held up, not fluent 11th, took closer order 5 out, hit 3 out, switched wide before 2 out, ridden before last, one pace run-in
pressed leader, almost upsides 11th, ridden before 3 out, kept on but could not match winner
held up, ridden and lost ground before 2 out, weakened before last
led, not fluent 11th, ridden and extended lead before 2 out where not fluent, always doing enough
in rear, not fluent 6th, slow 8th, ridden before 2 out, weakening when hit last
DAMIENS DILEMMA returned to action with a victory at Hexham. He’s only 3lb higher today and had Shanroe Street well behind in third. Stay Humble is unexposed over fences though hasn’t raced since March but Plantagenet has a recent outing under his belt and finished runner-up at Cheltenham off a similar mark last year. Blue Kascade looks no nearer to winning despite sliding further down the weights.
Stay Humble (IRE) 28-1 (10-12) Close up on outside, chased front pair before 3 out, switched inside before next, ridden and one pace between last 2, no impression before last, 3rd of 5, 8 1/4l behind Stradivarius Davis (10-12) at Catterick 3m 1f (4) sft in Mar.
Plantagenet 5-1 (11-7) Held up in last trio, reminders and struggling after 13th, plugged on in 4th from 4 out, went remote 3rd run-in, 3rd of 7, 24 1/2l behind Lillington (11-0) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Blue Kascade (IRE) 9-1 (10-13) Prominent, mistake 8th, outpaced when mistake 4 out, hampered and weakened next, 5th of 8, 35 3/4l behind Federici (11-12) at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Damiens Dilemma (IRE) 28-1 (10-7) Led until mistake next, led next, not fluent 15th, pressed last, stayed on gamely, won at Hexham 3m hcp (4) gd in Sep beating Jen's Boy (11-7) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Shanroe Street (IRE) 8-1 (10-11) Chased leaders, not fluent 1st, went right next and bumped, not fluent 4 out, outpaced and held after, 3rd of 9, 9 1/4l behind Damiens Dilemma (10-7) at Hexham 3m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
