held up in rear, mistake 5 out, headway from 4 out, chased winner from 3 out, about 15 lengths down when fell last
led, headed 4th, tracked winner until 3 out, left 2nd last, no chance with winner
tracked leaders, blundered 1st, jumped slow 2nd, 3rd and 4th, headway when mistake 5 out, weakened next
held up behind, led 4th, clear from 2 out
tracked leader, ridden and weakened before 2 out, left poor 3rd last
A tight little handicap though Why But Why is better handicapped over hurdles. The once useful veteran Quicuyo has returned from a very long lay-off and showed at Doncaster in December there could still be a race left in him. PLUS JAMAIS has won twice over hurdles here and was making his chasing debut when a close third over the track and trip last month. With that under his belt he can add to his tally. Aye Well started well over fences with two good runs in November but hasn't made the expected progress in subsequent starts nor has Hallmark Star, who disappointed when pulling up here last month.
Why But Why (USA) 50-1 (10-5) Led, headed after 4 out, weakened from 3 out, 8th of 9, 47l behind Streets Of Newyork (11-3) at Musselburgh 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs in Jan.
Quicuyo (GER) 9-2 (11-8) Led, blundered 2nd, headed 6th, in touch, lost place 11th, behind from 4 out, tailed off, 5th of 6, 45l behind Mister Grez (11-12) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Jan.
Plus Jamais (FR) 4-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd from 4th, left in lead 5 out, headed after 2 out, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Ubaltique (11-6) at Ayr 2m nov hcp chs (0-125) (3) sft in Jan.
Aye Well 8-1 (11-4) Towards rear, headway to go in touch 4th, went 2nd before 5th, weakened before 2 out, 4th of 10, 20l behind Cango (11-12) at Ayr 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Jan.
Hallmark Star 13-2 (10-10) Tracked leader, went 3rd from before 5th, soon reminders and lost place to rear, tailed off and pulled up, in a race won by Cango (11-12) at Ayr 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Jan, 10 ran.
