held up in rear, headway 4 out, challenged 3 out, led next, headed near finish
chased leaders, led 10th, headed 3 out, one pace
led to 10th, one pace from 2 out
chased leaders, led 3 out, headed next, soon hard ridden, rallied after last, stayed on to lead near finish
held up towards rear, outpaced 3 out, kept on from last
chased leader, lost place approaching 3 out, blundered next
Nonrunner
Rare Society gets the nod over the likes of the Pipe pair It Takes Time and Tango Royal, with King Of The Arctic not entirely out of it. The final race on the card looks quite tricky, but Rare Society has been pretty consistent, and now that his stable is in slightly better form, he may go close to getting back to winning ways. Third in a better-class race than this at Perth last time, he can benefit from the drop in grade, although the testing ground is of concern. However, Sue Smith would not let him take his chance if she thought that he would struggle, so we shall remain loyal to the nine-year-old. It takes Time is the old man of the party at the age of 13, but has the class to figure on his best form, while stablemate Tango Royal will appreciate the return to softer ground. Strictly on Perth running, King Of The Arctic would have much the same chance as the selection, having finished a place behind in fourth and now 4lb better off, but we feel that there is a race waiting for Rare Society, and this could be it.
It Takes Time (IRE) 10-1 (11-3) Held up behind, headway 11th, weakened 3 out, 5th of 12, 31l behind Always Waining (11-2) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp chs (2) gd in May.
Tango Royal (FR) 14-1 (11-11) Held up in rear, mistake 2nd, headway to chase leaders 11th, outpaced when left 4th 4 out, rallied approaching last, no extra flat, 3rd of 9, 10l behind Ballycassidy (11-11) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gf in May.
Little Big Horse (IRE) 40-1 (11-4) Always rear, tailed off, 17th of 24, well behind Cloudy Lane (10-11) at Cheltenham 3m amt hcp chs 0-140 (2) gs in Mar.
King Of The Arctic (IRE) 20-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, ridden and chased winners 3 out, gradually weakened from next, 4th of 16, 10l behind Tamarinbleu (11-9) at Perth 3m hcp chs 0-140 (2) gd.
Moonlit Harbour 8-1 (11-3) In touch, ridden 14th, soon beaten, 5th of 9, 41l behind Maletton (11-12) at Fakenham 3m hcp chs 0-120 (3) gs in Jan.
Iloveturtle (IRE) 15-2 (10-8) Held up towards rear, weakened approaching 3 out, beaten when pulled up 2 out in race won by Browneyes Blue (10-3) at Cartmel 2m 6f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in May, 13 ran.
Rare Society (IRE) 14-1 (9-10) Prominent, led 5th, ridden 3 out, soon headed, hit next and soon weakened, 3rd of 16, 7l behind Tamarinbleu (11-9) at Perth 3m hcp chs 0-140 (2) gd.
