prominent, led 5th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, rallied to go 2nd flat
towards rear, ridden 4 out, behind when pulled up 2 out
in touch, ridden and headway 4 out, weakened 2 out
held up towards rear, headway 6th, led 2 out, clear when stumbled on landing last, ridden out
keen held up, landed awkwardly 2nd, unseated rider 5th
led, headed 5th, prominent, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, hit last, tailed off
in touch, headway 5th, tracked leaders 4 out, ridden to lead briefly approaching 2 out, one pace and lost 2nd flat
in rear, slow 2nd, hampered 5th, headway 3 out, ridden and no impression from next
tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place soon after 6th, pulled up 2 out
keen prominent until hit 6th, soon lost place and pulled up before next
raced wide held up, dropped to rear approaching 6th, pulled up before next
raced wide prominent until 5th, close up, ridden and weakened 4 out, pulled up 2 out
FINAWN BAWN (NAP) easily won an Ayr bumper in May but didn't appear to enjoy heavy conditions at Sandown on last month's hurdling debut and is expected to do much better. Pogue was impressive when winning a point at Oldcastle in May and went for £100,000 at the sales a few days later. Diva Reconce will have her allowance to help and, though returning from a long break, she won first time out in a Warwick bumper so the lack of a recent run shouldn't pose a problem. Al Destoor is a consistent type on the Flat and over hurdles while Oscars Leader has shown glimpses of ability on this sort of ground.
Al Destoor 5-1 (11-0) Led, hard ridden when challenged after 2 out, headed final 50 yards kept on, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Bobbie The Dazzler (10-7) at Ayr 2m 4f mdn (5) hvy in Nov.
Bucaneros (IRE) 150-1 (10-12) Behind, plugged on run-in, 10th of 16, 21 1/4l behind Ecu De La Noverie (10-12) at Newbury 2m (4) gs in Nov.
Corinto (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Held up and always in rear, 14th of 16, 36 1/2l behind Ecu De La Noverie (10-12) at Newbury 2m (4) gs in Nov.
Finawn Bawn (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) In touch in mid-division, closed 3 out, ridden before next, went 3rd last, no impression on winner, 3rd of 14, 10 1/2l behind Eldorado Allen (11-0) at Sandown 2m mdn (4) hvy in Nov.
Khairagash (FR) (9-2) 6th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Gold Forever (8-9) at Lyon-Parilly 1m 4f hcp gd in Jun.
Oscars Leader (IRE) 20-1 (11-9) Raced wide, chased leaders, 2nd 7th until after 3 out, weakened well before next, 11th of 14, 34 1/4l behind The Sweeney (11-0) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (3) gs in Apr.
Pogue (IRE) 4-5 (12-2) Chsd ldr, mid-div 1/2way, prog to ld bef 2out, 5l adv at last, kow, easily, won at Oldcastle 3m mdn gd in May beating Mr Palmtree (12-2) by 10l, 12 ran.
Star of Rory (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, weakened 3 out, 10th of 14, 34 1/2l behind Tokay Dokey (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m (4) gd in Nov.
Top Of The Charts (FR) 50-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, lost place before 2nd, well beaten after 4th, 11th of 16, dist behind The Big Bite (11-5) at Chepstow 2m mdn (4) gs in Nov.
Two Sams (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Led, headed before 3 out, soon weakened, 13th of 15, dist behind Russian Hawk (10-12) at Exeter 2m 6f (4) gs in Nov.
Arqalina (IRE) (10-3) at Auteuil 1m 7f mdn fll hvy in Jun.
Diva Reconce (FR) 9-2 (10-10) Tracked leaders, closed 7th, led before 3 out, headed and not fluent 2 out, held from last, stayed on, 2nd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Chilli Filli (10-10) at Ludlow 2m 5f (4) sft in Dec.
