held up in touch in rear, steady headway before 3 out, 3rd next, went 2nd approaching the last, edged left and kept on same pace under pressure run-in, no chance with winner
led and set steady pace, mistake and headed 3 out, chased leader until before 2 out, ridden and weakened between last 2
pecked 1st, tracked leaders, ridden after 6th, ridden and weakened before 3 out
tracked leaders on outside, not fluent 4th and next, 3rd going well 4 out, led approaching and went left 2 out, clear before went left again last, ridden and kept on strongly run-in
pulled hard, tracked leaders, weakened approaching 3 out
raced keenly, tracked leader, led 3 out, pushed along and headed approaching 2 out, ridden and no impression when weakened into 3rd before last
Point-to-point winner DESARAY is fancied to go one better than when only beaten a length-and-a-half at Warwick on his debut under Rules but there are a couple of hurdling newcomers worth noting. Post War should certainly do better now the emphasis is on jumping and Wind Place And Sho has won three times on the Flat up to 2m2f. Benny In Milan and Swinton Diamond have already shown some ability over hurdles so can’t be left out of calculations.
Benny In Milan (IRE) 7-2 (11-0) Mid-division on inside, chased leaders 4 out, lost place next, soon outpaced, ridden after next, rallied last, stayed on to take 3rd flat, no impression with front pair, 3rd of 13, 10 1/4l behind Spiritofthegames (11-0) at Ayr 2m 4f mdn (5) gs in Oct.
Desaray (IRE) 7-1 (10-12) Led, jumped right 1st and 2nd, headed next, chased leader, challenged 2 out, carried left last, soon led, headed flat, stayed on, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Midnight Maestro (10-12) at Warwick 2m (4) gs in Nov.
Herdswick Holloa (IRE) 10-1 (11-0) Tracked leading pair, pushed along over 3f out, 4th and one pace final 2f, 4th of 8, 12 1/2l behind Cesar Et Rosalie (11-0) at Lingfield 2m (6) pol in Nov.
Post War 5-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, under pressure over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 11, 18 3/4l behind The Worlds End (11-0) at Chepstow 2m (6) sft in Apr.
Swinton Diamond (IRE) 7-1 (10-12) Towards rear, not fluent and struggling 5th, well behind next, 6th of 10, 23 1/4l behind Kalaniti (10-12) at Wetherby 2m (4) sft in Nov.
Wind Place And Sho 66-1 (8-11) Held up, towards rear, steady headway 6f out, chased leaders 5f out, weakened over 3f out, 25th of 33, dist behind Sweet Selection (8-8) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
