mid-division, ridden before 2 out, soon beaten
held up mid-division, headway approaching 2 out, soon chasing leaders, every chance when not fluent last, kept on
always behind
held up, never dangerous
held up towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, never able to challenge
led, mistake 5th, soon headed, ridden and weakened before 2 out
always prominent, led 5th, headed approaching last, no extra
held up in mid-division, under pressure 5th, tailed off when pulled up approaching 2 out
held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, led before last, run on
held up mid-division, headway 5th, chased leaders next, ridden and weakened approaching last
held up when fell 1st
in touch, mistake 1st, ridden to challenge 2 out, weakened before last
behind, headway 3 out, soon ridden and no impression
held up, ridden 5th, soon beaten
mid-division, weakened 3 out
held up in touch, lost place after 4th
always behind
Bold Pioneer, Neagh and Forzacurity catch the ey in a typically wide open seller, with Forzacurity taken to bounce back to winning form. Bold Pioneer is only a pound better off for a recent defeat of over six lengths by Forzacurity. He has advertised the value of the form with a smooth success over Coronado's Gold, who he appears to hold despite a seven pound penalty. Neagh's form tailed off after some promising efforts in novice hurdles, and although he appeared happier in this grade last time on his first outing for eleven months, with some improvement to come for the run, he may be a little one paced. Since his win over Bold Pioneer at Fakenham, Forzacurity has finished a close fourth at Uttoxeter, and on collateral form, looks the safest choice.
Goodnight Dick (IRE) 8-1 (9-13) Mid-division, slight mistake 2nd, 7th approaching straight, soon no impression under pressure, 10th of 14, 15l behind Pine Valley (10-8) at Limerick 2m ldy hcp hdl gs in Nov.
Coronado's Gold (USA) 3-1fav (11-7) Held up behind, headway 5th, effort 2 out, no impression approaching last, 2nd of 8, 6l behind Bold Pioneer (10-6) at Sedgefield 2m 1f sll hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Nov.
Ball Games 33-1 (11-2) Mid-division, lost place 8th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up 4 out in race won by Rushneeyriver (11-3) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Jul '06, 17 ran.
Annibale Caro 13-2 (11-6) Behind, hit 7th, soon outpaced, 8th of 9, 24l behind Barton Sun (10-10) at Sedgefield 2m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Nov.
Malech (IRE) 4-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, led approaching 3 out, ridden and headed after last, one pace flat, 4th of 15, 12l behind Mister Pete (10-12) at Kelso 2m nov sll hdl (5) gd in Nov.
Executive Paddy (IRE) 25-1 (10-7) Held up last, pulled hard and headway to chase leader 3rd, weakened 3 out, 4th of 9, 39l behind Count Kristo (11-3) at Fontwell 2m 2f clm hdl (5) gd in Nov.
Forzacurity 5-2fav (11-2) Chased winner until 3rd, remained prominent, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace flat, 4th of 10, 5l behind Papillon de Iena (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m sll hdl (5) gs in Nov.
Neagh (FR) 9-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, headway and every chance 2 out, soon ridden, one pace flat, 3rd of 15, 12l behind Mister Pete (10-12) at Kelso 2m nov sll hdl (5) gd in Nov.
Breaking Shadow (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) Held up, weakened 3 out, 10th of 18, 17l behind Hue (10-11) at Wetherby 2m mdn hdl (5) gf in Oct.
New Wish (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) In touch, ridden and weakened after 3 out, tailed off when pulled up at the last in race won by Falcon's Tribute (10-3) at Hexham 2m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in Nov, 16 ran.
Verstone (IRE) 12-1 (11-5) Mid-division, driven and headway 3 out, challenged next, ridden and no extra when lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 10, 9l behind College City (11-5) at Cartmel 2m 6f cnd sll hcp hdl (5) gd in Aug.
Bold Pioneer (USA) 10-3 (10-6) Held up in touch, steady headway 5th, led 2 out, driven clear approaching last, comfortably, won at Sedgefield 2m 1f sll hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Nov beating Coronado's Gold (11-7) by 6l, 8 ran.
Fiddlers Creek (IRE) 14-1 (11-8) Mid-division, outpaced 4 out, 6th of 19, 24l behind Polyphon (11-8) at Ayr 2m hcp hdl (5) sft in Nov.
Herninski 25-1 (10-0) Mid-division, mistake 4th, effort when hit 3 out, slightly outpaced soon after, stayed on same pace from 2 out, 4th of 15, 11l behind Pips Assertive Way (10-5) at Stratford 2m sll hdl (4) gf in Oct.
Procrastinate (IRE) 25-1 (10-9) Mid-division, weakened 5th, 5th of 9, 25l behind Sybellius D'artaix (10-12) at Cartmel 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gd in May.
Amjad 25-1 (10-4) Held up mid-division, weakened 8th, 12th of 17, 35l behind Bleu Pois (11-10) at Newcastle 3m hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gf in Nov.
Thunderclap 16-1 (10-7) Towards rear, outpaced 3 out, 6th of 16, 19l behind Falcon's Tribute (10-3) at Hexham 2m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in Nov.
