took keen hold, tracked leader to 1st, soon dropped towards rear, pecked badly and unseated rider 6th
held up towards rear and keen, not fluent 2nd and rider lost iron, soon unseated rider
held up in rear, headway 12th, going well when led approaching 3 out, ridden before last, pressed flat, headed last 50 yards, just held
held up towards rear, not fluent 9th, chased leaders approaching 11th, pushed along approaching 4 out, hung left and ridden from before 2 out, no impression
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden to challenge after 2 out, pressed leader flat, led last 50 yards, kept on gamely
tracked leaders and keen, pushed along after 9th, soon behind, tailed off after 9th, pulled up after 5 out
led and keen, headed approaching 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off
Macs Lad has shown elements of ability in Irish points and has moved to British soil and could play a role if tackling racing under rules well. Ramborob won when last seen in a point-to-point but his trainer is 0-51 in recent seasons here and is therefore very hard to back. The vote goes to SWEDEN who is relatively unexposed and makes a first start for Evan Williams. Although he unseated his rider on his first start under rules the trainer has a decent record here (18% strike-rate in last five seasons) and he has had success in pointing. In a relatively weak looking race the vote goes to Sweden.
Greenbelt 14-1 (11-5) Led to 8th, blundered and lost place 9th, tailed off from 11th, 6th of 8, well behind Shopfrontspecialst (11-5) at Sedgefield 2m 4f beg chs (4) gd in Sep.
Long Strand (IRE) 9-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden in 6th and no extra before straight, kept on one pace, 5th of 16, 14l behind Island Wood (11-12) at Tipperary 2m 4f beg chs.
Macs Lad (IRE) 4-1 (12-0) Ww in rr, steady prog to chall 2out, no ex last, 3rd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Ard Na Raithnigh (12-0) at Ballingarry 3m ire ptp sft in Jun.
New Shuil (IRE) 10-1 (10-6) Behind when blundered badly 1st, soon took keen hold, pulled up before 5th, in a race won by Amalfi Coast (11-12) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Sep, 9 ran.
Ramborob (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) won at Hexham 3m ptp gs in May beating Devils And Dust (12-5) by 6l, 9 ran.
Sweden (IRE) 14-1 (11-7) Mid-division when blundered and unseated rider 10th, in a race won by Martha's Kinsman (11-0) at Cheltenham 4m 1f hts chs (4) gd in May, 18 ran.
The Client (IRE) 20-1 (12-0) Prom to 15, 7th of 13, 28l behind Ballyeightra Cross (12-0) at Tabley 3m ptp gf in May.
Wapiti Creek (IRE) 40-1 (9-12) Mid-division, hampered 1st, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up before 6th, in a race won by Maska Pony (11-5) at Cartmel 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Aug, 11 ran.
