held up off the pace and always towards rear, never involved
chased leaders, pushed along turning in, ridden and unable to quicken between last two, weakened last
made all, went badly left 1st, stayed on gamely run-in, unchallenged
raced wide towards rear, jumped slowly 5th, behind next, tailing off when mistake 7th
chased winner, pushed along when bad mistake and lost 2nd 2 out, weakened, not recover
waited with in last pair, steady headway on inside after 4 out, went close enough 2nd at the last, found nil run-in
off the pace in last pair, never involved
hampered 1st, chased leaders, pushed along home turn, went 2nd 2 out until the last, no extra in 3rd
off the pace towards rear, headway chasing leaders 4 out, weakened before next
NonRunner
Ribeye won twice earlier this year though has needed his opening run in the past but Fearless Action made a bad mistake at the first at Doncaster which put him out of contention after scoring at Kelso. Rocco Storm struggled in the heavy ground at Hexham after scoring on good going at Hexham but Beat The Edge is back on the same mark as when scoring at Wetherby in March. FANFAN DU SEUIL was having only his second start over fences when just failing to concede the winner 26lb at Doncaster, his first start for exactly a year. That wasn't much of a race but a similar effort would probably suffice here.
Trapista (FR) 15-2 (12-0) Towards rear, headway into mid-division after 14th, went 3rd before 4 out, ridden and weakened after 3 out, 5th of 9, at Ffos Las 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Dr Sanderson (IRE) 20-1 (11-6) Chased leaders, dropped to midfield 13th, dropped to rear 4 out, soon beaten, 11th of 12, dist behind Everyday Champagne (11-7) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Fanfan Du Seuil (FR) 15-2 (12-0) Tracked leader, ridden 2 out, hampered and stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Loudspeaker (10-2) at Doncaster 2m hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Ribeye 6-4fav (10-9) Prominent, not fluent and led 1st, headed narrowly 9th, led again 12th, pushed along and headed approaching 3 out, ridden and soon held 2 out, 3rd of 9, 12 1/2l behind Marshalled (12-1) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Fearless Action (IRE) 9-2 (11-11) Towards rear, pushed along 5 out, stayed on flat, not trouble leaders, 5th of 11, 13l behind Loudspeaker (10-2) at Doncaster 2m hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Beat The Edge (IRE) 7-2 (11-7) In rear, headway into mid-division when mistake 4 out, went 4th 3 out, left in 3rd 2 out, soon pushed along and kept on one pace, drifted right run-in, 3rd of 8, 9 3/4l behind Zuckerberg (11-3) at Sedgefield 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Gouet Des Bruyeres (FR) 33-1 (11-8) Chased leaders, went 2nd 11th until pushed along turning in, lost 3rd and weakening when mistake 2 out, 6th of 11, 16l behind Tom Creen (12-0) at Sedgefield 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Budarri 16-1 (10-11) Towards rear, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and weakened before last, 5th of 6, 20 3/4l behind Contre Ordre (11-5) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Money For Jam (IRE) 14-1 (10-2) Keen held up, close up 8th, weakened 4 out, pulled up next, at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Rocco Storm (IRE) 5-1 (11-13) Towards rear, pushed along 3 out, pulled up last, at Hexham 2m hcp (5) hvy in Nov.
