keen tracked leaders, tracked leader 3 out, ridden next, kept on one pace
keen set steady pace, headed 5th, ridden next, kept on one pace
hit 1st, soon prominent, ridden 4 out, weakened after next
held up in touch, weakened 2 out
in touch, ridden 2 out, soon weakened
mainly tracked leader, led 5th, joined 2 out, headed briefly last, ridden and headed final strides
in rear, outpaced 4th, behind 3 out, headway next, stayed on to go 3rd last
held up, outpaced 4 out, headway approaching 2 out, soon every chance, led briefly when hung right last, rallied to lead final strides
in rear, out(paced 4th, tailed off when pulled up 2 out
Kalanisi Kid scored at Hexham in June but was pulled-up in a handicap on last month's reappearance and BORULER makes more appeal. The latter ran out an easy winner on his hurdling debut at Kelso and Donald McCain's charge should be up to defying a winners' penalty here. Grove Pride and Vintage Star sport the same colours for different trainers and both have shown enough in bumpers to suggest they'll be winning hurdle races before long, while Dhaular Dhar returns to jumping on the back of a win on the Flat at Doncaster and is preferred to hurdling newcomer Call Of Duty.
Boruler (IRE) 25-1 (10-11) Held up in touch, headway to chase leaders 3 out, led last, quickened clear, won at Kelso 2m mdn hdl (5) gs in Oct beating Allow Me (11-0) by 11l, 14 ran.
Kalanisi Kid 40-1 (10-9) Led to 2nd, pushed along before 4 out, weakened before 2 out, soon pulled up, tailed off, in a race won by Attaglance (11-10) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Oct, 9 ran.
Call Of Duty (IRE) 8-1 (9-11) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace over 1f out, promoted to 4th, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Ice Nelly (9-10) at Nottingham 1m 2f ladies hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Oct (flat).
Dhaular Dhar (IRE) 7-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders in 3rd, chased winner last, kept on and always held, 2nd of 14, 3 1/2l behind Dica (10-7) at Musselburgh 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Nov '10.
Fog Patches (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Held up mid-division, chased leaders after 3 out, weakened from 2 out, 5th of 12, 22l behind Sivola De Sivola (11-5) at Carlisle 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Oct.
Grove Pride 6-1 (11-4) Pulled hard tracking leaders, every chance over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 12, 2 1/4l behind Theatre Guide (10-12) at Chepstow 2m NH flat (6) gs in Apr.
Lucky Landing (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Held up mid-division, hampered and unseated rider 1st, in a race won by No Planning (11-0) at Wetherby 2m nh nov hdl (3) gd in Oct, 13 ran.
Vintage Star (IRE) 4-1 (10-12) Held up mid-division, chased leaders halfway, went 4th over 3f out, chased winner 1f out, soon edged right, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Dreamers Of Dreams (11-3) at Carlisle 2m 1f NH flat (6) sft in Mar.
My Rainbow City 100-1 (10-0) Always towards rear, tailed off, 12th of 17, well behind Sir Johnson (12-0) at Aintree 2m 1f NH flat (6) gd in Oct.
Into Wain (USA) 8-1 (9-5) Held up, ridden 2f out, stayed on, never nearer, 6th of 10, 4l behind Battleoftrafalgar (8-13) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-105 (2) pol in Apr (flat).