held up mid-division, went 2nd 4f out, led over 1f out, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, kept on
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on and always held
dwelt, soon led, reminders over 4f out, soon headed, lost place over 3f out, eased over 1f out
held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up in touch, led over 4f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly away, held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace
Prerogative fell over hurdles last time but has placed over shorter trips than this on the Flat before. He has the beating of Nevalyashka on these terms while Tiar Na Nog was a well beaten third over 1m4f at Kempton having competed in bumpers earlier along with Shaella. BARDD has won a bumper and has placed over hurdles on numerous occasions since. Nicky Henderson’s charge may prove good enough making his debut in this code in an unappealing contest.
Bardd (IRE) 10-11fav (11-12) Tracked leader, hit 4th, ridden to press leader when not fluent 2 out, not run on, 3rd of 4, 3l behind Mullaghboy (11-4) at Fakenham 2m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Whitmel 50-1 (11-4) Keen, chased leaders on outside, pushed along over 4f out, weakened 3f out, 10th of 12, 34 3/4l behind Hidden Glen (11-4) at Southwell 2m mdn (6) gd in Oct.
Prerogative (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Fell 1st, at Wetherby 2m mdn (4) sft in Nov.
Miss Tenacity Rail Link filly out of Desert Secrets.
Tiar Na Nog (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 8th of 11, 20 1/2l behind Wine List (9-5) at Kempton 1m 3f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Nevalyashka 20-1 (9-2) Held up, pushed along and dropped to rear 4f out, 10th of 11, 24 1/2l behind Miss Mirabeau (8-8) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Shaella (IRE) 4-1 (10-5) Prominent, led 6f out, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra, 5th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Mabela (10-5) at Huntingdon 1m 6f (6) gd in Nov.
