held up in rear, hit 6th, not fluent 9th, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out
prominent, led 3rd, headed next, led again after 3 out, clear flat, comfortably
held up in touch, hit 8th, weakened and pulled up before 3 out
tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
held up in rear, not fluent 1st, headway 9th, went left last, no impression on winner when taking 2nd flat, demoted to 3rd towards finish
led until 1st, tracked leaders, weakened before 3 out
led 1st until 3rd, led next, headed 3 out, not much room before next, soon weakened
held up in rear, not fluent 9th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off
mid-division, closed 9th, switched left after 3 out, went 2nd next, mistake last, no extra final 100 yards
Dream Again Boys scored at Lingfield in February but ran poorly when well supported on his reappearance at Wetherby in November. Pension Plan's only success came over the C&D but he's 11lb higher while Tornant is better handicapped over fences though he's been running poorly, a remark that also applies to Regal Approach. STORM ALERT didn't have much to do to score at Exeter but did it well and can go in again despite a 9lb rise as Lucy Gardner's claim negates over half of the extra burden. The four-year-old Annaluna is well enough treated but may find this too tough.
Kusadiki (IRE) 7-1 (11-5) Mistake 1st, led after 2nd, headed after next, weakened after 7th, soon behind, pulled up 10th, in a race won by Madame Jasmine (10-8) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Oct, 11 ran.
Dream Again Boys (IRE) 5-1fav (11-9) Pulled hard, tracked leaders, under pressure 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before next, in a race won by Sun Cloud (11-5) at Wetherby 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Nov, 12 ran.
Regal Approach (IRE) 16-1 (10-8) Mid-division, headway approaching 4 out, chased leaders next, weakened before last, 3rd of 12, 22l behind African Gold (11-10) at Newbury 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Nov.
Pension Plan 10-1 (10-3) Held up towards rear, mistake 5th, headway after next, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, 9th of 14, 36l behind Amigo (11-2) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) hvy.
Storm Alert 9-4fav (11-3) Held up in 4th, closer order approaching 5th, went 2nd next, led before 2 out, urged along between last 2, went left last, driven and kept on well flat, won at Exeter 2m 7f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy beating Ripoff (11-10) by 2l, 5 ran.
Mumbles Pier (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Raded wide, chased leaders, behind from 8th, tailed off, 11th of 16, well behind Cinevator (11-7) at Taunton 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Oct.
Tornant (IRE) 10-3fav (11-3) In touch in 5th, mistake 2nd, lost place after 9th, weakened 12th, 5th of 8, 36l behind One More Dinar (11-6) at Ludlow 3m hcp ch 0-95 (5) sft.
Billy Blade 14-1 (11-8) In rear and keen, ridden and headway before 2 out, one pace and no impression, 4th of 10, 14l behind Copper Carroll (10-1) at Ffos Las 3m cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Oct.
Annaluna (IRE) 7-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, went 3rd before 2 out, stayed on same before last, 3rd of 12, 20l behind Queens Grove (11-2) at Hereford 2m 4f Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-120) (3yo+) (4) hvy in Dec.
