tracked leaders, soon went 2nd, led 4 out, clear before and left alone before 3 out
led to 4 out, in 2nd and beaten when quickly pulled up before 3 out
tracked leaders, mistake 1st, blundered 7th, soon weakened, pulled up before 14th
in rear, struggling before halfway, pulled up
in rear, struggling from halfway, remote 3rd from 8th, pulled up
UNIONISTE was well beaten in the Foxhunters at Cheltenham recently but landed a double before that including a victory over course and distance. He can return to winning ways given Carraig Mor has something to prove back over regulation fences. A decent chaser back in 2015, the latter fell on his only start under Rules since and arrives on the back of a recent point-to-point success. The remainder look up against it with Distracted perhaps best of them.
Unioniste (FR) 12-1 (12-0) Never better than mid-division, behind 4 out, 10th of 24, 21 3/4l behind Pacha Du Polder (12-0) at Cheltenham 3m 2f (2) sft in Mar.
Carraig Mor (IRE) 9-4 (12-0) Made all; drew clr aft 2 out; rdly, won at Charlton Horethorne 3m sft in Mar beating Minim Mouse (11-7) by 10l, 5 ran.
Cinevator (IRE) 50-1 (11-12) Led, headed after 4 out, weakened before 3 out, 10th of 14, 32 1/2l behind Balkinstown (11-7) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Minmore Grey (IRE) 125-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, lost place and struggling in rear 8th, stumbled next, weakened 13th, tailed off, 5th of 6, dist behind Unioniste (12-6) at Fontwell 3m 2f (6) gs in Feb.
Distracted (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) (cp) (tt) a bhnd; t.o, 7th of 13, dist behind William Money (12-0) at Barbury Racecourse 3m gs in Jan.
Trueflyingcolours (IRE) 20-1 (12-0) (bl) chsd ldrs; went 2nd app 3 out; wknd nxt, 2nd of 7, 12l behind Boygojumping (12-0) at Badbury Rings 3m fm in Feb.
