held up in rear, took keen hold, headway from 6th, beaten 2 out, modest 5th last
prominent, lost place before 4th, headway 9th, led next, clear last, stayed on well
led until 4th, led next, headed 6th, lost place after 8th, weakened 2 out
in rear, slow 1st, headway 11th, no impression from 2 out, modest 4th last
prominent, not fluent 5th, mistake 10th, challenged 12th until 3 out, not fluent 4 out, weakened and lost 3rd before last
jumped right, chased leaders, challenged 8th, led 9th, headed next, stayed on from 2 out, no impression on winner
in rear, headway 4th, led 7th, lost place 11th, well beaten before 4 out
held up on inside, mistake 5th, headway next, lost place 9th, behind 12th
prominent, led 4th, headed next, led 6th until 7th, not fluent and lost place 8th, last 10th, behind 12th, pulled up before last
held up towards rear, headway when not fluent 4 out, went 3rd before last, no impression on front pair
Granville Island signed off last season completing a hat-trick. He loves the mud but is 9lb higher on his return to action. Katachenko is well treated but appears to have lost his way along with Bestwork. Ballyhill is only a pound higher than when winning a Grade 3 at the start of the year and a recent second over hurdles offered more encouragement while Chef D’Equipe ran well for owner/rider David Maxwell at Newbury. The improving LORD BRYAN won on soft going at Hereford and Chepstow in the spring and was a close third off this mark on his latest start at Market Rasen on ground that was quicker than ideal. Peter Bowen’s charge can make a winning return to action as this looks a big ask for Gavin Cromwell’s four-year-old A Place Apart.
Chef D'Equipe (FR) 12-1 (11-9) Took keen hold, soon in mid-division, headway chasing leaders approaching 7th, close 2nd approaching 4 out, 1/2 length down last, kept on same pace run-in, 2nd of 13, 1 3/4l behind Siruh Du Lac (11-0) at Newbury 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Ballyhill (FR) 16-1 (11-0) Held up, headway 4 out, ridden and went 3rd next, chased winner 2 out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 11, 4l behind Whatmore (11-3) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Granville Island (IRE) 7-2 (11-7) Made all, edged left before not fluent last, clear flat, stayed on well, won at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Mar beating Beggar's Wishes (11-7) by 2 3/4l, 6 ran.
Creep Desbois (FR) 10-1 (11-5) Mistake and unseated rider 1st, at Hereford 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Cave Top (IRE) 6-1 (11-8) In touch, lost place 4 out, ridden and weakened after next, 9th of 10, 21 1/4l behind Luckofthedraw (11-1) at Carlisle 2m hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Caltex (FR) 3-1 (11-7) Tracked leader in 2nd, not fluent at 1st, mistake and fell at 7th, at Listowel 2m 4f sft in Sep.
Lord Bryan (IRE) 5-2 (11-10) Tracked leader, slow 1st, lost 2nd before 3 out, one pace 2 out, kept on flat, closed on idling winner, 3rd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Zamparelli (10-7) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in May.
Katachenko (IRE) 13-2 (11-1) Tracked leader until 5th, 2nd again after 9th, mistake and lost place 3 out, soon weakened, last of 6, 19 1/4l behind Forest Des Aigles (11-3) at Ayr 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Bestwork (FR) 9-1 (11-5) Chased leader until jumped slowly 8th, chased leaders, lost 3rd after 4 out, weakened before next, 5th of 8, 21 1/4l behind Deauville Dancer (11-4) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
A Place Apart (IRE) 6-1 (11-5) Mid-division and 4th from halfway, pushed along from 3 out and no impression from before next, 4th of 8, 27 1/4l behind Killacolla (11-0) at Limerick 2m Yielding in Nov.
