towards rear, chased leaders 5th, pushed along 11th, in 5th from 4 out, soon weakened
always towards rear, pulled up
mid-division, headway 5th, chased winner from 10th, blundered 5 out, weakened and lost 2nd place after last
led to 2nd, tracked winner, reminder before 9th, soon outpaced and lost 2nd place, plugged on to regain 2nd after last, no impression
always behind, pulled up
tracked leaders, outpaced 9th, kept on from 4 out, no impression
tracked leader, led from 2nd, clear from 4 out, easily
Tim Vaughan's stable is in excellent form and FIELDS OF GLORY (NAP) looks another for the yard. The seven-year-old gained his first success over fences at Musselburgh last month before an easy victory at Market Rasen for which a 7lb penalty doesn't look enough to prevent a hat-trick. Halcyon Days has now won four of his last six starts, including over the minimum here last time, though he's 6lb higher than for a narrow victory over Nomoreblackjack and he's yet to prove he stays this far. The runner-up was finishing strongly and is 2lb better off so should reverse the form while Attimo won over this trip at Sedgefield on Boxing Day, when Kilronan Castle was behind, and has been racing over further subsequently.
Edmund (IRE) 25-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, mistake 9th, weakened 5 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out, at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Attimo (GER) 10-1 (11-8) Held up behind, headway 13th, tracked leaders before 4 out, went 3rd after next, one pace when mistake last, kept on flat, no impression, 3rd of 11, 3 1/4l behind Thedrinkymeister (11-12) at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Fields of Glory (FR) 11-8fav (11-8) Tracked leaders, slow 1st, led approaching 9th, not fluent 3 out, stayed on styrongly, won at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (4) sft in Feb beating Little Jimmy (11-12) by 7l, 4 ran.
Kilronan Castle 15-2 (10-12) Prominent, lost place and hit 6th, not much room 8th, well beaten from 12th, pulled up before 3 out, at Doncaster 3m hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Cactus Valley (IRE) 40-1 (10-12) Took keen hold, held up in touch towards rear, closed from 9th, outpaced by leaders before 3 out, lost 3rd and no extra 2 out, 4th of 6, 20 1/2l behind Aminabad (10-12) at Catterick 2m 3f (4) gs in Jan.
Halcyon Days 9-2fav (11-11) Chased leaders, pushed along in 3rd after 4 out, 2nd before 2 out, led last, hung left under pressure run-in, all out, won at Catterick 2m hcp (4) sft in Feb beating Nomoreblackjack (11-12) by hd, 10 ran.
Nomoreblackjack (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) Held up towards rear, steady headway 5th, tracked leaders next, ridden and went 3rd before last, driven and stayed on strongly run-in, went 2nd 50 yards and closed, not quite get up, 2nd of 10, hd behind Halcyon Days (11-11) at Catterick 2m hcp (4) sft in Feb.
