weights, while Don McCain's Rawaaj has been well held in recent starts. Don Pietro is less exposed than most but needs to improve on hurdles form and preference is for LOCO GRANDE, who was formerly trained by Charlie Longsdon and now has his first outing for Tim Vaughan and looks worth siding with given his new trainer's record with runners from previous stables. Carrig An Uisce is 10lb higher than when scoring at Hereford when last seen in March, while Lightening Fire would probably prefer a softer surface.
Tiger Dream 25-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, lost place before 6th, soon ridden, tailed off, 8th of 12, 39l behind Hurricane Electric (10-0) at Bangor 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in May.
Closesthingtocrazy 14-1 (11-12) Rear of mid-division, good headway after 3 out, went 3rd 2 out, led before last, soon strongly pressed, headed run-in and no extra closing stages, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Lake Return (11-5) at Downpatrick 2m 2f beg chs gf in Sep.
Loco Grande (IRE) 17-2 (11-3) Prominent, lost place 5 out, behind when rider lost irons and pulled up before 2nd last, in a race won by Tighe Caster (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Apr, 8 ran.
Carrig An Uisce (IRE) 15-8fav (11-12) Held up in rear, headway on outside approaching 3rd, went 2nd 3 out, hard ridden after next, led last, came clear, won at Hereford 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-85 (5) sft in Mar beating Little Rort (10-12) by 12l, 8 ran.
Don Pietro 14-1 (10-12) In touch, raced keenly, chased winner after 3 out until approaching 2 out, weakened before last, 5th of 11, 16l behind Bijou Dan (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Aug '09.
Aboukir Bay (IRE) 16-1 (10-5) Tracked leader until after 2nd, not fluent and lost touch 6th, left 2nd after 4 out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 3, 35l behind Cracboumwiz (10-12) at Hereford 2m nov chs (4) sft in Mar.
Hi Wycombe (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) Chased leader until lost place after 2nd, soon behind, no danger after, 6th of 9, 44l behind King Of The Night (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m mdn hdl (3) gd.
Rawaaj 8-1 (10-13) Mid-division, mistake 7th, chased leaders 8th, soon ridden, stayed on same pace from last, no chance with leading trio, 4th of 12, 22l behind Paddington Bob (10-12) at Cartmel 2m 6f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in May.
Amuse Me 40-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, headway when not fluent 4th, weakened 3 out, 9th of 14, 32l behind Cinderella Rose (10-2) at Towcester 2m nh nov hdl (3) gd.
Lightening Fire (IRE) 11-4 (11-10) Led, joined 3 out, driven and headed well before 2 out, chased leader until 2 out, no extra soon after, 3rd of 7, 4l behind Geography (11-5) at Plumpton 2m 5f sell hcp hdl 0-90 (5) hvy in Apr.
Spider Boy 150-1 (11-5) Held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, tailed off before halfway, last of 6, well behind Australia Day (11-8) at Kempton 2m hdl (2) gd.
Wujood 16-1 (10-1) Held up towards rear, ridden after 6th, never dangerous, 8th of 12, 29l behind Northern Lad (11-9) at Exeter 2m 3f cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd.
Shara Like Magic 16-1 (9-12) Led, headed after 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Mulligan's Pride (10-9) at Carlisle 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd, 11 ran.
