tracked leaders, slow 7th, mistake 10th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up 3 out
behind when fell 8th
mid-division, headway 10th, driven to challenge 3 out, soon every chance, led next, mistake last, ran on well
held up, slow 4th, never a factor
behind, headway 8th, weakened before 3 out
soon led, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on same pace
always behind
mid-division, headway under pressure before 3 out, chased leaders next, never able to challenge
behind, some late headway, never a factor
prominent, under pressure before 8th, soon beaten
mid-division, effort approaching 4 out, soon no impression
behind, hampered 8th, pulled up before next
prominent, effort 4 out, soon outpaced
Media Man is a potential improver here and Divex will be popular on official ratings, but we will take a chance on Gypsy George to take what is a weak contest. The selection has gone well in a couple of points, winning the latter and is clearly completely unexposed. This will be an interesting exercise for Tim Walford's yard, who had a winner last week form only a handful of runners and we will side with him. Divex returns to his optimum trip and has ground conditions to suit. He is a maiden after 14 attempts and although we could look back on this saying it was a gift, he is no star and is worth taking on at the likely odds. Media Man represents Ferdy Murphy and strictly on the book has a lot to find with Divex at these weights, so it is hard to fancy him, but he could still improve after only a handful of starts. General Zhang is another interesting recruit to the racecourse proper and any market support would probably be significant, but without that knowledge we will tentatively suggest Gypsy George.
Ballinruane (IRE) 40-1 (10-13) Chased leader, lost place before 4 out, ridden, weakened next, 5th of 9, 37l behind Emperor's Monarch (10-4) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs.
Curran (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Chased clear leader, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened, 9th of 14, 24l behind Lease Lend (10-12) at Wetherby 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Nov.
Divex (IRE) 6-1 (11-2) Held up, hit 8th, headway next, ridden to challenge 3 out, weakened last, 5th of 7, 10l behind Own Line (11-10) at Wetherby 2m 6f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Nov.
General Zhang (IRE) 4th of 12, 6l behind Bridge Run at Kilmallock 3m ire ptp gs in Apr '06.
Gypsy George 5-4fav (12-5) Led 11-13 & 4 out til hdd 2 out; led app last; stylish, won at Heslaker 3m ptp gd in May beating Artic Omen (12-5) by 6l, 10 ran.
Media man (IRE) 13-2 (10-8) Led, ridden, headed after last, one paced flat, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Emperor's Monarch (10-4) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs.
Mrdeegeethegeegee (IRE) 66-1 (10-0) Behind, struggling halfway, mistake 12th, never dangerous, 6th of 10, well behind Clemax (11-8) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd.
Northern Quest (IRE) 16-1 (10-5) Towards rear, headway 6th, weakened 3 out, 4th of 11, 20l behind Never So Blue (11-9) at Hereford 2m nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs.
Persian Prince (IRE) 7-1 (11-1) In rear, weakened from 8th, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Millie The Filly (10-5) at Ayr 2m 5f cnd hcp hdl 0-90 (5) sft in Nov, 15 ran.
Red Dawn (IRE) 33-1 (9-9) Always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Neutrino (10-13) at Wetherby 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in Nov, 10 ran.
Teviot Brig 11-1 (10-0) Held up, ridden after 4 out, behind when fell 3 out in race won by Millie The Filly (10-5) at Ayr 2m 5f cnd hcp hdl 0-90 (5) sft in Nov, 15 ran.
Young Blade 20-1 (9-11) Mid-division when fell at the 14th in race won by Clemax (11-8) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd, 10 ran.
Dark Diva 7-1 (10-6) In touch when went lame and pulled up at the 2nd in race won by Echo Point (11-4) at Sedgefield 2m 4f beg chs (4) sft, 13 ran.
Diktatit 40-1 (10-9) Pulled hard, held up, improved 8th to chase winner until 3 out, hampered and left 2nd 2 out, ridden and weakened next, 3rd of 6, 10l behind Methodical (11-0) at Leicester 2m mrs nov chs (4) gf.
Norminster 25-1 (10-9) Held up, struggling from 5 out, 11th of 18, well behind Go Johnny (11-1) at Carlisle 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Nov.
Panthers Run 50-1 (10-12) Always towards rear, 7th of 8, 41l behind Akilak (11-1) at Carlisle 2m 4f nov chs (3) hvy in Nov.
