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Taste The Fear (IRE) 17-2 (11-11) Disputing lead when bumped 1st, chased leaders, not fluent 9th, outpaced and no impression from 3 out, 4th of 9, 8 1/2l behind Itso Fury (11-13) at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) gd in Nov.

Red Nika (FR) 11-1 (12-0) Tracked leaders, mistake 10th, led 5 out and pushed along, forged away 4 out, ridden before 2 out, not fluent last 6 lengths ahead, kept on, reduced lead run-in, headed on line, 2nd of 10, hd behind Idefix De Ciergues (11-13) at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) gd in Nov.

Stans The Man (IRE) 3-1 (12-0) Chased leader, led 11th, going well and increased tempo 4 out, clear 2 out, jumped right last, easily, won at Exeter 3m hcp (4) gd in Nov beating Jack Sprat (11-12) by 8 1/2l, 4 ran.

Betterforeveryone 11-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, pushed along approaching 16th, lost position before 18th, ran on well approaching 3 out where not fluent, ran on one pace, 4th of 14, 20 1/4l behind King Turgeon (11-12) at Chepstow 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in Oct.

Finn Lough (IRE) 13-8fav (11-6) Tracked leaders on inside, angled out wide before 14th, went 3rd after 3 out, ridden to lead before the last, kept on run-in, headed and no extra final 110 yards, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Just Loose Change (11-10) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (4) gd in Nov.

Aquila Sky (IRE) 14-1 (11-3) Not fluent 1st, tracked leaders, pushed along out wide when bad mistake 4 out, struggling after, tailed off, last of 5, dist behind Ajp Kingdom (11-8) at Uttoxeter 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Nov.

Everyday Champagne (IRE) 7-2 (11-8) Led until not fluent 1st, chased leaders, every chance when not fluent and not much room 2 out, no extra last, 5th of 6, 9 1/2l behind Destiny Is All (11-11) at Ayr 3m hcp (4) gs in Oct.