led until after 1st, prominent, led 4th, soon headed, not fluent 7th, pushed along to challenge 3 out, led before 2 out, headed approaching last, held flat, kept on
took keen hold, held up behind leaders, closed 3rd, led after next, clear 7th until after 4 out, headed before 2 out, led again approaching last, stayed on gamely
held up behind leaders, not fluent 1st, not fluent 7th, headway after 3 out, lost place from 2 out, well held flat
raced wide, led after 1st, headed 4th, weakened well before 3 out, tailed off
in rear, not fluent 7th, struggling before 4 out, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out
chased leaders, pushed along and switched left before 3 out, unable to challenge from 2 out, kept on
A couple of these can effectively race off lower marks than when winning last time thanks to their riders' allowance. That includes Go Chique, who won at Bangor in September, but CAIUS MARCIUS has been taking advantage of a slide down the weights and won at Perth before landing a higher-grade contest at Wetherby last month. The veteran was scoring off a 10lb higher mark last year and can go in again. Kala Noire won over fences at Bangor back in April while Jack Devine drops back down in class.
Go Chique (FR) 4-1 (11-11) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 8th, led after 3 out, quickened clear before last, comfortably, won at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Sep beating Oxwich Bay (10-12) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.
Caius Marcius (IRE) 9-4fav (10-13) Held up in last pair, dropped to rear 4 out, good headway out wide before 2 out, ridden to chase leader before the last, driven ahead final 100 yards, won at Wetherby 3m hcp (3) gd in Oct beating Hillview (11-10) by 3/4l, 5 ran.
Jack Devine (IRE) 14-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders on inside, lost place 2nd, rallied and hit 5th, pushed along and weakened before 3 out, 5th of 8, 25 3/4l behind Wakool (11-7) at Ayr 3m hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Kala Noire (IRE) 9-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, mistake 1st, blundered 4th, challenged 12th, led 4 out, headed 3 out, led 2 out, readily drew clear flat, won at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (5) gd in Apr beating Loch Garman Aris (10-1) by 5l, 13 ran.
Lalochezia (IRE) 4-1 (11-8) Led, slowed into 1st and went right, slow 8th, hung right next, headed after 2 out, weakened before last, 5th of 6, dist behind Bronson In Blue (11-13) at Hexham 2m 7f (4) gs in Mar.
Bird On The Wire (FR) 3-1 (11-11) Chased winner until after 2 out, 3rd and no extra last, lost 2 places towards finish, 5th of 7, 19l behind Balkotic (11-0) at Hexham 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
