took keen hold, held up, headway 2nd, led and mistake next, headed 4th, stayed prominent, bumped 3 out, no extra approaching last
prominent, led 2nd until 3rd, led 4th, headed 4 out, no extra towards finish
held up, not fluent 1st, mistake 7th, headway after 9th, led 4 out, clear last, easily
tracked leaders, took keen hold, blundered badly 8th, lost place next, pulled up before 4 out
prominent, lost place after 4th, weakened 4 out
held up, headway 7th, mistake 9th, stayed on same pace from 2 out, went 3rd flat
held up towards rear on outside, behind 7th, tailed off
led until 2nd, tracked leaders, jumped right 5th, ridden 8th, weakened approaching 4 out
held up, jumped right 2nd, hit next, stayed on from 3 out, never on terms
held up, not fluent 2nd, jumped slowy 7th, ridden next, hung left from 3 out, went 2nd last, no chance with winner
tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, no extra 2 out
Prince Tam has had 27 career starts but only one here when he was well beaten. He has more to do here but Le Roi Rouge always goes well on the track and is very well handicapped at his best so must be considered. Kilkenny All Star ran poorly at Catterick last time as did Storm Surge at Kelso but the latter had been in very good form previously and is only 5lb higher than for his success at Haydock. The veteran Polar Gunner has won eight times over fences and can never be ruled out in this class but it's BORDER REIVER who gets the nod as he's now on the same mark as when scoring over the C&D in May and gave notice of an imminent success at Leicester last time.
Safari Adventures (IRE) 20-1 (10-8) Went left start and behind, well beaten 4 out, 11th of 13, 30l behind Tara Royal (11-3) at Musselburgh 2m hcp chs 0-140 (3) gs.
Polar Gunner 12-1 (11-9) Led, driven and headed after 2 out, kept on same pace, no impression approaching last, 2nd of 5, 6l behind Time Out (11-12) at Sedgefield 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Jan.
Saveiro (FR) 8-1 (11-0) Held up in touch, challenged over 5f out until ridden over 2f out, no impression on front pair over 1f out, soon weakened, 3rd of 13, 12l behind Rory Boy (10-11) at Southwell 2m n h flat (6) std.
Storm Surge (IRE) 3-1fav (10-11) Soon prominent, left in lead 6th, headed approaching last, soon rallied, faded flat, 4th of 8, 19l behind Primrose Time (10-5) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft in Dec.
Kilkenny All Star (IRE) 6-1 (10-9) Mid-division, outpaced 4 out, lost moderate 4th when mistake 2 out, never near leaders, 5th of 10, 27l behind Altan Khan (11-7) at Catterick 2m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Jan.
Le Roi Rouge (FR) 8-1 (10-10) In rear, ridden 4 out, never able to challenge, 5th of 10, 18l behind Tyrone House (11-9) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Dec.
Turbo Island 12-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders on outside, pushed along 8th, ridden after 11th, soon weakened, pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Bocciani (11-7) at Haydock 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) hvy in Dec, 6 ran.
Cabbyl Doo 8-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, ridden and blundered 3 out, soon weakened, 5th of 6, 31l behind Dancing Art (11-0) at Newcastle 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft.
Border Reiver 14-1 (11-0) Mid-division on inside, chased leaders after 5 out, ridden and kept on same pace from 3 out, never on terms, 4th of 14, 11l behind Cootehill (11-12) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Dec.
Zazamix (FR) 10-1 (10-6) Held up in rear, ridden 11th, outpaced 12th, tailed off, 4th of 6, 22l behind Dancing Art (11-0) at Newcastle 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft.
Prince Tam 6-1 (11-4) Led, ridden and headed last 100 yards, no extra, 2nd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Transact (11-2) at Newcastle 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft.
