held up in rear, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, briefly rallied 2 out, disputed modest 3rd approaching last, weakened into 4th close home
held up in midfield, ridden before 2 out where unseated rider
prominent, not fluent 12th, briefly ridden before 3 out where not fluent, soon dropped to last, no impression approaching last, stayed into 3rd close home, no danger
held up in rear, headway into midfield before 3 out, ridden before last to chase leaders, pressed leader approaching last, kept on run in, switched left close home, no extra near finish
took keen hold, led, briefly headed 1st, 1 length ahead 3 out, maintained advantage 2 out, soon ridden and headed, weakened approaching last
prominent, chased leader before 3rd, not fluent 6th, pressed leader 2 out, soon travelling best and led, pressed for lead approaching last where good jump, stayed on well run-in, edged left close home, won going away
NonRunner
Dolly Dancer likes it here and could make short work of these if on a going day. They seem to happen less frequently, however, though cheekpieces are applied and she has a 7lb claimer on board. Croagh Patrick and FOLLOW YOUR ARROW have also become frustrating to follow but the latter gets a final chance as Cilluirid doesn’t stand much racing and Exit To Where does best at Kelso.
Exit To Where (FR) 11-8fav (11-7) Tracked leader close up, pushed along and outpaced before 2 out, soon beaten, last of 4, 12 1/2l behind The Ferry Master (11-10) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp (4) gf in May.
Cilluirid (IRE) 16-1 (11-9) Held up in 4th, jumped right and not fluent 10th, jumped right and mistake 4 out, outpaced before 3 out, rallied last, stayed on, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner, 2nd of 5, 1l behind Reserve Tank (11-13) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Grange Ranger (IRE) 14-1 (11-11) In rear, not always fluent, closed after 2 out, no impression in 5th before last, went 4th flat, 4th of 6, 6 1/2l behind No Regrets (12-0) at Hexham 3m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Croagh Patrick (IRE) 16-5 (11-10) Held up in rear, headway after 4 out, went 3rd from last, kept on, no impression on winner, 3rd of 7, 9l behind Hapy La Vie (10-2) at Hexham 3m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Dolly Dancer (IRE) 10-3 (11-5) Rear of mid-division, not much room when not fluent 1st, rider nearly came off but good recovery, headway 12th, outpaced 2 out, soon weakened, 5th of 7, 24l behind Hapy La Vie (10-2) at Hexham 3m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Dr Shirocco (IRE) 11-2 (10-6) Mid-division, headway 11th, every chance when fell 3 out, at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Follow Your Arrow (FR) 4-1jfav (11-5) Mid-division, headway before 9th, chased winner final bend, unable to challenge, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 10, 3l behind Do No Wrong (10-8) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in May.
