held up towards rear, headway 4 out, led 2 out, edged right last, clear flat, eased towards finish
made most, not fluent 11th, headed next, weakened before 3 out
chased leaders, pecked 1st, went left and not fluent 2nd, lost place before 8th, closed on outside 12th, weakened from 4 out
in rear, not fluent 7th, mistake 10th, well beaten 4 out
chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, every chance 2 out, mistake last, no extra flat
held up towards rear on outside, raced keenly, headway before 8th, not fluent 12th, every chance 2 out, mistake last, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner
led briefly, chased leader, led 12th, ridden after 4 out, headed 2 out, no impression on winner flat, lost 2nd towards finish
Tonto's Spirit is very much a Cartmel specialist and has run here four times previously without managing to get his head in front. Road Warrior and COOPER’S CROSS are both returning from a break but could fight out the finish. The former was second off this mark at Sedgefield in April and is only 2lb higher than for his last victory but the latter gets the nod being still relatively unexposed over fences. None of the others can be left out of calculations in what looks a competitive renewal.
Cooper's Cross (IRE) 6-4fav (11-11) Towards rear, closed up before 14th, effort and headway 4 out, shaken up and strongly pressed leader 2 out, ridden before last, stayed on well but held towards finish, 2nd of 7, hd behind Brotherly Company (11-8) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Road Warrior 3-1 (11-12) Chased leader, led 3rd, headed after 3 out, no impression on winner last, kept on, 2nd of 6, 2 3/4l behind Cilluirid (11-3) at Sedgefield 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Tonto's Spirit 9-4fav (10-10) Made all, pressed 2 out, drawing clear final bend, stayed on well, won at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Aug beating Seddon (12-0) by 12l, 7 ran.
Velasco (IRE) 17-2 (11-13) Tracked leaders, wide and headway to lead 4th, ridden and headed bend into straight, soon weakened, 4th of 5, 17 3/4l behind Green Vault (11-8) at Hexham 3m hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Maninsane (IRE) 7-2 (11-9) Chased winner, hung left and driven before last, hung left and 2 lengths down flat, stayed on towards finish, just held, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Elios D'Or (12-0) at Worcester 2m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Croagh Patrick (IRE) 3-1 (11-7) Close up, headway 2 out, soon chased winner, not fluent last, weakened flat, 4th of 5, 5 1/4l behind Breaking The Ice (11-12) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Cracking Find (IRE) 25-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, pushed along after 10th, weakened before 2 out, lost 3rd flat, 4th of 6, 25l behind Midnight Jewel (11-9) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
