held up, effort after 9th, soon weakened
always behind
chased leader to 6th, ridden 8th, 4th and beaten when blundered 3 out
chased leaders, ridden approaching 4 out, mistake 2 out, one pace
keen, mid-division, headway to lead 5th, ridden 2 out, clear last, ran on
led to 5th, went 2nd 6th, ridden and every chance 3 out, one pace flat
always towards rear
chased leaders to 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
Gipsy Cricketer can make the most of this quick reappearance, with Call Me Edward, Just Muckin Around and Young Tot likely to give him most to do. Gipsy Cricketer has certainly been a model of consistency this term, having only been out of the first three once in his last five starts, and judged by the way that he stuck to his task behind Golden Duck at Stratford on Saturday, another good effort is on the cards. Michael Scudamore's 10-year-old attracted plenty of support in the ring beforehand, and although he is generally hard to win with, is worth sticking with to gain an overdue victory. Call Me Edward has the form but will do well to shrug off his burden of topweight, while Just Muckin Around has slowly but surely got his confidence back but is best watched for the time being. Young Tot has failed to progress after showing some promise early on, and for the winner we like the look of Gipsy Cricketer.
Call Me Edward (IRE) 5-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway 7th, ridden to chase leaders after 4 out, weakened from next, 6th of 10, 49l behind Nabir (9-7) at Perth 2m nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft in Sept.
Buttress 11-2 (10-9) Held up towards rear, jumped left 3rd, slow jump 6th, headway after 3 out, 2nd and held when fell at the last in race won by Waterspray (11-8) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in Jul, 7 ran.
Just Muckin Around (IRE) 17-2 (10-6) Prominent, ridden and jumped slowly 4 out, left 3rd 2 out, no extra flat, 4th of 8, 18l behind Eljay's Boy (11-12) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp chs 0-110 (4) frm.
Nimby Run (IRE) 16-1 (10-5) Always behind, tailed off approaching 3 out, 10th of 12, well behind Walton Way (10-0) at Worcester 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Sept.
Gipsy Cricketer 9-2 (10-0) Held up, hit 6th, headway 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, kept on flat, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Golden Duck (10-9) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd.
Young Tot (IRE) 7-2 (10-3) Jumped left, led to 2nd, led again 4th to 3 out, faded, 6th of 13, 21l behind Moss Bawn (11-7) at Hereford 2m 3f sll hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf in Sept.
Cool Chilli 50-1 (9-9) Towards rear, headway 6th, ridden after 9th, weakened 3 out, 4th and no chance when fell at the last in race won by Terrible Tenant (10-4) at Hereford 2m hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf in Sept, 9 ran.
Bollitree Bob 9-1 (10-4) Not fluent, behind, effort 4 out, weakened 3 out, no chance when fell 2 out in race won by Terrible Tenant (10-4) at Hereford 2m hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf in Sept, 9 ran.
