held up in rear, struggling after 8th, never dangerous
prominent, led after 8th, 3 lengths ahead when mistake, stumbled and unseated rider 2 out
tracked leaders, went 3 lengths 2nd when left in lead and hampered 2 out, ridden out
held up towards rear, not fluent 5th, headway next, ridden and lost place after 6th, rallied after 2 out, no impression last
mid-division, headway 6th, 4th when not fluent 3 out, weakened next
tracked leaders, mistake 6th, outpaced 8th, rallied approaching 2 out, went 2nd before last, stayed on
held up towards rear on outside, effort when mistake 8th, soon weakened, hit 3 out, pulled up before next
held up in rear, headway 3 out, stayed on flat, never nearer
prominent, took keen hold, lost place 8th, rallied last, ran on well flat, went 3rd towards finish
held up towards rear, mistake 3rd, not fluent 5th, behind when mistake 7th, tailed off
led until after 8th, no extra flat
Plenty with claims in this modest handicap with Escardo likely to appreciate the quicker ground having finished second in his last three starts. Esteem has fallen to a decent mark but is struggling for form at present, while Daneva has only managed one win in 36 career starts and was a long way behind Carleton Place at Hereford earlier this month. Jawhary is tried in a visor and has a bit to find but Sheepclose was only beaten a head at Huntingdon last time and it would be no surprise to see a big run from Tahiti Pearl following a break. PUMBOO won this last year and loves the fast ground. He is fancied to reverse Cartmel running in June with Mysterious World and double up.
Daneva (IRE) 4-1 (10-10) Led, headed before 3 out, soon weakened and tailed off, 5th of 7, 48l behind Carleton Place (10-1) at Hereford 2m 3f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf.
Esteem 7-1 (10-5) Held up, headway 8th, 5th and no extra last, weakened flat, 6th of 11, 36l behind Akbabend (11-13) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd.
Jawhary 15-2 (11-3) Prominent, led approaching 3 out, soon headed, weakened before next, 10th of 14, 48l behind Coffee (11-8) at Worcester 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd.
Carleton Place (IRE) 9-2 (10-6) Tracked leaders on inside, ridden approaching 4 out, soon beaten, one pace after, 6th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Larks Lad (11-11) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd.
Tahiti Pearl (IRE) 5-1 (10-12) Tracked leader until 2nd, stayed handy until 4 out, weakened next, 5th of 7, 38l behind Unforgettable (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m nov chs 0-115 (4) gs in Apr.
Sheepclose (IRE) 11-2 (10-10) Mid-division, headway 3rd, chased leaders 6th, ridden to challenge approaching last, ran on, just failed, 2nd of 8, hd behind Guns of Love (9-11) at Huntingdon 2m hcp 0-100 (5) gf in Aug.
Pumboo (FR) 14-1 (10-12) Held up in mid-division, headway when not much room 3 out, stayed on same pace from next, 4th of 12, 10l behind Schinken Otto (10-13) at Sedgefield 2m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in Aug.
Strawhall Maul (IRE) 40-1 (11-7) Prominent, jumped right, lost place after 5th, mistake 9th, stayed on approaching 4 out, no impression 2 out, 5th of 11, 23l behind Le Seychellois (11-12) at Worcester 2m 7f cnd hcp chs (0-95) (5) gd.
Hopeand 10-1 (11-1) Held up towards rear, took keen hold, mistake 7th, well beaten 2 out, pulled up before last, in a race won by Noble Media (10-0) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Aug, 12 ran.
Mysterious World (IRE) 4-1 (10-11) Chased leader, ridden after last, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Pete (11-4) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp 0-100 (5) gs in Jul.
Escardo (GER) 6-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 9th, not fluent 2 out, went 2nd flat, no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 7l behind Bennys Quest (11-6) at Worcester 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Aug.
My Condor (IRE) 22-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed 3 out, chased leader until ridden before 2 out, dropped to modest 4th approaching last, weakened to 5th in closing stages, 5th of 7, 24l behind Mibleu (11-5) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd.
