held up in rear, blunders 3rd, never dangerous
tracked leaders, slow 4th, soon lost place, rallied approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace
behind, mistake 4 out, blundered 2 out, never a factor
tracked leaders, driven to challenge after 3 out, soon every chance, led next, headed before last, no extra closing stages
mid-division, under pressure 4 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 2 out
mid-division, headway under pressure 3 out, soon no impression
patiently ridden towards rear, steady headway from 3 out, tracked leaders next, weakened last
held up in rear, pulled hard, not fluent 2nd, headway 4th, soon chasing leaders, weakened before 2 out
led 1st, remained prominent, led again approaching 4th, headed 2 out, led again before last, stayed on strongly
led after 1st, headed before 4th, weakened 3 out
RAINBOW PEAK is another high-class recruit from the Flat for John Ferguson. He raced just the once for Godolphin having won the French Derby for Michael Jarvis back in 2010 and is certainly a cut above these if taking to hurdling. Benzanno is a useful handicapper on the level and has joined the McCain yard. He's rated much higher on the Flat than other hurdling newcomers Time Of My Life and Khelac. Bumper winner Fair Loch makes his debut over timber and could go well along with the more experienced Yorkist.
Auto Mac 80-1 (10-12) Always behind, outpaced 3 out, no chance when hit next, tailed off, 11th of 14, well behind Forthefunofit (10-12) at Catterick 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gd.
Benzanno (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon led, headed over 1f out, faded, 9th of 13, 9l behind Seussical (9-0) at York 1m 2f (2) gd in Oct (flat).
Escape To The West 16-1 (10-11) Held up towards rear, pushed along 7f out, weakened 6f out, 9th of 11, 49l behind Mystical Dreamer (11-2) at Sedgefield 2m 1f NH flat (6) sft in Nov.
Fair Loch 25-1 (11-1) Held up towards rear, headway before 3f out, ridden before 2f out, soon weakened, 14th of 19, 46l behind Killyglass (11-4) at Aintree 2m 1f nat hunt flat Grade 2 (1) gs in Apr.
Pelican Rock (IRE) 100-1 (10-5) Always behind, detatched after 3rd, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Ruacana (10-12) at Catterick 2m 3yo hdl (4) gs in Dec '12, 14 ran.
Persian Peril 7-2 (10-12) Held up in touch, weakened from 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Super Duty (10-12) at Carlisle 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Oct '11, 12 ran.
Rainbow Peak (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) In rear, headway to go in touch over 6f out, pushed along and slightly outpaced 3f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on to go 3rd post, 3rd of 8, 6l behind Mull Of Killough (9-8) at Newmarket 1m 2f Listed stks 3yo (1) sft in Nov '12 (flat).
Time Of My Life (IRE) 22-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, led over 3f out, soon headed, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 20l behind Silver Samba (8-7) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Aug (flat).
Yorkist (IRE) 3-1 (11-2) Took keen hold, tracked leader until after 1st, stayed handy in chasing group, mistake 5th, every chance before 2 out, weakened last, lost 3rd flat, 4th of 7, 27l behind Turtle Watch (11-6) at Carlisle 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) hvy in Nov.
Torrington Deal 200-1 (10-10) Always in rear, struggling when mistakes 6th and next, tailed off, 7th of 10, well behind Bonnet's Vino (10-7) at Catterick 2m 3f mrs nov hdl (4) gd.
Khelac 7-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and joined inside final furlong, already headed when hit near side rail inside final 100 yards, 2nd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Sword of The Lord (9-9) at Brighton 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Oct (flat).
