held up towards rear, not fluent 1st, ridden and struggling when not fluent 3 out, soon behind
chased leader, not fluent 4th, lost 2nd before 3 out, soon weakened
held up in rear, raced keenly, headway before 2 out, 4th and beaten before last
held up in rear, headway and switched left before 2 out, challenged last, led flat, ridden out
chased leaders, jinked right before going left and mistake 3 out, soon beaten, mistake and unseated rider 2 out
led, clear until after 4th, ridden and joined last, headed flat, held close home
chased leaders, went 2nd before 3 out until 2 out, soon weakened
mid-division, switched left and effort 3 out, mistake 2 out, soon hung left and weakened
held up towards rear, not fluent 2nd, went 2nd 2 out until before last, 3rd and held flat, kept on
Pump It Up hasn’t shown much so far so this looks a good opportunity for GALAH to make it third-time lucky over hurdles after a fair run behind all-the-way winner Interne De Sivola at Cheltenham. She also ran well for third on debut at Newcastle. After seconds at Fontwell and Sedgefield, Ramure was pulled up at Fakenham but Tiki Fire took a step forward when fourth at Warwick.
Cirrus 50-1 (8-5) Held up in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 5th of 7, 11 1/2l behind Pretty Sweet (9-9) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp fll (4) pol in Dec.
Dooby 25-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 4f out, tailed off, 9th of 11, dist behind Fortuitous Favour (10-12) at Wetherby 1m 4f fll (5) gs in Dec.
Fleeting Blue (FR) 150-1 (10-5) Held up, stayed on into remote 4th after last, 4th of 9, dist behind Skycutter (10-12) at Wetherby 2m mdn (4) gd in Nov.
Galah 28-1 (10-5) Towards rear, shaken up and headway into close 6th after 2 out, ridden before last to dispute 2nd jumping final flight, kept on, no extra run-in, 3rd of 10, 8 3/4l behind Interne De Sivola (10-12) at Cheltenham 2m 1f (2) gs in Dec.
Olympe De Gouges 66-1 (9-0) Awkwardly away towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 9th of 11, 29 3/4l behind Lady Rockstar (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Pump It Up 28-1 (10-12) Led, joined 4 out, headed approaching next, ridden 2 out, weakened flat, 4th of 7, 14 1/2l behind Lady Pacifico (10-12) at Leicester 2m fll (3) gs in Nov.
Ramure (FR) 5-2 (10-10) Led until 4 out, chased leader until before next, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off 2 out, pulled up soon after, at Fakenham 2m fll (4) gd in Oct.
Simply Red 100-1 (10-5) In rear, pushed along and headway approaching last, nearest finish, 4th of 9, 23 1/4l behind Tease And Seize (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (4) gs in Dec.
Tiki Fire (IRE) 100-1 (10-5) Held up in last pair, steady headway approaching 4 out, blundered and lost ground next, plugged on in modest 4th before 2 out, 4th of 7, 22l behind Graystone (10-12) at Warwick 2m mdn (4) sft in Dec.
