held up in touch, lost place 2nd, soon behind, tailed off
tracked leaders, hard ridden over 6f out, soon weakened, tailed off
behind, headway halfway, chased leaders over 6f out, every chance when blundered last, faded
pulled hard in rear, never a factor
mid-division, headway halfway, chased leaders approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace
held up in touch, under pressure after halfway weakened over 7f out, behind when pulled up 2 out
held up in rear, outpaced 8f out, headway approaching 2 out, soon ridden to challenge, kept on under pressure
mid-division, pushed along approaching 3rd, never on terms
led until 3rd, weakened over 8f out, pulled up over 5f out
held up in rear, headway after halfway, chased leaders before 2 out, led approaching last, stayed on well (7 hurdles omitted)
tracked leaders, led 3rd, headed approaching 2 out, faded
chased leaders, under pressure 4f out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before last
always behind pulled up before 2 out
Little Carmela had Willow Wren well behind when scoring at Uttoxeter last month. She should make another bold bid given claimer Giles Hawkins takes over from Richard Johnson and negates most of a 7lb rise in the weights. However, ABNAKI relished the step up to 2m6f at Newton Abbot last time when holding on for victory despite a last hurdle blunder. This longer trip should bring further improvement and he gets the nod. Twice a winner over fences this year, Our Jim can race off a lower mark reverting to hurdles, while Fontwell winner The Good Guy has claims on last year's best form. Restart goes well here and What's Occurrin could make the frame.
Little Carmela 6-1 (11-12) Chased leader, hit 3rd, lost 2nd before 8th, outpaced approaching 3 out, rallied to lead 2 out, driven out, won at Uttoxeter 3m mrs hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in May beating Vallani (10-13) by 3 1/2l, 9 ran.
Our Jim 8-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders on outside, jumped slowly 7th, ridden 13th, lost place 15th, outpaced 4 out, weakened next, 6th of 9, 23l behind Badger Foot (10-12) at Kelso 3m 1f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in May.
Abnaki (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Always prominent, led 7th, ridden when mistake last, just held on, won at Newton Abbot 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) gf in May beating Akbabend (10-12) by ns, 14 ran.
The Good Guy (IRE) 7-1 (11-8) Led, mistake 6th, ridden and headed when blundered 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 8th of 11, 29l behind Font (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in May.
Mzuri Bay 33-1 (9-11) Chasing leaders when fell 10th, in a race won by Sarde (11-2) at Newbury 3m 2f am hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Nov, 11 ran.
Admiral Dundas (IRE) 9-1 (10-11) Mid-division, headway 3rd, ridden after 7th, lost place next, soon beaten, plugged on from 2 out, 5th of 11, 34l behind Badgers Cove (11-10) at Ludlow 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Apr.
Yeoman Spirit (IRE) 7-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, pushed along before 5th, outpaced 6th, went poor 3rd before last, no impression, 3rd of 9, 18l behind Agglestone Rock (10-10) at Haydock 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gf in Apr.
Restart (IRE) 14-1 (11-1) Led, headed before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, in 3rd and held when blundered badly last, 3rd of 10, 16l behind Red Not Blue (11-3) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in May.
What's Occurrin 4-1fav (11-1) Led, hit 3rd, headed 2 out, weakened before last, 4th of 10, 10l behind Galley Slave (9-8) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in May.
Sapphire Rouge (IRE) 9-2 (10-9) Held up in touch, blundered 4th, headway 4 out, ridden to chase winner before last, kept on, always held, 2nd of 13, 3 1/2l behind The Strawberry One (10-12) at Towcester 2m 5f mrs nov hdl (4) gf in May.
Willow Wren 6-1 (11-6) Chased leaders, ridden after 6th, lost place before 8th, behind approaching 3 out, tailed off, 5th of 9, well behind Little Carmela (11-12) at Uttoxeter 3m mrs hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in May.
Mickytaker (IRE) 20-1 (11-8) Disputed 3rd, hit and reminders 4th, driven and outpaced approaching 7th, plugged on same pace, no chance with front pair from 3 out, 3rd of 6, 34l behind Fishoutofwater (11-4) at Bangor 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in May.
Moon Melody (GER) 40-1 (11-4) Tracked leader, pushed along after 4 out, soon outpaced, kept on from 2 out, no impression, 4th of 6, 15l behind Rushwee (10-11) at Wetherby 2m 4f sell hdl (5) gd in May.
