mid-division, not fluent 3rd, headway after 6th, reminder after next, outpaced 4 out, well beaten from next
held up in rear, headway after 8th, ridden 10th, struggling after, not fluent 12th, pulled up before 4 out
led until after 2nd, prominent, lost place before mistake 5 out, pulled up before 4 out
mid-division, reminder after 3rd, ridden before 8th, slow and in rear 12th, pulled up before 5 out
chased leaders, driven after 13th, lost place before mistake 5 out, well beaten next
prominent, led after 2nd, pecked last, stayed on well, going away towards finish
jumped slowly early, last 2nd, headway when mistake 5 out, struggling when mistake 3 out
towards rear, mistake 7th and 9th, headway 11th, struggling 5 out, pulled up before 2 out
rear of mid-division, pulled up after 12th
chased leaders, lost place after 2nd, closed 6th, lost place again before 8th but soon back in touch, mistake 2 out, went 2nd last, 1 1/2 lengths down flat, no impression when winner found more towards finish
towards rear, headway 10th, 4th 3 out, no impression on leaders
prominent, not fluent 3 out, mistake 2 out, lost 2nd last, no extra flat
Subcontinent hasn’t really looked like winning any of his four starts over fences so far but he has finished second twice. Welsh's Castle has won three points while Oski ran well against more experienced rivals at Taunton when finishing ahead of Hey Bud in a race in which Robin Of Sherwood was pulled up. Lingfield specialist Colonel Keating could go well with Niall Houlihan taking off 5lb but the returning NO REMATCH was in excellent form over hurdles around this time last year and he looks an ideal type for chasing. Terrierman has no form on ground this testing but Butterwick Brook is improving with experience and his second at Exeter in December came in better company.
Butterwick Brook (IRE) 12-1 (10-13) Close up, lost place 12th and reminder, headway back to chase leaders 14th, close 2nd 4 out, driven but no impression on leader 2 out, kept on from last, 2nd of 13, 3 1/4l behind Cobolobo (11-10) at Exeter 3m hcp (3) hvy in Dec.
Oski (IRE) 9-2 (11-11) Led early stages, headed and tracked leader after 3rd, ridden along home turn, rallied and 3rd when not fluent 3 out, kept on strongly and led last, hung left run-in and headed, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Little Red Lion (11-5) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (4) hvy in Dec.
Welsh's Castle (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Led until after 3 out, soon lost 2nd and weakened quickly, tailed off, 7th of 9, dist behind Barbados Buck's (11-12) at Kempton 3m 1f (3) sft in Jan.
Terrierman (IRE) 7-2 (11-5) Held up in midfield, niggled along after 7th, not fluent next and given reminders, mistake 13th, ridden along 3 out (usual 4 out), beaten when mistake last, 7th of 14, 25 1/4l behind Who's In The Box (10-7) at Market Rasen 3m 4f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Big Nasty 11-2 (11-10) Chased leader until lost place and in mid-division at 4th, headway chasing leaders 8th, ridden before 12th, went 3rd 13th until ridden before 15th, 3rd again 4 out, modest 2nd before 2 out, 2nd of 11, 12l behind Shanty Alley (11-7) at Doncaster 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
No Rematch (IRE) 7-2jfav (11-8) Mid-division, headway 5 out, chased leaders next, every chance after last, soon hung left under pressure, kept on, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Ashfield Paddy (11-9) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
Subcontinent (IRE) 15-2 (11-5) Very slow 1st, behind, not fluent 3rd, jumped right and bumped 10th, closed 11th, 4th and beaten before 2 out, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 8, 10 3/4l behind Flagrant Delitiep (11-8) at Hereford 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Hey Bud 6-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, not fluent 9th, mistake 12th, soon ridden and not fluent again 5 out, stayed on past beaten horses after 3 out but never involved, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Little Red Lion (11-5) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (4) hvy in Dec.
Lisheen Prince (IRE) 5-1 (12-0) (tt) hdwy 5; ev ch app 4 out; wknd nxt; pu aft bypassing 2 out, at Ffos Las P-t-p Course 3m sft in Dec.
Colonel Keating (IRE) 11-4 (11-7) Led, headed 5th, prominent, jumped left and led again 3 out, stumbled on landing next, ridden and headed last, stayed on, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Little Red Lion (11-13) at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp (5) hvy in Dec.
Robin Of Sherwood (IRE) 9-2 (10-10) Always in rear, jumped with little fluency throughout, pulled up before 10th, at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (4) hvy in Dec.
Easy Bucks 9-2 (11-9) Chased leaders on inside, pushed along before 9th, weakened next, tailed off, 6th of 10, dist behind Getaway North (10-1) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (5) hvy in Jan.
