chased leaders on inside, switched right and closed off final bend, led 4 out, headed 3 out, 4th and no extra last
chased leaders, pushed along 4 out, losing place when not much room 3 out, weakened 2 out, mistake last
held up in last, headway on outside 4 out, went 2nd before last, stayed on flat, led towards finish
led after 1st, hit 15th, headed 4 out, lost 2nd before last, 3rd and no extra inside final 100 yards
led until after 1st, pressed leader, not fluent 14th, led 3 out, pressed from last, headed towards finish
Clan Legend remains in fine form having won at Aintree last month when dropped back down in trip. But the veteran may well have finished behind SHE’SASUPERMACK if the latter hadn’t fallen a couple of fences from home over course and distance in November and Iain Jardine’s mare gets another chance in this. Theatre World travels over from Ireland 9lb higher than when scoring at Galway in October while Rath An Iuir landed a double at Carlisle in 2020 and has his first outing since.
Clan Legend 12-1 (11-1) Front mid-division, headway into 3rd before 4 out, pressed leader before 2 out, ridden and led before last, stayed on well run-in, won at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (2) sft in Dec beating Riders Onthe Storm (12-1) by 3 1/4l, 10 ran.
Rath An Iuir (IRE) 5-4fav (11-9) Midfield, mistakes 10th and 11th, driven past bypassed 3 out, close up 2 out, almost upsides last, ran on strongly to lead flat, won going away, won at Carlisle 3m hcp (3) sft in Nov beating Tanarpino (11-10) by 10l, 7 ran.
She'sasupermack (IRE) 11-1 (11-9) Held up in rear, some headway when jumped left 7th, mistake next, not fluent 14th, closed 3 out, every chance when fell 2 out, at Ayr 3m hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Theatre World (IRE) 7-2 (10-10) Led, headed 3rd, led again briefly halfway, disputed lead after 3 out and led early run-in, ridden and joined over 1f out, kept on under pressure, led on line, won at Galway 2m 7f sft in Oct beating The Dabbler (10-10) by hd, 8 ran.
Strong Economy (IRE) 6-1 (11-6) Always in rear, well beaten when blundered badly 4 out, 5th of 7, 30l behind Manetti (10-10) at Ayr 3m hcp (3) sft in Dec.
