chased leaders on inside, went 2nd 2 out, kept on same pace between last 2
led until after 1st, chased leader, led again 4 out until ridden approaching 2 out, lost 2nd 2 out, no extra in 4th post
chased leaders, led before 2 out, clear between last 2, stayed on strongly
held up towards rear, never on terms
chased leader, led after 1st until 4 out, weakened quickly
chased leaders, pushed along before 4 out, weakened next, behind and pulled up before 2 out
raced wide in mid-division, never on terms
mid-division, pushed along and outpaced before 2 out
held up towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, hit last, kept on run-in, went 3rd post
chased leaders on outside, weakening when mistake 8th, pulled up before 4 out
soon towards rear, ridden and struggling in rear 7th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
always towards rear, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before next
Perfect Poison isn’t badly treated if a spin around Uttoxeter has blown away a few cobwebs but Donald McCain also runs Tailor Tom with Brian Hughes doing steering. The ground may be a bit lively for the top weight but he did win over course and distance back in January and this is not the toughest of assignments. FLYING VERSE is only 2lb higher than when just beaten over track and trip earlier in the month so looks the one to be though Captain Simon is likely to be thereabouts if handling the step up in trip. Outrageous Romana has won three times this year, including once here, but is looking a few pounds too high now.
Tailor Tom (IRE) 11-1 (11-9) Led to 2nd, led again 4th, headed before 2 out, weakened before last, 4th of 7, 18 1/4l behind Calipso Collonges (11-12) at Haydock 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Perfect Poison (IRE) 40-1 (11-5) Mid-division, no impression 3 out, 11th of 12, 30 3/4l behind Mr Caffrey (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Flying Verse 8-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, left 2nd and hampered 4th, not fluent 7th, outpaced after 3 out, rallied last, went 2nd towards finish, just failed, 2nd of 8, hd behind Farm The Rock (11-12) at Bangor 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Mullaghboy (IRE) 100-1 (10-10) Raced keenly, held up in rear, headway into mid-division, 7th, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 8th of 9, dist behind Dreamsoftheatre (11-6) at Warwick 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Captain Simon (IRE) 9-2 (11-2) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance from 2 out, kept on one pace flat, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Benny In Milan (12-0) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
His Dream (IRE) 11-2 (11-3) Held up, struggling before 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before next, at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Oregon Gold (FR) 14-1 (12-3) Mid-division, headway 3 out, soon chasing leaders, weakened before last, 7th of 14, dist behind The Flame (12-3) at Southwell 3m hcp (5) gd in May.
Outrageous Romana (IRE) 4-1 (10-0) Chased leading pair, went 2nd approaching 5th, led 4 out until next, no chance when lost 2nd 2 out, weakened badly run-in, 5th of 6, 23 3/4l behind Rolling Maul (11-8) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
El Scorpio (IRE) 11-1 (11-8) Held up towards rear, headway before 4 out, weakened 2 out, mistake last, 5th of 9, 17 1/2l behind Ofcourseiwill (12-0) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in May.
Turtle Cask (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Prominent on outer, effort 3 out, ridden before next where not fluent, weakened last, 11th of 13, 22 3/4l behind Handy Hollow (11-13) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
The Lion Man (IRE) 14-1 (10-6) Prominent, pushed along briefly after 10th, ridden and weakening when unseated rider 13th, at Southwell 3m hcp (5) gd in Oct.
How Much Is Enough (IRE) 200-1 (10-7) Held up in rear, beaten 4 out, soon tailed off, pulled after 2 out, at Hexham 2m 4f mdn (5) gs in Oct.
