prominent, chased leader after 5th, led approaching 6th, ridden and hit 3 out, headed approaching 2 out, weakened last, drifted left flat
mid-division, ridden 8th, soon weakened
mid-division, reminders and headway 5th, chased leader 7th, ridden approaching 3 out, stayed on well to lead last, kept on flat
always towards rear, no impression
held up last, headway 6th, chased leaders 3 out, led approaching 2 out, headed last, not pace of winner
led to approaching 6th, weakened 7th
prominent, ridden and weakened 8th
chased leaders, ridden and weakened 8th
mid-division until ridden and weakened after 7th
Nonrunner
Nonrunner
Nothing really jumps off the card here to say winner, but we'll side with THE PIOUS PRINCE, who can take this with the main dangers expected to be Low Delta and Graham's Girl. David Pipe's yard hasn't been in great form, but this may not take a great deal of winning. His gelding hasn't won for a couple of years, but reverts to hurdling after a couple of unsuccessful runs over the bigger fences. He's well in at the weights too. Low Delta's best effort for a year came last time out when second in a seller. The race was his for the taking, but he couldn't shrug off one challenge late on, and this is the 20th attempt at breaking his maiden. Graham's Girl is less exposed, but still yet to win. She's shown improvement in her last couple of runs, and this could be her sort of race.
Silver Bay 25-1 (10-13) Mid-division on outside, headway approaching 7th, weakened last, 5th of 15, 13l behind Chaim (10-9) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Dec.
Watch Out 9-1 (10-11) Chased leaders, led 7th, blundered next, headed just after 3 out, beaten when hit 2 out, one pace, lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 16, 16l behind Malakiya (11-8) at Ludlow 2m 5f sll hdl (4) gd in Oct.
Acosta 16-1 (10-11) Mid-division, under pressure 4 out, soon beaten, 7th of 15, well behind Heathcliff (10-4) at Huntingdon 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Nov.
Graham's Girl 16-1 (11-0) In touch, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out, 4th of 11, 13l behind Wise Men Say (10-7) at Wincanton 2m cnd nov hcp hdl (4) gs in Nov.
Low Delta (IRE) 9-2fav (11-5) Tracked leaders, led approaching 2 out, hit last, headed final 50 yards, kept on, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Monsieur Georges (10-11) at Leicester 2m 4f cnd sll hcp hdl (5) hvy in Dec.
Blakeney Run 8-1 (10-8) Led until 6th, prominent, ridden to lead briefly after 8th, weakened 3 out, 4th of 6, 20l behind Old Brigade (9-7) at Exeter 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Nov.
Bethebestyoucanbe 14-1 (10-5) Chased leader, ridden after 6th, outpaced approaching 2 out, stayed on to challenge approaching last, ran on flat, not reach winner, 2nd of 12, nk behind Posh Emily (11-8) at Taunton 2m 1f sll hcp hdl (5) gs in Nov.
Lady Samantha 16-1 (9-9) In touch, mistake 2nd, chased leader 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, 3rd of 13, 5l behind Hearty Dove (10-4) at Wincanton 2m 6f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) sft in Dec.
Keyneema 50-1 (11-0) Always behind, weakened 7th, tailed off, last of 4, well behind Lightning Strike (11-0) at Wincanton 2m 5f beg chs (4) sft in Dec.
Devil's Creek (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, hampered 5th, never near leaders, 7th of 21, 26l behind Cracboumwiz (11-0) at Newbury 2m mdn hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Wide Receiver (IRE) 125-1 (10-9) Towards rear, headway after 8th, weakened approaching 2 out, 7th of 14, 40l behind Great Endeavour (11-8) at Towcester 2m 5f nh nov hdl (3) sft in Nov.
The Pious Prince (IRE) 13-2 (10-10) Always in rear, reminders 5th, 4th of 9, 37l behind Willy The Slip (11-12) at Lingfield 3m nov hcp chs 0-90 (5) hvy in Nov.
She's No Muppet 100-1 (11-1) Held up mid-division, keen, weakened 4 out, 11th of 12, well behind Wildbach (10-10) at Chepstow 2m clm hdl (5) gs in Nov.
