held up and keen, headway 5th, led approaching last, driven out
held up in touch, struggling before halfway
hampered 1st, always behind
prominent, led approaching 5th, headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened
not fluent, always behind
prominent, ridden 4 out, soon weakened
held up in touch, led approaching 3 out, ridden and headed last, kept on
led, soon clear, hit 2nd, headed approaching 5th, weakened and pulled up before next
held up and not jumped well, soon behind
chased leaders and not fluent, hampered 2nd, every chance approaching 3 out, soon outpaced, left 3rd last, no impression
held up towards rear, never dangerous
held up and not fluent, headway approaching 3 out, outpaced next, 6 lengths down in 3rd when fell last
chased leaders, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened
always behind, bumped 2nd, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
prominent, weakened 4 out
chased leaders until weakened approaching 3 out
Rasharrow has a bright future and should outclass this lot, the best of whom appear to be Funny Times and Oddsmaker. Len Lungo thinks the world of Rasharrow, successful in two of his three bumper outings last term, his one defeat coming at the Cheltenham Festival where he was third to Missed That. He duly made a winning start to his career over hurdles at Kelso a fortnight ago, jumping like an old hand under Bruce Gibson who had done plenty of schooling on him at home. Tony Dobbin is back now though so takes over and should have an armchair ride. We know that the long galloping straight at the Scottish track suits the selection, and he can take another step to stardom by adding to his tally. Funny Times was useful herself last season, but was a bit disappointing on her final start when fifth in the Aintree Champion Bumper. Nevertheless she is expected to go on to better things, especially when sent over fences eventually. Oddsmaker turns out just three days after chasing home the highly rated L'Antartique ay Haydock, and if over those exertions should be on the premises again, although surely the best that he can hope for is a place, with Rasharrow booked for the winner's berth.
Rasharrow (IRE) 1-4fav (10-12) Held up, headway halfway to track leaders, led 3 out, pushed out, won at Kelso 2m nh nov hdl (E) gs in Oct beating Polly Whitefoot (10-5) by 3 1/2l, 16 ran.
Ballyhurry (USA) 6-1 (8-11) Held up, ridden and smooth headway from over 3f out, jockey dropped whip over 2f out, kept on one pace after, 5th of 11, 5l behind Stevedore (8-9) at Musselburgh 1m hcp (5) gf in Sept (Flat).
Barney (IRE) 10-1 (10-8) Raced keenly, led 4f, chased leaders until lost place over 5f out, soon weakened, 11th of 13, well behind According To Pete (10-13) at Sedgefield 2m 1f mdn nhf (H) gs in Oct.
Boris The Spider 25-1 (8-12) Mid-division, hung left and weakened over 2f out, 7th of 14, 23l behind Spring Pursuit (8-9) at Ayr 1m 7f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Oct (Flat).
Dalawan 9-2 (10-9) Held up, headway halfway, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, kept on but no impression, 2nd of 15, 7l behind Balamory Dan (10-11) at Perth 2m nhf (H) gs in Sept.
Datbandito (IRE) 4-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, effort over 3f out, one pace final 2f, 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Qualitair Pleasure (10-2) at Ayr 2m nhf (H) gf in Mar '04.
Endless Power (IRE) 28-1 (10-12) In touch, ridden to chase winner approaching 2 out, mistake, ridden and no extra approaching last, 6th of 16, 26l behind Rasharrow (10-12) at Kelso 2m nh nov hdl (E) gs in Oct.
First Look (FR) (9-2) behind Shamal (9-1) at Baden-Baden 1m 4f hcp gd in Aug '03, 14 ran.
Moffied (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) Led, headed 3 out, weakened after next, 9th of 10, well behind Faasel (10-7) at Kelso 2m nov hdl (E) sft in Jan.
Moscow Ali (IRE) Moscow Society gelding out of Down The Bog.
Oddsmaker (IRE) 33-1 (10-5) Pulled hard in rear, headway 3rd, mistake 4th, ridden and every chance last, not quicken flat, 2nd of 10, 5l behind L'Antartique (10-9) at Haydock 2m nov hdl (D) gs.
Whatcanyasay 100-1 (10-4) In rear, tailed off from 5th pulled up 2 out in race won by Echo Point (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m 1f nh nov hdl (E) gs in Oct, 13 ran.
Funny Times 5-2fav (11-1) Mid-division, headway on inside over 5f out, edged right and one pace final 2f, 5th of 17, 17l behind Senorita Rumbalita (10-12) at Aintree 2m 1f nhf lst (A) gs in Apr.
Glenisla Mist Missed Flight filly out of a lightly-raced mare.
Golden Remedy 100-1 (8-4) Always towards rear, last of 14, 44l behind King After (8-5) at Musselburgh 1m hcp (6) gd in Sept (Flat).
Powerlove (FR) 12-1 (10-3) Chased leaders, outpaced halfway, headway to lead 3f out, ridden and hard pressed from over 1f out, held on towards finish, won at Perth 2m nhf (H) gs in Apr beating Kirkside Pleasure (10-13) by a hd, 18 ran.
Showtime Annie 12-1 (10-9) Towards rear, headway 4 out, ridden next, one pace from 2 out, 3rd of 11, 20l behind New Alco (10-13) at Aintree 2m mdn hdl (D) gs in Oct.
