led, hit and headed 4 out, soon ridden and outpaced next, rallied to go 3rd last, kept on one pace
not fluent 1st, close up in rear, went 4th 4 out, ridden next, no impression from 2 out
close up, ridden 4 out, kept on one pace
close up, dropped to rear at 8th, ridden and outpaced 4 out, weakened 2 out
tracked leaders, reminders 10th, clear with winner from 2 out, every chance flat, held close home
tracked leader, led 4 out, ridden 2 out, hit last, joined flat, stayed on gamely
Jabulani and Coologue have recent runs under their belts but haven’t looked like winning for a some time while Vinnie Red was placed at Uttoxeter in July without threatening the winner. Thyne For Gold and Steps And Stairs ended last season with victories at Worcester and Southwell respectively though the former is upped in class and both have been raised 4lb. JUST MINDED also returns to action having finished runner-up at Sedgefield in April and debuts for Olly Murphy’s yard today. He gets the vote with a first-time tongue-tie expected to bring about improvement.
Coologue (IRE) 10-3 (10-4) Led until after 4 out, weakened next, last of 6, dist behind Mia's Storm (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Jabulani (FR) 9-4fav (11-9) Jumped poorly, mid-division, towards rear 3rd, some headway after 4 out, well beaten next, 5th of 10, 22 1/2l behind A Place Apart (10-8) at Kempton 2m 2f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Just Minded (IRE) 9-2 (11-9) Tracked leaders, slow 2nd, mistake 4t, led after 4 out, soon headed, driven to challenge after 2 out, kept on well under pressure, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Justforjames (11-7) at Sedgefield 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Vinnie Red (IRE) 9-2 (11-12) Mid-division, under pressure approaching 11th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 4 out, at Market Rasen 3m hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Steps And Stairs (IRE) 6-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, mistake 6 out, joined leader 4 out, led next, stayed on strongly, won at Southwell 3m hcp (4) gd in Apr beating Cusheen Bridge (12-0) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Thyne For Gold (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Close up, led 4 out, ridden and kept on well from last, won at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jul beating Bold Duke (11-8) by 3l, 11 ran.
