held up in touch, headway 14th, hampered when left 2nd 4 out, ridden 2 out, stayed on to lead flat, kept on
towards rear, blundered 9th, behind when pulled up before 11th
chased leaders, mistake 14th, soon pushed along, left 2nd and hampered and unseated rider 4 out
in touch, lost place 6th, effort under pressure after 14th, no impression
towards rear, headway and in touch to halfway, led approaching last, headed flat, no extra
towards rear, headway 13th and in touch, weakened next, tailed off and pulled up before last
mistakes in rear, headway and in touch 3 out, weakened 2 out
mid-division, outpaced 13th, kept on onepace from 3 out
towards rear, never dangerous
close up, led 6th, reminders 11th, 4 lengths up when fell 4 out
chased leaders, pushed along 14th, ridden 3 out, weakened flat
in touch, lost place 6th, soon behind
mid-division, weakened halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
mistakes in rear, behind when pulled up before 12th
led 2nd to 6th, remained close up, left in lead 4 out, headed approaching last, one pace
led to 2nd, remained prominent, until weakened 9th, behind when pulled up before 12th
In a contest where quality is sadly lacking, SANDS RISING gets the vote to get the better of Scuze Me and Finbin. Scuze Me has a seller win at Hamilton on the Flat as his only success to date, and he has been allowed to start at massive prices in recent chase ventures. However, he ran well for a long way before making mistakes last time and can reach the frame at a nice price. Sands Rising has plenty of experience to his credit, and ran well at Carlisle to finish second recently, just being run out of it in the closing stages. He looks the safest proposition here. Former winning Irish point to pointer Finbin looks a danger however. He won over hurdles at Newcastle two outings ago, and makes his first attempt under rules over the bigger obstacles here. He can give a good account. However, Sands Rising deserves reward for some near misses and can take this.
Sea Cadet 9-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, every chance 3 out until ridden and no impression from next, 6th of 10, 20l behind Astyanax (10-13) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Apr.
Classic Chic 18-1 (11-5) Held up in touch, blundered 6th, no danger after, 4th of 11, 35l behind Chernik (11-7) at Carlisle 3m nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Apr.
Finbin (IRE) 6-1 (11-5) Mid-division, headway 5th, reminder after 8th, slightly outpaced before 2 out, no danger after, 4th of 13, 9l behind All Roads Lead (11-9) at Southwell 3m nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Apr.
Murphys Beau (IRE) 6-1 (11-5) Mid-division, reminder after 5th, soon in rear, no chance when mistake 3 out, tailed off, 8th of 15, well behind Benmadigan (11-5) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd in Apr.
Reckless Venture (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced when blundered 3 out, never on terms, 6th of 17, 35l behind Treehouse (9-11) at Hexham 3m 1f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in Apr.
Sands Rising 7-1 (10-10) Held up, headway 14th, led 2 out, headed last, one pace flat, 2nd of 12, 8l behind Astyanax (10-13) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Apr.
Scuzme (IRE) 100-1 (10-9) Tracked leader, lost place 8th, behind when blundered badly 4 out, 4th of 7, 26l behind Osolomio (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 4f nov stks (4) gd in Apr.
Ballynure (IRE) 16-1 (10-0) Mid-division, outpaced halfway, never dangerous, 8th of 11, well behind Nouveau Maire (11-7) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gf in Apr.
Scott's Mill 9-2 (10-7) In rear, mistake 5th, never troubled leaders, 7th of 14, 45l behind Polar Gale (11-0) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gf in Apr.
Ben Tirran 200-1 (11-0) Tracked winner, weakened from 11th, behind and pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Hernando's Boy (10-11) at Musselburgh 2m 4f beg chs (4) gd in Dec, 11 ran.
Star of Raven 20-1 (10-6) Mid-division, headway approaching 2 out, soon driven and no impression, 7th of 12, 32l behind Astyanax (10-13) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Apr.
Silver Dagger 12-1 (9-11) Soon well placed, not fluent 3rd, hit 6th, lost place after 8th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Major Euro (11-1) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in Apr, 11 ran.
Hollows Mist 33-1 (9-7) Towards rear when blundered and unseated rider 4th, in a race won by Treehouse (9-11) at Hexham 3m 1f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in Apr, 17 ran.
Glacial Rambler (IRE) 22-1 (10-0) Held up, pushed along 5th, reminders 8th, hit 12th, soon weakened, pulled up after 2 out, in a race won by General Hardi (11-12) at Newcastle 3m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in Mar, 8 ran.
Tully Hill 20-1 (10-2) Chased leaders, lost place 14th, tailed off from 3 out, 6th of 8, well behind Polar Gale (10-2) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gf in Apr.
Irish Power (IRE) 25-1 (10-11) Always behind and mistakes, tailed off from 9th, 4th of 5, well behind Oscatello (11-0) at Leicester 2m 4f beg chase (5) gs in Mar.
