held up, headway to chase leaders 6 out, nudged along 3 out, joined leaders 2 out, went second last, kept on
held up in rear, headway to chase leaders before 3 out, ridden to lead after 3 out, ran on well after last
midfield, ridden after 5 out, tailed off after 4 out, pulled up
in leading pair, ridden and headed 3 out, no extra after last
in leading pair, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened before last
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IMPERIAL KNIGHT (NAP) has not been easy to train but has placed form in better races than this and can belatedly open his account. Gold Miner made a promising start under Rules at Leicester but didn’t really improve on that when third at Catterick. Seven Eye Bridge is penalised for winning a weak race at Carlisle but should again beat runner-up Stolen Money.
Seven Eye Bridge (IRE) 9-4 (11-2) Towards rear, headway to track leaders in 3rd 4 out, pushed along and pressed leader 2 out, soon led on the run to the last, driven out and extended advantage after the last, won at Carlisle 3m 1f mdn (4) sft in Dec beating Stolen Money (11-2) by 9 1/2l, 8 ran.
Corach Rambler (IRE) (12-2) Tr ldr, 2nd 1/2way, rdn bef str, jnd ldr 2out, ld bef last, ko strongly run in, won at Monksgrange 3m mdn gd in Sep beating Local Rogue (12-2) by shd, 9 ran.
Houston Texas (IRE) 11-1 (11-2) Prominent, led 2nd, soon headed, stayed handy, weakened before 2 out, pulled up before last, at Hexham 2m 4f mdn (4) hvy in Dec.
Imperial Knight (IRE) 3-1 (11-2) Raced in touch, headway 4 out, led after 3 out, headed 2 out, ridden before last, kept on one pace flat, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Golden Gift (11-2) at Huntingdon 3m 1f mdn (4) gd in Nov.
Stolen Money (IRE) 22-1 (11-2) Prominent and pulled hard early stages, close up and tracked leader after 5th, pressed leader and soon led before 2 out, disputed the lead when ridden 2 out, soon headed and no extra closing stages, 2nd of 8, 9 1/2l behind Seven Eye Bridge (11-2) at Carlisle 3m 1f mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Gold Miner 11-10fav (11-7) Tracked leader, led after 3 out, headed after mistake over last, weakened on the run-in, 3rd of 9, 3l behind South Terrace (11-7) at Catterick 2m 3f mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Worcester Pearmain 5-2 (11-10) Lost plce 11; outpcd 15; 11l 5th nxt, 5th of 10, 16 1/2l behind Senor Lombardy (12-0) at Alnwick 3m sft in Dec.
