held up, outpaced 12th, never dangerous
with leaders, led 2nd to 7th, led again flat, headed post
with leaders, led 7th, blundered badly and unseated rider 14th
led to 2nd, in touch, ridden and outpaced 2 out, stayed on and edged right flat
mid-division when fell 14th
towards rear, mistakes, weakened approaching 12th
in touch, chasing leaders when hit 12th, left in lead 14th, headed approaching last, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden to lead approaching last, headed flat, ran on to lead again post
in rear, headway approaching 3 out, no extra from last
in touch, weakened 12th, hampered 14th, tailed off
MR BARNACLE can be expected to have benefited considerably for last months reappearance at Carlisle and can land this for Nicky Richards and Davy Condon; Justtheoneforyou and Stagecoach Diamond are those selected to take minor honours. Lightly raced with just the six outings up to now, Mr Barnacle appears to have stamina in abundance, relishes plenty 'give' in the ground and while none of those attributes were evident on his latest start, conditions were not ideal for those lacking fitness. Justtheoneforyou is another that has not been over raced. Both his runs over fences have been over two miles. He had to concede weight all round on his last start and might just be better in this higher grade of race, recieving weight from the majority of his rivals on ground this testing. Stagecoach Diamond returns from a 206 day break but has shown that he does go well fresh while Jass could potentially be well handicapped on the basis of his hurdling form. Mr Barnacle is nominated to land this.
Stagecoach Diamond 8-1 (11-3) Mid-division, chased leaders 4 out, effort approaching next, one pace approaching last, 3rd of 15, 11l behind Surface To Air (10-5) at Sedgefield 3m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Apr.
Zitenka (IRE) 33-1 (11-6) Always towards rear, 7th of 14, 44l behind The Hollow Bottom (11-0) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Oct.
Basoda 7-1 (11-11) Held up, headway when hit 3 out, weakened between last 2, 5th of 10, well behind Boris The Blade (10-4) at Hexham 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) hvy in Mar.
Mr Preacher Man 16-1 (11-1) Chased leader, weakened after 4 out, 6th of 18, well behind Lysander (10-0) at Aintree 3m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Oct.
Jass 7-1 (10-9) Led to 2nd, remained prominent, went 2nd 3 out, one pace from next, 2nd of 6, 16l behind According To Pete (11-4) at Hexham 3m 1f nov chs (3) hvy.
Mr Barnacle (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Held up, steady headway to go in touch 4 out, weakened next, 6th of 8, well behind Tot O'Whiskey (10-12) at Carlisle 3m nov chs (3) hvy in Oct.
Justtheoneforyou 9-2 (11-10) In touch, headway 4 out, led next, headed run in, one pace, 2nd of 12, 3l behind Teenando (10-2) at Carlisle 2m nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft.
Doc Row (IRE) 11-2 (10-6) Mid-division and mistakes, outpaced when hit 3 out, soon beaten, 4th of 9, 27l behind Hello Bud (11-3) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp chs 0-120 (3) sft.
Watch My Back 12-1 (10-9) Held up, ridden 4 out, headway and every chance next, weakened from 2 out, 8th of 13, well behind Twelve Paces (9-8) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft.
Roobihoo (IRE) 11-2 (10-13) Held up in touch, weakened 5 out, 4th of 6, 34l behind Windy Hills (11-2) at Wetherby 2m 7f beg chs (4) gf in Apr '07.
