held up in mid-division, not fluent 1st, headway after normal 4 out, no extra before omitted 2 out
held up towards rear, ridden and well beaten after normal 4 out
in touch, reminder after 2nd, ridden after normal 4 out, well beaten before omitted 3 out, tailed off
always handy, led omitted 3 out, 3 lengths clear omitted last, headed 110 yards out, held after
towards rear, not fluent 2nd, struggling from next
chased leaders, ridden omitted 3 out, went 2nd after omitted last, led final 110 yards, stayed on
prominet, ridden and weakened before omitted 2 out
in touch in mid-division, pushed along and headway omitted 3 out, no impression before omitted last, plugged on, went inside final 200 yards
behind, ridden and effort before omitted 3 out, soon weakened
behind, well beaten before omitted 3 out
held up in mid-division, driven and struggling omitted 3 out
mid-division, pushed along towards rear 2nd, in rear before omitted 3 out, plugged on late, no chance
raced keenly, led, headed omitted 3 out, no extra before omitted last
mid-division, headway after normal 4 out, every chance before omitted 2 out, lost 2nd after omitted last, no extra
held up in mid-division, headway approaching omitted 3 out, no extra before omitted last
prominent, ridden and no extra from omitted last
prominent, ridden and weakened after normal 4 out, tailed off
NonRunner
A particularly weak contest can see a return to winning ways for the generally-progressive TORTUGA BAY, who was hampered when fourth over fences at Catterick after getting off the mark over the smaller obstacles on soft going at Newcastle when Infinite Sun was beaten six lengths. Inawhilecrocodile has had wind surgery since slightly disappointing on his handicap debut at Huntingdon while Asharann is also worth a second look having shown some improvement in two starts last month.
Fernhill Lad (IRE) 200-1 (11-0) Towards rear, much closer 4 out, chased leaders 2 out, briefly outpaced and ridden along approaching last, no extra run-in, 5th of 8, 10 3/4l behind Trooper Turnbull (11-0) at Kelso 2m mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Inawhilecrocodile (IRE) 9-2 (12-0) Prominent, led approaching 4 out, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened, 8th of 14, 29 1/2l behind Dollnamix (11-6) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Artistic Language 12-1 (9-10) Slow into stride, soon pushed along in rear, ridden halfway, soon struggling, last of 6, dist behind Lord Of The Alps (9-12) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Donladd (IRE) 22-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, ridden before 3 out, kept on one pace, 7th of 14, 32l behind Tommy's Oscar (11-5) at Newcastle 2m (4) sft in Dec.
Gold Clermont (FR) 40-1 (10-10) Mid-division, badly hampered 2nd, towards rear when blundered 5th, well beaten from next, 8th of 11, 35 3/4l behind Pure Bliss (10-10) at Uttoxeter 2m (4) sft in Nov.
Finisher (USA) 10-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, pushed along 2 out, ridden after last but kept on same pace run-in, 5th of 11, 9 1/4l behind Anightinlambourn (11-8) at Wincanton 1m 7f hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Tortuga Bay 4-1 (11-5) Tracked leader, briefly led before 2 out, soon headed before next, weakened after last, 4th of 10, 11 1/2l behind Barden Bella (10-0) at Catterick 2m hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Hurricane Ali (IRE) 18-1 (9-4) Driven away from stalls, chased leaders, not much room on inside and lost place over 2f out, no impression after, 6th of 12, 4l behind By Jove (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Asharann (FR) 11-2 (10-0) Pulled hard towards rear, headway into midfield after last (usual 5th), ridden before bypassed 2 out, one pace soon after, 5th of 8, 12 1/2l behind Percy Pops (11-6) at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (4) hvy in Dec.
Infinite Sun 33-1 (11-5) Held up in rear, headway when not clear run over 2f out, lacked pace of leaders 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Set In Stone (10-12) at Newcastle 2m (5) pol in Jan.
Das Kapital 200-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, pushed along and some headway 3 out, hung left and no impression before next, 7th of 16, 35l behind Lecale's Article (11-0) at Newbury 2m mdn (4) sft in Dec.
World Trip 100-1 (10-12) Always behind, tailed off 6th, never a factor, 10th of 14, dist behind Sopat (10-12) at Fakenham 2m mdn (4) sft in Jan.
Happy And Content (IRE) 40-1 (11-4) In touch in mid-division, mistake 3rd, ridden next, behind after 4th, pulled up after, at Warwick 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Thinque Tank 18-1 (10-6) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders 2 out, went third before last, weakened after last, 5th of 13, 12l behind The Herds Garden (11-10) at Catterick 2m hcp (5) hvy in Jan.
Spot On Soph (IRE) 22-1 (10-11) Held up in rear, driven before 4 out, kept on without threatening, 4th of 16, 20l behind Dubai Days (12-2) at Newcastle 2m hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Bullion (FR) 14-1 (10-6) Towards rear of midfield, mistake 1st, ridden and well off the pace when not fluent 4 out, well adrift approaching 2 out, headway before last, stayed on strongly flat, 3rd of 11, 6 3/4l behind Laskadine (12-2) at Newcastle 2m hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Inexorable 100-1 (10-0) In touch when blundered and unseated rider 3 out, at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Zarazena 17-2 (10-7) Chased leaders, pushed along going out on last circuit, went left 2 out, hung left and weakened soon after, 6th of 12, 22 3/4l behind Dylan's Sea Song (11-3) at Southwell 2m hcp (5) gs in Nov.
