always prominent, led 7th, drew clear after 3 out, ran on well, eased near finish
chased leaders, ridden approaching 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
led until 7th, rallying when mistake 3 out, weakened next
behind, slow 3rd, driven next, detatched 5th, pulled up before next
in touch, lost place before 5th, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before next
held up in rear, under pressure 5th, weakened 4 out
tracked leaders, effort 3 out, kept on under pressure, no chance with winner
held up in rear, headway 3 out, soon chasing leaders, kept on to go 3rd after 2 out, never able to challenge
SCOTS GAELIC hasn't won over hurdles since 2012 but has been keeping better company than this since arriving from Ireland and may well be good enough today. Wither Yenot was third over 3m here last month after winning at Plumpton and should be thereabouts again while Brass Monkey has also been running well, though is probably high enough in the weights now. Daliance is a bit better than he's shown lately but has now had eight tries to lose his maiden tag.
Maller Tree 66-1 (11-5) Led or disputed lead, lost place after 4 out, weakened 2 out, tailed off, 10th of 13, well behind Moorlands Mist (10-8) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs in Dec.
Scots Gaelic (IRE) 5-1 (11-5) Held up in rear, headway from 3 out, kept on and no impression, 3rd of 8, 21l behind Strongpoint (11-7) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Dec.
Vasco D'Ycy (FR) 50-1 (9-13) Led until 3 out, soon weakened, last of 12, 19l behind More Of That (11-2) at Haydock 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) sft in Nov.
Bantry Bere (IRE) 9-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, lost place 5th, not fluent 9th, mistake 12th, rallied approaching 14th, mistake and weakened 16th, 4th of 8, 28l behind Starburst Diamond (11-5) at Warwick 3m 2f hts chs (6) gd in Mar '11.
Occasionally Yours (IRE) 33-1 (10-5) Soon raced in last pair, in rear when fell 10th, in a race won by King Of The Wolds (10-11) at Fakenham 2m 5f (3) gs in Nov, 5 ran.
Wither Yenot (IRE) 9-2 (11-5) Chased leader, not fluent 5th, mistake 8th, led next, ridden and headed 2 out, chased leading duo, no impression, mistake last, 3rd of 7, 10l behind Mistral Reine (11-2) at Fakenham 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Dec.
Brass Monkey (IRE) 4-1 (10-8) Led until after 1st, chased leader until outpaced after 3 out, rallied 2 out, went 2nd before the last, no impression on winner, 2nd of 8, 6l behind Jeano De Toulouse (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) hvy in Dec.
Daliance (IRE) 20-1 (10-6) Chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakened before next, 6th of 14, 34l behind Josies Orders (11-6) at Ascot 3m nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Dec.
