chased leaders, led narrowly 7th, headed 5 out, ridden and weakened 3 out
stumbled start, behind, reminders before 6th, lost touch 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 14th
with leader, led 2nd, headed narrowly 7th, jumped left 10th, lost place 13th, weakening when jumped slowly 5 out, soon pulled up
held up behind, in touch 10th, went 2nd 12th, led 5 out, ridden and headed 3 out, kept on same pace, no impression when lost 2nd towards finish
led narrowly to 2nd, tracked leaders, hampered 10th, ridden and outpaced 4 out, chased leading pair under pressure 3 out to next, soon weakened
held up behind in touch, mistake 3rd, headway 14th, went 2nd 4 out, led next, not fluent 2 out, clear before last, ridden out flat
tracked leaders, outpaced 5 out, chased leading pair under pressure 3 out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, no impression
mid-division, pushed along from 7th, dropped towards rear and reminder 9th, weakened 5 out
Soul Angel won well at Musselburgh on his reappearance but has struggled to last home over this longer trip in the past and is now on a career-high mark. Sammy Spiderman is out of form while Playing The Field remains a maiden under Rules. Double Default still looks too high in the weights while Bear Dancing and C&D winner Blazing Diva have a bit to prove at present. It's a couple of years since Seeking Power last got his head in front but he was a fair third at Hexham last time and could go close, though preference is for TEERIE EXPRESS. George Bewley's stayer goes well fresh and won off this mark over a shorter trip here on his reappearance last season.
Double Default (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, led 6th, blundered 19th, ridden and headed flat, soon weakened, 5th of 12, 19l behind Eyre Square (10-9) at Kelso 4m hcp chs 0-145 (2) sft in Dec.
Bear Dancing (IRE) 6-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, blundered 12th, weakened before 16th, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Dermatologiste (10-5) at Bangor 3m 6f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Dec, 9 ran.
Blazing Diva (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) Held up in touch, reminders after 9th, mistake 12th, reminders after 19th, soon weakened, pulled up after 22nd, in a race won by Outlaw Tom (11-6) at Hexham 4m hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Nov, 10 ran.
Teerie Express 6-1 (10-2) Always behind, pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Morgan Be (11-12) at Hexham 3m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Mar, 12 ran.
Soul Angel 4-1 (11-2) Led to 3rd, left in lead 4th, headed 5th, left in lead 9th, headed 11th, led 4 out, clear before last, won at Musselburgh 2m 4f am hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs in Dec beating Claresburn (9-9) by 7l, 7 ran.
Playing The Field (IRE) 5-1 (11-10) Mid-division, challenged 4 out, soon driven and weakened, 4th of 8, 32l behind Nodebateaboutit (11-2) at Wetherby 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft in Dec.
Sammy Spiderman 14-1 (10-3) Mid-division, headway to get in behind leaders 6th, ridden and weakened before 3 out, 8th of 16, 26l behind Crackerjac Boy (9-7) at Carlisle 2m 4f 4yo Am hcp 0-100 (5) sft in Nov.
Seeking Power (IRE) 9-2 (10-4) In touch, lost place and dropped to rear, 6th, headway under pressure 3 out, went 3rd after next, ridden and stayed to press for 2nd towards finish, no impression, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Celian (10-11) at Hexham 3m 1f hcp chs 0-95 (5) hvy in Dec.
