CATTERICK BRIDGE 14:50

Non Runners: SCOTSWELL, BEEVES (IRE). Fences: 24. Race Distance Adjustment: +90 yds

Time: 8m 17.5s Closing Sectional: (3.1f): 53.9s (94.2%)

Overrounds: Industry SP 115%, Betfair SP 103.2%

A host of front runners suggested this would be a well-run affair and there was no let up in the gallop even over the marathon trip, a gruelling affair that only 5 managed to finish, with the other quartet who completed rather setting the race up for dour stayer Lackamon, who'd blundered his way round well off the pace; a low view is advised of the bare form and there's no question Alto Des Mottes shaped best, whilst well-treated pair Gorgehous Lliege and Pete The Feat also shaped a lot better than the distance they were beaten.

LACKAMON put in a typical display in many ways, plenty not to like about it, but pulled it out of the fire to end a long losing run, proving that he's still a useful staying handicap chaser even though a very risky betting proposition; soon behind, made mistakes and raced lazily, crept closer ninth, blundered twelfth, in touch seventeenth, third when slow again 3 out, jumped better at last 2, kept grinding away and found plenty to lead dying strides as Alto Des Mottes tied up badly, suited by the way the race developed with the leaders going hard; he's anything but an obvious type to follow up.

ALTO DES MOTTES (FR) is clearly progressing all of a sudden, having a subsequent winner in second when he ran away with a race at Newcastle last month, and from 13 lb higher in the weights he looked certain to follow up most of the way round, the moral victor in many ways, as unlike Lackamon he'd done everything right and just got very tired late on, never having been too far off the pace on his first try at a marathon trip; in touch, travelled strongly, went handy seventh, led 4 out, clear when pecked last, tied up quickly final 100 yds, collared dying strides; will need recovery time but is on the up, still relatively young and lightly raced over fences.

GORGEHOUS LLIEGE (FR) has slipped to a good mark, below his last win, and fared much better than of late in first-time cheekpieces, deserving extra credit on the day; close up, went on ninth, headed thirteenth, led again sixteenth, headed again 4 out, no extra after 2 out, raced closer to pace than ideal; not the most consistent but on too good a mark to ignore for similar events.

PETE THE FEAT (IRE) didn't match last effort but this was a more competitive affair and he remains in good form, racing closer to the pace than ideal which explains why he tired late on; prominent, challenged sixteenth, driven 4 out, weakened 2 out.

BARTON GIFT shaped better than distance beaten suggests; forced pace, headed ninth, remained prominent, went on again thirteenth, headed sixteenth, tied up 4 out, finished tired, went off too hard and also possibly found this coming soon enough after a hard race at Market Rasen less than 3 weeks earlier.

JAC THE LEGEND appealed as the sort to be suited by this test, up 4f in trip, but failed to complete; held up, going well when fell fourteenth but much too far out to suggest any outcome; he's worth another try at extreme distances.

VALLEYOFMILAN (IRE) didn't get far back over fences; held up, mistake third, unseated rider next.

WEST OF THE EDGE (IRE) faced a stiffer task, up a lot in the weights and in a much tougher race, and wasn't in the same form as last time; in rear, labouring badly eleventh, pulled up before eighteenth.

NAIL 'M (IRE) was well backed but disappointed in first-time visor; chased leaders, lost place sixteenth, soon done with, might have been amiss.

PINEROLO is of little account nowadays, all about temperament; in touch, raced indolently as usual, lost place after eighth, pulled up before sixteenth.

SILVER TASSIE (IRE) had tried this sort of trip only once before (badly hampered in Irish National) and it was clear this time that he failed to stay; held up, travelled better than most, blundered fifth, headway when hit 5 out, folded, pulled up before last.

DELGANY DEMON ran no sort of race and has gone off the boil, ready for a break now; raced off the pace, mistake second, labouring badly eighth, beaten long way out; he should stay long distances when back in form.