prominent, lost place 7th, blundered next, soon tailed off
chased leaders, led 2out, soon clear, easily
held up in touch, ridden 3out, soon beaten
mid-division, ridden 4out, weakened next
led, ridden and headed 2out, no chance with winner
SOUL MAGIC is penalised 7lb for beating old rival My Condor here on Thursday but that was his third C&D victory in a row and there doesn't appear to be anything in this capable of ending his winning run. Youandme finished tailed off in that contest, while Tranos was pulled up at Sedgefield last Tuesday. Apache Dawn showed little over fences in two runs in 2009, while Finnegans Rainbow hasn't won since February 2008 and Night Reveller will surely need this after a long lay-off.
Tranos (USA) 11-2 (11-5) Last trio, reminders after 1st, 4th and next, blundered 6th, lost touch next, soon tailed off, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Tahiti Pearl (11-3) at Sedgefield 2m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf, 7 ran.
Soul Magic (IRE) 10-3 (10-5) Held up in touch, tracked leading pair from 4th, went 2nd 2 out, challenged after last, driven to lead flat, stayed on final furlong, won at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs beating My Condor (10-11) by 3l, 5 ran.
Apache Dawn 16-1 (11-5) In touch, not fluent 3rd, ridden and lost place approaching 5th, 8th of 9, 35l behind Parc Des Princes (10-10) at Bangor 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd.
Finnegans Rainbow 33-1 (9-11) Prominent, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, 9th of 12, well behind Murfreesboro (10-6) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) sft.
Youandme (IRE) 18-1 (10-0) Led to 1st, tracked leader, mistake 3rd, ridden and lost place 2 out, weakened after last, tailed off, last of 5, 46l behind Soul Magic (10-5) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs.
Night Reveller (IRE) 200-1 (9-12) Held up in rear, reminders approaching 7th, soon weakened, 4th of 6, well behind Diamond Frontier (11-2) at Carlisle 2m nov chs (4) sft in Apr '10.
