tracked leader, ridden before 3 out, weakened 2 out
midfield, prominent 9th, awkward 12th, lost place 14th, progress 4 out, almost upsides 3 out, one pace from 2 out
held up in rear, steady headway 15th, progress to chase leader 3 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on but no match for winner flat
made all, jumped right throughout, narrow advantage 3 out, driven out
midfield, towards rear 9th, ridden in rear 15th, some headway before 2 out, not fluent last, no extra
towards rear, some headway 12th, ridden behind leader after 15th, weakened before 3 out when not fluent, soon beaten
Morozov Cocktail scored at Wetherby on Boxing Day when LOUGH SALT, who was a 40/1 chance, unseated halfway round. The latter then landed a 66/1 shock at Doncaster and was very impressive on a return visit for which he's been raised 14lb. Morozov Cocktail returned to form at Hexham last time while Rapid Raider, who completed a hat-trick in Class 5 company at the backend of last year, has continued to run well at that level and was narrowly beaten here last time. Scottish Accent ran in a much higher-grade handicap last time, when Chanting Hill pulled up, but had won a Class 4 handicap at Kelso in January and is only 2lb higher. The latter had also been in winning form previously and isn't out of this while Devour made a fair debut over fences at Perth.
Chanting Hill (IRE) 10-1 (10-13) Towards rear when pulled up before 1st, at Carlisle 3m hcp (2) gd in Mar.
Scottish Accent (IRE) 5-1 (10-12) Midfield, pushed along and given reminder 6th, nudged along 9th, hampered 12th, pushed along approaching 4 out,, 6th of 9, 13 1/4l behind Croagh Patrick (10-0) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Mar.
Devour (IRE) 9-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, not fluent 3rd (water), pressing for 2nd from 2 out, pecked last, no impression on winner, 3rd of 4, 5l behind Ballymoy (11-10) at Perth 3m (4) sft in May.
Morozov Cocktail (IRE) 4-1 (10-10) Tracked leader, led approaching 19th where went right, hit next, ridden and headed turning in, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 5l behind Dubai Devils (11-12) at Hexham 4m hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Rapid Raider (IRE) 10-3 (11-12) Chased leaders, dropped to mid-division before 6th, headway 13th, pushed along to challenge before 4 out, led before next, headed approaching 2 out, rallied well after last, just held by winne, 2nd of 6, nk behind Ballintogher Boy (10-1) at Newcastle 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Mar.
Lough Salt (IRE) 3-1 (10-11) Jumped well, tracked leaders, led before 4 out, clear before next, easily, won at Doncaster 3m hcp (5) gs in Mar beating Bretney (11-12) by 16l, 6 ran.
