tracked winner, challenged last, kept on and held towards finish
made all, jumped left 8 out, pressed last, held on well towards finish
held up in touch in 4th, blundered 5 out, tailed off
towards rear, went poor 4th 4 out, never dangerous
in rear, pushed along 8 out, never dangerous
tracked leaders in 3rd, weakened from 5 out
Just Cameron and DUKE OF NAVAN fought out the finish at Ayr last time with the former prevailing by only a neck. Re-opposing on better terms for this, Nicky Richards' charge has an obvious chance of turning the tables. The remainder will do well to get involved given their poor efforts of late but Tikkandemickey is a much better hurdler then others and may come out best on his first start over the larger obstacles.
Duke Of Navan (IRE) 1-3fav (11-5) Tracked leaders, took closer order approaching 4 out, confidently ridden when led after 2 out, headed just after last, hard ridden closing stages, kept on, 2nd of 3, nk behind Just Cameron (10-9) at Ayr 2m nov chs (4) hvy in Feb.
Just Cameron 4-1 (10-9) Led, not fluent 3rd, pushed along when blundered 4 out, headed after 2 out, rallied to lead again just after last, stayed on gamely, won at Ayr 2m nov chs (4) hvy in Feb beating Duke Of Navan (11-5) by nk, 3 ran.
Bertielicious 150-1 (9-11) Led narrowly 1st, made most to before 7th, soon weakened and pulled up, in a race won by Amethyst Rose (10-0) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy in Nov '13, 17 ran.
Great Demeanor (USA) 40-1 (10-0) Always behind, weakened from 3 out, 7th of 10, well behind Politeness (11-4) at Perth 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Jul.
Standintheband (IRE) 33-1 (11-12) Always behind, 10th of 15, well behind Lucematic (11-8) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Feb.
Tikkandemickey (IRE) 33-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, not fluent 7th, weakened before 2 out, tailed off, 7th of 10, 44l behind Gold Futures (11-3) at Carlisle 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) sft in Feb.
