tracked leaders on outside, lost place after 6th, closed 8th, mistake 2 out, beaten before next
prominent, pushed along after 3 out, weakened before last
jumped slowly, made most until 2 out, no extra last
held up in rear, headway 2 out, went 2nd last, stayed on, no impression on winner towards finish
mid-division, headway 2 out, soon challenging, ridden before last, lost 2nd and no impression, stayed on same pace
held up towards rear, headway 3 out, not much room 2f out, 4th and beaten from last, no extra and lost 4th close home
held up towards rear, some headway on outside after 2 out, weakened before last
tracked leader, lost place before 3 out, soon weakened
mid-division, mistake 3rd, pushed along after 6th, struggling from 8th, well beaten 3 out
held up in rear, headway after 3 out, close up after next, weakened before last
held up in touch, not fluent 7th or 8th, outpaced after 2 out, stayed on flat, went 4th close home, no impression
tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, jumped right 4 out and went 2nd 3 out, led 2 out, edged left before last, wandered flat, driven clear towards finish
Few of these are easily dismissed, though the strong-travelling Valhalla again found little at the business end when only fourth behind Anteros here last month. Sophie Leech’s charge has been raised 7lb for that but can’t be ignored while Herbert Park made the in-form Tobefair pull out all the stops at Chepstow last week. The Eaglehaslanded was in good form in the spring but hasn’t raced since May while this trip has proved beyond L'aigle Royal in the past but the novice Templeross proved his stamina at Ffos Las and his rider claims a handy 10lb. ROLLING MAUL reverts to hurdles after a couple of decent runs over fences but is on a fair mark at present and should be hard to keep out of the frame. For Good Measure has ability but is proving hard to win with.
The Eaglehaslanded (IRE) 5-1fav (11-4) Tracked leaders, lost place after 3rd, headway 7th, bad mistake and lost place again 4 out, no impression after, 8th of 15, 15 3/4l behind Whataknight (11-0) at Haydock 2m 7f hcp (2) gd in May.
Herbert Park (IRE) 3-1jfav (11-12) Raced wide held up, headway 8th, tracked leaders 3 out, ridden to join winner flat, not quicken towards finish, 2nd of 9, nk behind Tobefair (10-10) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Rolling Maul (IRE) 5-2 (11-8) Tracked leaders, slow 2nd, mistake and dropped to last next, ridden 3 out, outpaced next, rallied to chase winner approaching last, switched left and short lived effort flat, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Its'afreebee (11-3) at Fakenham 2m 5f (3) gd in Oct.
For Good Measure (IRE) 7-1 (11-7) Held up, in rear, outpaced before 3 out, stayed on approaching last, never on terms, 5th of 16, 12 3/4l behind Clondaw Cian (11-2) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Valhalla (IRE) 4-1jfav (10-12) Tracked leaders, disputed 2nd 3 out, ridden and one pace before last, no impression when lost 3rd flat, 4th of 13, 13l behind Anteros (10-2) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp lst (1) sft in Nov.
Anteros (IRE) 20-1 (10-2) Held up, behind, smooth headway 3 out, came towards stands side rail and led going well approaching last, ridden clear flat, comfortably, won at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp lst (1) sft in Nov beating Corrin Wood (10-0) by 7l, 13 ran.
L'aigle Royal (GER) 11-2 (11-8) Held up, towards rear, headway under pressure after 3 out, chased leaders next, kept on same pace approaching last, 3rd of 7, 15 3/4l behind Younevercall (11-12) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (2) gd in Nov.
Driftwood Haze 4-1 (11-11) In touch, ridden 3 out, headway next, kept on to go 3rd flat, 3rd of 7, 10 1/4l behind Sirop De Menthe (11-10) at Ffos Las 2m 6f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Templeross (IRE) 2-1 (11-5) Made all, hit 2 out, driven out flat, won at Ffos Las 3m (4) sft in Nov beating Walt (10-12) by 1l, 7 ran.
Dragon's Den (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, outpaced 3 out, never able to get on terms, 6th of 7, 11 1/2l behind Miss Crick (11-2) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Patsys Castle (IRE) 3-1fav (11-12) Led to 4 out, soon pushed along and reminders, weakened from 2 out, 5th of 8, 20 1/4l behind Lough Salt (10-11) at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Call To Order 11-1 (11-7) Prominent, mistake 4 out, every chance next, outpaced before last, stayed on flat, no impression on leading pair, 3rd of 15, 9 1/4l behind Behind Time (11-2) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
