held up in mid-division, headway when mistake 6th, ridden 4 out, no extra after 2 out
held up towards rear, ridden and struggling after 7th, pulled up before 4 out
in rear, jumped slowly at times, always behind, tailed off 7th, pulled up after
prominent, ridden and lost place after 6th, well beaten after next, soon pulled up
held up towards rear, mistake 7th, well beaten before 4 out, mistake 3 out, tailed off
mid-division, ridden and well beaten before 4 out, tailed off
tracked leaders, not fluent and reminder 5th, went 2nd 2 out, stayed on, unable to challenge
mid-division, not fluent 3rd, ridden before 7th, well beaten before 4 out, tailed off
always prominent, mistake 7th, led 4 out, driven and stayed on well flat
held up in mid-division, not fluent 2nd, ridden and struggling 6th, mistake 7th, soon well behind, tailed off
with leader, led after 4th, ridden 4 out, no extra before last
led until after 4th, mistake and lost place next, weakened 6th, tailed off
held up in rear, headway after 7th, weakened from 4 out, tailed off
prominent, led after 7th, headed 4 out, no extra before last
Velvet Gunner comes out best of the few in this with an official rating. He drops back a couple of furlongs but should be thereabouts. Stiletto is by a prolific NH sire and has already won a point-to-point while Wild Rover is from the yard that won this a couple of years ago and he scored on his first start for Rebecca Curtis in a Bangor bumper. BLANDFORDS GUNNER (NAP) very much caught the eye when fourth behind Warrantor here last month. The second, third and fifth have all won since so the form looks rock-solid and Evan Williams' five-year-old can open his account over this extra half-mile.
Blandfords Gunner 66-1 (11-0) Towards rear, headway before 3 out, went 4th from 2 out, one pace, 4th of 16, 13l behind Warrantor (11-0) at Chepstow 2m NH mdn hdl (4) sft in Nov.
Boom Boom Johnny Pasternak gelding out of Time To Tell.
Brackenwood 2-1 (12-0) In tch til outpcd 4 out, 4th of 6, 13l behind Double Mead (11-7) at Four Burrow 3m ptp gd in May.
Breezy Kin (IRE) 5-1 (12-2) Alw rr, last when mstk 2nd, 8th frm 5th, sl prog in fair 5th bef 3out, mod 6th & well btn up aftr 3out, 6th of 9, 22l behind Knockraha Prince (12-2) at Kinsale 3m ire ptp in Jun.
Darnitnev 100-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, weakened 3 out, 6th of 14, 23l behind Taj Badalandabad (10-12) at Chepstow 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Nov.
Empty The Tank (IRE) 22-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders on outside, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 6th of 8, well behind King Edmund (10-12) at Lingfield 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) hvy.
Robbie Rabbit (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, hit 6th, pushed long before 3 out, soon outpaced, went left last, plugged on under pressure into modest 4th run-in, 4th of 10, 39l behind Value At Risk (10-12) at Newbury 2m 3f NH nov hdl 4-6yo (4) sft.
Steps And Stairs (IRE) Robin Des Pres gelding out of Be Mine Tonight.
Stilletto (IRE) 6-1 (12-2) Made all, gng well & went on 2out, b mstk last, rallied & ko best, won at Maralin 3m ire ptp in Nov beating Kavanaghs Corner (11-6) by nk, 14 ran.
The Geegeez Geegee (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, ridden before 4 out, soon beaten, 10th of 18, well behind Cardinal Walter (11-0) at Doncaster 2m mdn hdl (5) sft.
Velvet Cognac 8-1 (10-12) Made most to 5th, with leader, led again after 3 out, ridden and hard pressed between last 2, headed approaching last, kept on, no impression with winner flat, 2nd of 13, 4 1/2l behind It's A Close Call (10-12) at Wincanton 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.
Waddingtown Hero (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, struggling 6th, tailed off next, soon pulled up, in a race won by King Edmund (10-12) at Lingfield 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) hvy, 8 ran.
Webbswood (IRE) 25-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, headway 8th, ridden and disputing close 3rd last, stayed on same pace and held by leading pair flat, 3rd of 10, 3l behind Polamco (11-11) at Wincanton 2m 6f nov hcp hdl (0-115) (4) gd.
Wild Rover (IRE) 11-4 (11-2) Tracked leader, effort over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final 2f, clear entering final furlong, stayed on well, won at Bangor 2m 1f NH flat (5) sft beating Bettatogether (10-11) by 7l, 5 ran.
Flora Aurora 50-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, tailed off over 6f out, 13th of 14, well behind Pengo's Boy (11-2) at Taunton 2m 1f NH flat (5) gs in Nov.
Peak Storm 25-1 (10-11) Held up and behind, headway on outside into mid-division before 4 out, soon beaten, 7th of 11, 19l behind Taroum (10-13) at Chepstow 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Sep.
