held up, detached 7th, pulled up before 6 out
held up in touch, outpaced 5 out, hampered and left in 2nd 2 out, weakening when blundered last
prominent, not fluent 4 out, driven to challenge when fell 2 out
made all, not fluent 9th, driven after 5 out, left well clear 2 out, comfortably
chased leaders, under pressure 4 out, mistake next, rallying in 3rd when hampered and unseated rider 2 out
Slanelough has shown promise in both starts to date over fences. Mr Mcgo could be interesting if a Bangor run has blown away a few cobwebs and Diablo De Rouhet won over hurdles last season, though didn’t show much in a couple of point-to-points runs at the start of his career. SCORPION SID looks the safest option as he probably ran better than the final result suggested when third behind Kalashnikov at Warwick and will know more today.
Burning Sands (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, lost touch halfway, soon tailed off, moderate 4th, 4th of 6, dist behind Ilewin Geez (11-4) at Hereford 2m 4f (4) gf in Oct.
Diablo De Rouhet (FR) 7-2 (11-10) Held up, smooth progress on inside 6th, hit 7th, every chance 3 out, hit 2 out, soon ridden, weakened last, 3rd of 9, 20l behind Truckers Lodge (11-6) at Chepstow 3m hcp (3) hvy in Dec.
Mr Mcgo (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Close up, pushed along and lost place 10th, ridden next, in rear when blundered 4 out, pulled up next, at Bangor 2m 4f (4) sft in Dec.
Scorpion Sid (IRE) 16-1 (11-1) Led or disputed lead, not fluent 4th, lost place 8th, soon lost touch, plugged on to take modest 3rd near finish, 3rd of 4, 30l behind Kalashnikov (11-1) at Warwick 2m (3) gd in Nov.
Slanelough (IRE) 8-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, driven before 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression from last, 5th of 7, 5 1/2l behind Didero Vallis (11-3) at Carlisle 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
