mid-divsion, headway 6th, close up 9th, disputing 3rd when pecked 2 out, soon weakened
in touch, lost place 3rd, ridden after 7th, closed next, weakening when fell 2 out
in touch, ridden after 9th, beaten before 2 out, soon weakened, clambered over last
held up in rear, took keen hold, bad mistake 2nd, behind after, pulled up before 2 out
towards rear, headway when mistake 8th, weakened after 2 out, left remote 2nd when jumped right and clambered over last, lost 2nd flat
held up towards rear, behind when pecked 8th, stayed on approaching last, went 2nd flat, no chance with winner
tracked leadesr, lost place 6th, weakened after 8th, tailed off
led until 9th, soon led again, headed after 2 out, weakening in 2nd when fell last
tracked leader, led 9th, soon headed, led after 2 out, drew clear approaching last, eased final furlong
Nonrunner
The progressive hurdler DOUGLAS JULIAN might be worth chancing on his chasing debut. Sue Smith's son of Overbury is out of a mare who won over fences and he has been in fine form himself this autumn, winning at Carlisle and here at Hexham. He needs to prove that he can handle the fences but he looks feasibly treated on this mark if he does. There's no Janal for Against The Wind to master today and he rates a big threat, as does Young Buddy who ran an encouraging race at Haydock on his reappearance. Tifoso ran well behind Quinder Spring last time, a horse trained by Lucinda Russell who runs the returning Innominate. Conditions suit Golden Globe, Locked Inthepocket remains capable of better, whilst Of Course has a more solid level of form than the majority of his rivals. Time Out and Tartan Snow both command respect on their reappearances.
Time Out (IRE) 6-1 (10-12) Held up, in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, chased winner from next, kept on, always held, 2nd of 15, 4l behind Tarabaloo (11-1) at Ayr 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Feb.
Tartan Snow 18-1 (11-9) Always behind, 9th of 12, well behind Bob's Dream (11-9) at Kelso 2m 1f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Apr.
Locked Inthepocket (IRE) 9-2 (11-10) Held up towards rear on inside, headway approaching 5 out, weakening when hit 4 out, 6th of 14, 38l behind Primrose Time (10-10) at Carlisle 2m nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Oct.
Golden Globe (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Behind, under pressure when hampered 4 out, soon pulled up, in a race won by Lawgiver (11-6) at Wetherby 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Apr, 14 ran.
Tifoso (FR) 8-1 (10-6) Held up behind, headway 10th, went 2nd 2 out, led between last 2, 4 lengths clear when ridden and went right last, kept on under pressure flat, headed final strides, 2nd of 10, nk behind Quinder Spring (10-8) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Oct.
Innominate (IRE) 9-1 (11-4) Held up, chased leaders approaching 3 out, soon weakened, 3rd of 9, 25l behind Almire Du Lia (10-0) at Ayr 3m 1f hcp ch 0-110 (4) sft in Feb '09.
Young Buddy 7-1 (10-11) Held up towards rear, some headway approaching 2 out, in 6th approaching last, never dangerous, 7th of 10, 24l behind Scotsbrook Cloud (11-3) at Haydock 3m cond hcp hdl 0-1115 (4) gd.
Against The Wind 4-1fav (11-7) Tracked leaders, took keen hold early, ridden and challenged last, every chance run-in, just held towards finish, 2nd of 10, nk behind Janal (9-9) at Hexham 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) hvy.
Douglas Julian 11-10fav (10-13) With leader, led 4th, headed after 5th, led 6th, ridden after 3 out, about 3 lengths up when mistake last, kept on well to draw clear final 150 yards, won at Carlisle 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) hvy beating Border Flora (11-10) by 8l, 9 ran.
Of Course (FR) 11-1 (11-1) Held up mid-division, pushed along to chase leaders after 4 out, challenged last, soon ridden, led final 100 yards, headed towards finish, kept on and just held, 2nd of 15, hd behind What's Occurrin (10-11) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Oct.
