never that fluent, tracked leader, awkward 2nd, lost 2nd at 6th, not fluent and lost 3rd 8th, outpaced and struggling when mistake 10th, tailed off
chased leading pair, went 2nd 6th, hit 11th, lost 2nd approaching 4 out, plugged on in 3rd, went 2nd again post, never going pace of winner
held up in close 4th, headway travelling well when led 3 out, nudged readily clear run-in, stayed on well
held up off the pace in 5th, dropped to last at 5th, detached 8th, tailed off
jumped right on occasions, led until 3 out, chased winner, mistake 2 out, ridden and plugged on between last 2, lost 2nd post
held up last, gained a place at 5th, detached 8th, tailed off
Coolanly, a Grade 2 winner over hurdles, has already won a point-to-point. He wasn’t given a hard time on his reappearance and could be a natural over fences. Coeur Blimey likes the mud and has won a bumper, two hurdles and two staying races on the Flat. He’ll be a danger if taking to chasing but THE MIGHTY DON is probably the class act. He stays 3m so the 2m1f was much too short here on his fencing bow but he still wasn’t beaten far and jumped well enough. Esprit Du Large was staying on when second over 2m at Carlisle and has been lightly raced so is no forlorn hope.
Coeur Blimey (IRE) 11-1 (10-5) Held up in touch, pushed along and weakened approaching 3 out, 4th of 10, 8 1/4l behind Monsieur Lecoq (10-10) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Coolanly (IRE) 8-1 (10-11) Towards rear, plugged on last, 7th of 16, 16l behind Flash The Steel (10-5) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (1) sft in Oct.
Esprit Du Large (FR) 9-2 (11-4) In touch, outpaced 3 out, headway approaching last, stayed on well closing stages, never reached winner, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind The King Of May (10-12) at Carlisle 2m hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Noruki (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) In rear, mistake 1st, jumped left 4th, mistake 6th, behind 12th, 6th of 8, dist behind Steely Addition (11-4) at Hereford 3m 1f (4) gd in Mar.
The Mighty Don (IRE) 5-1 (11-2) 2nd or 3rd, tended to jump right, left 2nd 3 out, every chance last, 3rd and held towards finish, 3rd of 4, 2 3/4l behind Litterale Ci (10-9) at Exeter 2m 1f (3) gd in Oct.
Sea Destination (IRE) 125-1 (10-5) Held up in rear, tracked leaders 4 out, outpaced in 4th after 2 out, no chance before last, 4th of 6, 35 1/4l behind Fidux (11-4) at Stratford 2m 7f (3) gd in Jul.
