held up towards rear, headway 9th, ridden 3 out, hung left and weakened approaching last
mid-division, headway after 3 out, ridden to lead last, driven out
mid-division, headway 5th, reminder after 8th, slightly outpaced before 2 out, no danger after
prominent, ridden after 3 out, slightly outpaced 2 out, stayed on same pace flat
mid-division, headway on outside 5th, weakened after 3 out
prominent, lost place approaching 6th, behind from 9th
held up towards rear, raced keenly, headway 9th, led approaching 2 out, ridden after 2 out, headed last, ran on flat
led, raced keenly, headed 3rd, ridden after 7th, weakened approaching 2 out
raced keenly in rear, struggling 3 out
tracked leaders, raced keenly, led 3rd, headed approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last
prominent, weakened after 3 out
mid-division, raced keenly, headway 8th, every chance after 3 out, weakened after 2 out
held up in rear, not fluent 9th, trying to close when not clear run approaching 2 out, hung left approaching last, never troubled leaders
FINBIN can round off the card on a high as he looks for his second career win under rules; onto the shortlist go Supreme Team, Patchoulie Conti and Solway Storm. Harry Hogarth is yet to send a winner to the track but he has a chance of sending out his first Southwell jumps winner here. Starting handicaps on a mark of 79 in March, he has shown that it was a generous perch by running two much improved races, including a win last time out at Newcastle. He has a 6lb rise in the weights for that win but he evidently acts well on this ground and is taken to win again. Patrixbourne rates as a danger having stepped up markedly on all efforts previous when he filled second at Hereford last time. The first-time blinkers seemed to have a big effect there but he has been raised 5lb for that effort and they will need to work once again if he is to win. Cinaman is working his way down the handicap but for good reason as recent performances have not been too sweet, Patchoulie Conti ran a better race last time at Hexham in the process suggesting that this mark of 83 for a first handicap start may be workable, whilst blinkers are applied for the first time on Magic Of The Isles. Towards the bottom of the weights Solway Storm and Gagarin make a modicum of appeal, although the latter's career is yet to take-off so to speak, and so we are happy to return to Finbin as the nomination.
Restart (IRE) 7-1 (10-11) Held up in rear, not always fluent, stayed on under pressure from 3 out, challenging for 3rd when blundered last, 4th of 10, 11l behind Ostfanni (10-13) at Cheltenham 3m 1f nov hdl (4) gd in Oct '05.
All Roads Lead (IRE) 15-2 (10-13) Close up, chased leaders 7th until after next, soon weakened, 5th of 12, 19l behind Palos Conti (10-10) at Fakenham 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd.
Finbin (IRE) 11-2fav (10-13) Held up, headway approaching 3 out, stayed on to lead near finish, won at Newcastle 3m nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in Mar beating Kinfayre Boy (11-7) by 1/2l, 15 ran.
Supreme Team (IRE) 3-1fav (11-12) Tracked leaders, ridden 10th, led soon after, headed after 2 out, one pace, 2nd of 13, 7l behind Acosta (11-5) at Hereford 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-85 (5) sft in Nov.
Nomore (IRE) 50-1 (10-7) Mid-division, ridden 7th, behind from 9th, tailed off, 10th of 13, well behind Double Hit (10-7) at Bangor 3m nh nov hdl (4) gd.
McEldowney 22-1 (10-1) Held up, struggling halfway, last of 6, 41l behind Industrial Star (11-2) at Market Rasen 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd.
Patchoulie Conti (FR) 16-1 (10-2) Towards rear, headway after 3 out, effort between last 2, one pace, 3rd of 11, 19l behind Elzahann (10-12) at Hexham 3m nh nov hdl (4) gd.
Patrixbourne 80-1 (9-12) Led, raced keenly, headed 2nd, led 6th to 7th, led after 9th, clear briefly after 2 out, headed approaching last, stayed on flat, 2nd of 17, 1l behind Heir To Be (11-12) at Hereford 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Mar.
Cinaman (IRE) 66-1 (11-0) Always behind, weakened from 7th, 9th of 17, 43l behind Description (11-9) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Mar.
Magic of The Isles 20-1 (11-3) Always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up before 9th, in a race won by Simple Glory (11-11) at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd in Mar, 16 ran.
Colinette 20-1 (10-13) Towards rear, brief effort 10th, pulled up before last, in a race won by Dizzy Future (11-4) at Hereford 3m 2f cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd, 18 ran.
Gagarin (FR) 40-1 (10-1) Held up, detached from 5th, took modest 3rd flat, 3rd of 6, 32l behind Industrial Star (11-2) at Market Rasen 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd.
Solway Storm 50-1 (11-1) Towards rear, smooth headway to track leaders 3 out, ridden and every chance next, soon one pace, in 3rd when fell last, in a race won by Oh Yah Dancer (11-2) at Perth 2m 4f cnd hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd in Jul, 15 ran.
Mistress To No One 10-1 (10-6) Held up towards rear, hit 2nd, kept on from 2 out, 3rd of 10, 6l behind At The Money (11-7) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd.
