tracked leaders, chased winner from 14th, ridden approaching 2 out, mistake last, stayed on towards finish
chased leader, led 4th, hit 6th, hit 12th, headed, blunded when unseated rider 14th
led to 4th, hit 12th, slipped on bend approaching 3 out, weakening when hit 2 out
tracked leaders, joint leader 7th, led 14th, ridden approaching last, driven out
held up in rear, struggling from 9th, jumped badly right 10th, ran out
Forest Dante loves it around here and can land course victory number five if Kenny Johnson can help him fend off Gangsters R Us and Ede'Iff, who should be capable of making this a good test. That is not to totally discount Northern Minster, who was a wily character over hurdles and may still have more improvement to come now he over the larger obstacles. He would be dangerous to rule out if the betting speaks in his favour. Ede'Iff should be suited by the track and can play a leading role on the pick of her chase form. She has been up against some useful types of late and, if those exertions have not taken too much of a toll, she should go close. Gangsters R Us stays this trip well and is capable of exploiting any weaknesses from the rest. However, he does lack a change of gear and will need the others to burn themselves out for him to figure when it really matters. However, Forest Dante reserves his best for this track is likely to ensure a solid, end-to-end gallop. Allied to that is the fact that he twelve-year-old is back on a winning mark at present and , with ground not expected to pose any problems, everything points to a big run this afternoon.
Ede'iff 20-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, headway 14th, chased winner briefly 4 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, 3rd of 10, 13l behind Lord Anner (10-11) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (D) gd.
Northern Minster 100-1 (11-0) Struggling from 9th, 6th of 12, 39l behind Turpin Green (11-0) at Carlisle 2m 4f nov chs (C) sft.
Gangsters R Us (IRE) 15-2 (11-11) Held up, steady headway 10th, ridden 4 out, one pace from next, 3rd of 14, 10l behind Almire Du Lia (11-8) at Newcastle 3m hcp chs 0-100 (F) gs.
Forest Dante (IRE) 33-1 (11-3) Led to 5th, prominent to 14th, behind when blundered last, 6th of 9, 35l behind Channahrlie (9-12) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-105 (E) gf.
John Rich 66-1 (9-7) Mistakes in rear, never dangerous, 5th of 9, 24l behind Precious Bane (10-4) at Hexham 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-105 (E) gs.
