held up in rear, keen early, headway when not fluent 10th, chased winner after 3 out until 2 out, weakened approaching last
held up, not fluent 4th, headway next, went 2nd 4 out until after 3 out, weakened 2 out
held up, stumbled 7th, pushed along after next, headway 10th, hampered 4 out, outpaced 3 out, rallied 2 out, weakened flat
prominent, blundered badly 4 out, not recover
tracked leaders, hampered 2nd, lost place 7th, behind 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
led 1st until blundered badly 2nd, chased leaders, weakened approaching 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
led to 1st, left in lead 2nd, jumped left and mistake 6th, ridden 6 lengths clear 2 out, edged left flat, headed last strides
held up, outpaced 4 out, stayed on approaching last, went 4th flat, never dangerous
held up, headway 8th, went 6 lengths 2nd 2 out, stayed on under pressure to lead last strides
Satindra didn't win much of a race at Fakenham last time out and he is passed over here in favour of SAILOR'S SOVEREIGN. The selection is no superstar but his recent efforts over fences have been an improvement on what we had seen previously. The handicapper has helped his cause by lowering his mark to 72 and off his light weight he could run well at rewarding odds. Mr Ironman ran well at the track last time out and his form may be boosted by the winner who runs in the 1.35 race here, Kinkeel is a course and distance winner who will appreciate the drop in grade today, whilst Ravenscar's third to Take It There looks like solid form. Satindra looks an obvious player; he has no penalty for his win in a conditional jockeys' race at Fakenham and he has dropped plenty in the weights in the last 12 months. Any market support for One Cornetto should be noted on his return from almost three years off, however a better bet may be Sailor's Sovereign who gets the vote.
One Cornetto (IRE) 5-1 (10-12) Raced keenly, held up behind leaders, chased winner 3 out until approaching 2 out, weakened before last, last of 4, 24l behind Bubble Boy (11-3) at Huntingdon 3m hcp chs 0-120 (3) gf in Apr '07.
Mayeul (FR) 8-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway approaching 3 out, one pace, 5th of 11, 12l behind Green Belt Elite (11-10) at Chepstow 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft.
Satindra (IRE) 7-1 (11-6) Held up in rear, improved to 3rd 8th, chased leader next, challenged from 2 out, looked held approaching last when leader blundered badly, led and ran on, won at Fakenham 2m Conditional Handicap Chase (0-85) (4yo+) (5) gd beating Present (10-4) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.
Ravenscar 9-2 (10-6) Tracked leader, ridden and weakened after 2 out, lost second when no extra towards finish, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Take It There (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 4f hcp 0-100 (4) sft.
Kinkeel (IRE) 250-1 (11-0) Soon in rear, lost touch 8th, tailed off, last of 6, well behind Well Chief (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m chs (2) sft.
Killfinnan Castle (IRE) 20-1 (10-13) Jumped left, chased leaders, weakened 3 out, fell last, in a race won by R'Cam (11-7) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp 0-90 (5) gd, 14 ran.
Alderbrook Girl (IRE) 33-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, mistake 7th, soon pushed along, weakened 9th, 9th of 10, well behind American World (11-11) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd.
Sailor's Sovereign 66-1 (9-11) In rear, hampered 7th, ridden 8th, stayed on from 2 out, never near leaders, 4th of 10, 19l behind Cartier Opera (10-0) at Towcester 2m 3f nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gs.
Mr Ironman 16-1 (10-0) In touch, 3rd when mistake 3 out, well beaten before 2 out, left in lead last, headed flat, no extra, 2nd of 9, 4l behind Wide Receiver (11-0) at Towcester 2m 6f hcp 0-100 (4) gs.
