tracked leaders, led before 2 out, kept on and headed towards finish
towards rear, headway before 2 out, kept on well to take 3rd place towards finish
prominent, weakened after 4 out, pulled up before last
left in lead 1st, headed 2nd, weakened before 3 out
tracked leader, led from 2nd, clear before 3 out, headed before 2 out, no extra and lost 3rd place towards finish
held up mid-division, chased clear pair before 3 out until before last, weakened and lost 4th place towards finish
led, unseated rider 1st
held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, ridden and blundered 2 out, weakened before last
held up mid-division, effort from 3 out, no headway
held up mid-division, mistake 4 out, soon pushed along, not fluent 2 out, no extra from last
always towards rear
tracked leaders in 4th, ridden before 3 out, no extra before last
mid-division, headway before 3 out, kept on to lead towards finish
Withdrawn
All eyes here are likely to be on FORGOTTEN HERO has he makes his debut over timber. A four-times winner on the Flat for Charlie Hills up to 1m4f, he could well outclass this lot if taking to jumping. At the likely odds, Park Place could be worth an each-way interest given he didn't run badly on his sole start over hurdles last year at Aintree. He wouldn't have been in the same league as the selection on the Flat but is tough and his stable are in decent form. Top Priority and Unbuckled are bumper winners but Aldeburgh didn’t take to hurdles first time round and Applejack Lad needed fast ground on the Flat.
Aldeburgh 8-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous, 8th of 9, 17 3/4l behind Oceanographer (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Applejack Lad 9-2fav (9-8) Close up, headway to lead briefly over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace, 2nd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Scurr Mist (9-8) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Ashes Corner (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Chased leader, badly hampered and rider lost irons 3rd, pulled up, at Wetherby 2m 4f (4) gd in May.
Cactus Valley (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Always towards rear, 6th of 9, dist behind Go Long (10-12) at Doncaster 2m 1f (4) gd in Nov.
Dimple (FR) 40-1 (11-0) Mid-division, driven to chase leaders 3 out, ridden and one pace before next, no impression, 8th of 14, 26 1/4l behind Baby Bach (11-0) at Newcastle 2m mdn (5) sft in Nov.
Forgotten Hero (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Took keen hold in rear, came centre in straight, ridden and beaten over 2f out, last of 9, 23 1/4l behind Koora (8-8) at Newbury 1m 4f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Oct.
Lords Park Star (IRE) 66-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, outpaced 4th, plugged on before 2 out, went 3rd approaching last, no impression, 3rd of 10, 24l behind O O Seven (11-8) at Huntingdon 2m mdn (5) gs in Nov.
Park Place 8-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 13, 6 1/2l behind The Third Man (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Quieto Sol (FR) 22-1 (11-0) Pressed leader, led 3rd, headed before 3 out, weakening when mistake next, 12th of 14, dist behind Baby Bach (11-0) at Newcastle 2m mdn (5) sft in Nov.
Steady Eddie 200-1 (11-0) Behind, jumped right 5th, hanging right and pulled up before 3 out, at Southwell 2m mdn (5) sft in Dec.
Still Together (IRE) 15-2 (11-0) With leader, led over 4f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 28 3/4l behind Cloudy Dream (11-7) at Carlisle 2m 1f (6) gd in Oct.
The Hon Mackinlay (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Always towards rear, 5th of 13, 14 3/4l behind Iftiraaq (10-12) at Leicester 2m (4) gs in Nov.
Top Priority (FR) 9-2 (10-12) Tracked leaders on inside, edged right on bend 7f out, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, not much room inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Stratford 2m (6) gf in May beating Vaillant Nonantais (10-12) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Zakety Zak 100-1 (10-12) Always behind, jumped badly left 3 out, soon tailed off, last of 9, dist behind Holly Bush Henry (10-12) at Doncaster 2m 1f (4) gd in Nov.
Kara Tara 50-1 (10-5) Towards rear, not fluent 4th, modest 7th after 3 out, no impression, soon weakened, tailed off, 7th of 10, dist behind Barney Dwan (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 3f (4) gs in Nov.
Unbuckled (IRE) 6-1 (11-3) Pulled hard towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, quickened clear to lead inside final furlong, driven out, redily, won at Lingfield 2m (6) pol in Nov beating Shanandoa (10-10) by 3 3/4l, 12 ran.
What A Tempest 100-1 (10-10) Held up in last, pulled hard, modest 6th 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 8th of 9, dist behind The Organist (10-10) at Huntingdon 2m 4f (4) gs in Nov.
Kauto Riko (FR) 25-1 (10-12) Took keen hold on outside, prominent when jumped slowly 1st, held up in touch after, not fluent 2nd or 5th, pushed along before 3 out, outpaced from next, losing touch before last, last of 4, 15 1/4l behind Never Up (10-12) at Cartmel 2m 1f (4) gs in May.
