held up towards rear, hit 4 out, never on terms
raced keenly, held up, headway chasing leaders 3rd, pushed along before 3 out, ridden and weakened well before next
held up in touch on inside, pushed along chasing leaders before 2 out, went 2nd before the last, ridden and stayed on same pace run-in
chased leaders on inside, flattened 8th, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened
held up in touch, headway on outside chasing leaders approaching 3 out, hit 2 out, weakened between last 2
held up well in rear, headway before the last, kept on battling for modest 4th, never nearer
made all, not fluent 5th, blundered 7th, ridden between last 2, stayed on gamely run-in
chased leaders on outside, went 2nd approaching 3 out until before the last, 3rd and one pace run-in
chased winner until pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off before next
Petite Ganache and Court Baloo are closely matched on their 1-2 at Musselburgh in January but the winner hasn’t raced since. Chocolat Noir did well to hold off Henry’s Joy at Cartmel but this looks a stronger race, though Martin Todhunter's mare did win here last year. Richard Johnson has chosen CRAIGMOR (NAP) ahead of St Lawrence Gap and Olly Murphy’s recent Market Rasen winner can score for a sixth time under Rules.
No Hiding Place (IRE) 33-1 (11-8) Held up, took keen hold, closed 4th, steadied 6th, headway to lead 8th, headed 3 out, not fluent last, no extra flat, 3rd of 7, 6 3/4l behind Perfect Man (11-11) at Kelso 3m 2f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Blue Rambler 50-1 (9-9) Raced in mid-division, niggled along over 4f out, faded over 2f out, last of 17, 27 3/4l behind Mankayan (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Craigmor (IRE) 9-2 (11-2) Held up in touch, travelling well on heels of leaders before 2 out, went over 2 lengths 2nd at the last, ridden and closed to lead final 150 yards, won at Market Rasen 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Jul beating Lungarno Palace (11-10) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
St Lawrence Gap (IRE) 13-2 (11-7) Mid-division, not fluent 1st, blundered and lost place 3rd, tailed off 7th, pulled up before 10th, at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Caboy (FR) (11-4) 8th of 12, 20 1/2l behind Cleny (10-12) at Angers 2m 3f sft in Feb.
Cairnshill (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) In rear, some headway past beaten rivals after 4 out, remote 5th when fell heavily 2 out, at Catterick 3m 1f hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
Chocolat Noir (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) Jumped right at times, chased leaders, went 2nd before 4th, led 7th, headed final bend, led again 120 yards out, stayed on gamely, won at Cartmel 2m 6f hcp (4) gs in Jul beating Henry's Joy (11-1) by nk, 10 ran.
Petite Ganache (IRE) 7-2 (10-8) Close up, pushed along and slightly outpaced approaching 3 out, rallied next, ridden to lead approaching last, ran on, won at Musselburgh 3m hcp (4) gs in Jan beating Court Baloo (10-13) by 7 1/2l, 8 ran.
Court Baloo (IRE) 4-1jfav (11-12) Chased leaders, ridden before 9th, weakening when mistake 3 out, tailed off, 7th of 9, dist behind Top Billing (10-13) at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (5) gs in Jul.
