close up, led 2nd, headed narrowly 5th, lost place and ridden before 3 out, tailed off before 2 out
held up in rear but in touch, headway to chase leaders 5th, ridden after 3 out, weakened 2 out
held up in midfield, chased leaders when ridden before 3 out, closed gap on leader approaching last, led flat, driven out
held up towards rear, headway into midfield 3 out, steady progress when hit last, stayed on flat
led narrowly, headed 2nd, keen behind leaders before 4th, towards rear 5th, ridden before 3 out, steady headway before last, ran on flat
close up, lost ground 5th, towards rear and ridden 4 out, weakened before 2 out
midfield, pressed leader 3rd, led narrowly 5th, hit 4 out, quickened clear 3 out and ridden, reduced advantage last, headed and weakened quickly flat
Champagne Terri has won on the Flat since landing a maiden hurdle back in March while Island Mahee travels over from Ireland having gone close at Thurles. MAID O’MALLEY returned to action with a spin over fences on her handicap debut. She’ll be sharper back over the smaller obstacles today and may come out best. Burrows Diamond goes handicapping for the first time while Schiaparannie has own in heavy going before.
Methodtothemadness (IRE) 15-2 (11-9) Prominent and led narrowly, pressed 3 out, pushed along after 2 out, soon under pressure and weakened after bypassed final hurdle, 8th of 14, 12 3/4l behind Celtic Flames (11-4) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Champagne Terri (IRE) 6-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 11 3/4l behind Future Investment (10-0) at Chester 2m hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Schiaparannie 12-1 (11-10) Behind, some late headway, never a threat, 4th of 12, 21l behind Storm Goddess (12-0) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Maid O'Malley 14-1 (11-0) Midfield, took closer order 6th, rapid headway to lead before 3 out, hit 2 out, ridden and headed before last, weakened soon after, 3rd of 10, 8 1/4l behind Ain't My Fault (11-7) at Hexham 2m hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Island Mahee (IRE) 66-1 (11-5) Led, not fluent 1st and slow 2nd, pushed along and joined 2 out, ridden and led again before last, strongly pressed final 100 yards, kept on, headed final strides, 2nd of 13, nk behind Molly Kaye (11-10) at Thurles 2m hcp Yielding in Oct.
Winfola (FR) 40-1 (9-8) Tracked winner until over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 6, 9l behind Beechwood Jude (9-7) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Burrows Diamond (FR) 100-1 (10-5) Towards rear on outside, some headway 6th, no impression on leaders from 3 out, 5th of 11, 21 1/2l behind Stoner's Choice (11-4) at Carlisle 2m 1f (4) gd in Oct.
