held up behind, pushed along before 3 out, ridden after next, plugged on, never near leaders
prominent, reminders after 8th, lost place after 12th, behind from next, tailed off
prominent, hit 2nd, led next, made rest, driven when hard pressed before 2 out, ridden out flat, stayed on well
held up behind, headway 4 out, driven to chase leaders before next, never on terms, weakened 2 out
mid-division on outside, lost place 4 out, behind from next
prominent, lost place 11th, behind from next, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
behind most of way, pulled up before 12th
held up behind, headway into mid-division 8th, chased front pair 4 out, close up next, outpaced when hit 2 out, soon ridden and beaten, hit last
held up behind, headway on outside after 4 out, challenged before 2 out, every chance last, ridden and kept on same pace flat
led to 3rd, remained prominent, effort before 3 out, ridden after next, soon no chance with leaders, hit last
in touch, driven and outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened
in touch, blundered 11th, outpaced before 3 out, never on terms, weakened last
Chain Of Beacons last won a race two years ago and is flattered by his form figures though is 6lb lower than that winning mark. The four-year-old Enforcer, a winning hurdler, lost a shoe when runner-up at Plumpton last month. That was only his second start over fences and he's had wind surgery so hopefully he can show some improvement. Padding is the only one of these to have won around here but that was almost two years ago and he's only 4lb lower. Winning point-to-pointer Moores Novelty has started favourite on both starts for Dan Skelton but shown nothing so the vote in a poor contest goes to STORMBAY BOMBER, who has managed a couple of victories over fences in similar grade and ran quite well in a better class contest at Musselburgh a couple of weeks ago.
Chain Of Beacons 5-1 (10-10) Held up in rear, headway before omitted 2 out, stayed on into 2nd, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 7, 14l behind Vengeur De Guye (12-3) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
No Such Number 66-1 (11-12) Held up, steady progress 6th, weakened 13th, tailed off, 8th of 9, dist behind Heavenly Promise (10-5) at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Dallas Cowboy (IRE) 5-2 (11-9) Prominent, chased clear leader after 4th, took closer order 4 out, soon driven, no extra after 2 out, 4th of 9, 9l behind Master Vintage (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Along Came Theo (IRE) 28-1 (10-6) Held up, headway 10th, ridden 4 out, weakened next, 6th of 7, dist behind Pookie Pekan (11-13) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Jeu De Mots (FR) 6-1 (11-8) Held up last, never a factor, 7th of 9, 33 1/2l behind Buyer Beware (11-10) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Reverse The Charge (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Led, ridden and headed before last, soon weakened, 5th of 7, 32 1/2l behind Bocasien Desbois (10-8) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Honourmission (FR) 25-1 (11-7) Held up behind, pushed along 5 out, weakened after next, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out, at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Burning Issues (IRE) 18-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, weakened after 2 out, 10th of 12, 29 1/4l behind Mah Mate Bob (12-0) at Sedgefield 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Paddling (FR) 11-2 (10-11) Mid-division, outpaced 3 out, ridden and stayed on into 4th after last, no chance with clear trio, 4th of 12, 17 3/4l behind Ever So Much (11-5) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Stormbay Bomber (IRE) 5-1 (10-8) Led until 4 out, lost 2nd next, weakened before the last, 4th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Buyer Beware (11-10) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Moores Novelty (IRE) 3-1jfav (10-3) Led or disputed lead until 14th, weakened from 4 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Enforcement (IRE) 2-1 (10-1) Pressed leader, led 4th, headed next, led 4 out until 3 out, soon 3rd and beaten, went 2nd flat, 2nd of 5, 6l behind Wenceslaus (11-12) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
