held up in touch, headway 7th, chased leaders 3 out, soon under pressure, weakened before last
chased leaders, lost action and pulled up before 7th
tracked leader, driven to challenge after 2 out, stayed on under pressure to lead towards finish (1 fence omitted)
held up in touch, jumped slowly 1st and 4th, headway approaching 2 out, kept on after last, never nearer
led, hard driven approaching last, headed flat, no extra
held up in rear, mistake 1st, weakened 7th
Apart from a fall at Musselburgh in December, Pena Dorada has been most consistent over fences and deserves a change of luck but it may be worth giving another chance to SIGNALMAN. He had legitimate excuses when pulled up in the race in which Pena Dorada finished second at Wetherby last month and is better judged on an earlier second over this C&D in November, when he had Lucinda Russell's charge behind despite conceding 7lb. Ruff Diamond could figure if brushing up his jumping but Lets Go Girls is best watched on her fencing bow.
Georgedoubleyou (IRE) 40-1 (10-0) Held up in rear, weakened before 3 out, last of 7, 43l behind Ros Castle (11-10) at Ayr 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Jan.
Jollygoodwelldone 18-1 (10-7) With leader, led 2nd, mistake and headed 5th, weakened before 9th, last of 3, well behind Priceless Art (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m beg chase (5) gd.
Pena Dorada (IRE) 14-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, ridden 4 out, hit 2 out, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 16l behind Railway Dillon (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 4f nov chs (4) gs in Feb.
Ruff Diamond (USA) 18-1 (11-10) Towards rear, hit 5th, headway on outer before 6th, weakening when fell 3 out, in a race won by Teenando (9-6) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy in Feb, 11 ran.
Signalman 9-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, mistake 3rd, lost place 6th, not fluent and reminders 7th, tailed off 9th, pulled up after, in a race won by Railway Dillon (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 4f nov chs (4) gs in Feb, 12 ran.
Lets Go Girls 33-1 (9-10) Held up in touch, ridden and weakened after 3 out, fell last, in a race won by Jeu De Roseau (11-9) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Sep, 13 ran.