reshod, tracked leader, led 2nd, hit 15th, headed briefly 16th, mistake and headed 4 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out
off the pace in last pair, outpaced 4 out, went modest 4th and kept on run-in
led until 2nd, tracked leader, lost 2nd 13th, chased leaders, pushed along and weakened 17th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
tracked leaders, went right 5th, went 2nd 13th, led briefly 16th, definite lead 4 out, headed 3 out, soon lost 2nd, no extra in 3rd before next
not fluent 1st, waited with in rear, steady headway in 4th at 16th, challenged and went right 4 out, led next, ridden and hung right run-in, stayed on gamely to assert final 150 yards
tracked leading pair, went 2nd soon after 4 out, well there when hit 2 out, rallied under pressure run-in, soon hung right, no extra final 150 yards
NonRunner
Barnaviddaun is making his chasing bow but was pulled up in a Grade 3 handicap hurdle at Aintree when last seen. J'Ai Froid finished second that day but didn’t jump well when only third on his first run over fences. BARBADOS BUCK’S was even more wayward at Wetherby but he will have been intensively schooled since and blinkers are applied. This trip will suit and he’s nicely treated on his hurdles form so the Nicholls’ novice gets another chance, though Coeur Serein would have won at Lingfield had he not fallen at the last. Corach Rambler looks the pick of the remainder.
J'Ai Froid (IRE) 16-5 (11-0) Chased leader, led 8th, headed 3 out, ridden 2 out, weakened before last, 3rd of 4, 14 1/4l behind Doyen Breed (11-0) at Hexham 3m (3) gs in Nov.
Coeur Serein (IRE) 5-1 (11-8) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 14th, led going well after 3 out, 4 lengths ahead when fell last, at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Barbados Buck's (IRE) 10-11fav (11-2) Chased leaders, not fluent throughout, mistake 4 out, well held before 3 out, no extra soon after, 3rd of 4, 19 3/4l behind Ashtown Lad (11-2) at Wetherby 3m (3) gs in Oct.
Undersupervision (IRE) 11-2 (11-0) Led until fell 3rd, at Cheltenham 3m (2) gd in Nov.
Corach Rambler (IRE) 5-2fav (11-1) Held up in rear, headway from 15th, switched right after 3 out, challenged 2 out, soon led, clear flat, stayed on well, won at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Oct beating Sail Away (11-7) by 6l, 7 ran.
Eva's Oskar (IRE) 10-3 (11-2) Raced wide in touch, reminders 8th, headway 4 out, tracked leaders next, ridden and switched left approaching last, driven and stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Kapga De Lily (10-12) at Ascot 3m hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Barnaviddaun (IRE) 18-1 (10-12) Led after 1st, headed 9th, not much room and lost place after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out, at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (1) gs in Apr.
