led until 2nd, led 3rd, mistake and headed 5th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
held up behind leaders, not fluent 8th, effort 4 out, mistake 3 out, jumped right and no extra from 2 out, lost 3rd last
prominent, led 2nd, headed next, not fluent 4th, led 5th, hit 10th, not fluent and hard pressed from 2 out, stayed on, holding 2nd towards finish
held up behind leaders, mistake 6th, went 2nd 3 out, challenging when not fluent 2 out, stayed, held towards finish
prominent until before 3rd, chased leaders, outpaced 4 out, no impression after, went 3rd last, plugged on
often jumped slowly and never going well, mostly always well behind
Top Ville Ben (IRE) 50-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, 2nd halfway, 3rd 5 out, ridden and no impression in 5th entering straight, no extra, 8th of 25, 29 1/4l behind Heart Wood (10-1) at Leopardstown 2m 5f hcp (1) Yielding - Soft in Feb.
Zhiguli (IRE) 8-11fav (11-2) Shied away from tapes start, soon jumped off and tracked leader, not fluent 12th, pushed along and outjumped 4 out, stayed on but held from 2 out, last of 2, 6 1/2l behind Quel Destin (11-8) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (3) hvy in Dec.
Regal Blue (IRE) 4-1 (11-5) Towards rear, not fluent 5th, mistake 8th, tailed off when pulled up soon after 11th, at Lingfield 3m 5f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Good Work (FR) 13-2 (10-11) Ran in snatches, midfield, in touch with leaders 3 out, soon led and ridden, every chance 2 out, soon headed, 2 lengths down approaching last, kept on one pace run-in, 2nd of 7, 5 1/2l behind Hold That Taught (11-9) at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (3) hvy in Dec.
Ladronne (FR) 4-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, not fluent 4th or 12th, headway 17th, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before last, at Catterick 3m 6f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Planned Paradise (IRE) 11-2 (10-10) Not always fluent, always in rear, 7th of 10, 19l behind Animal (10-11) at Sandown 3m hcp (3) sft in Dec.
