tracked leading pair, hit 2nd and next, went 2nd when balooned and lost place 4th, rallied after 3 out, chased winner and hit 2 out, staying on same pace under pressure and looked held when went right and hit last, weakened flat
chased leader until approaching 4th where badly hampered and lost place, behind and eased, tailed off, not recover
often jumped right, made virtually all, briefly headed before 3 out, stayed on well fom next
held up towards rear, headway to get in behind leaders approaching 3 ut, ridden and weakened before next
took keen hold in touch, ridden after 3 out, weakened and eased before next, tailed off and pulled up before last
mid-division, hampered and dropped to rear 4th, keeping on again on inside when blundered 3 out, tailed off, not recover
held up towards rear, ridden and struggling before 3 out, plugged on to moderate 5th closing stages
held up towards rear, good headway to track leader 4th, led briefly before 3 out, weakened before next, behind when fell last
held up well in rear, went left 1st, blundered 3rd, headway on outside approaching 5th, went 2nd briefly before 2 out, one pace in 3rd after
chased leaders, went 2nd after 3 out until weakened before next
CRY OF FREEDOM scored smoothly on his debut over C&D and sets the standard here. He was brought down at the first last time and can get back on the winning track with Jack Quinlan's claim offsetting a goodly portion of his penalty for that success. Ile De Re seems sure to land a novice hurdle sooner or later on the evidence of a solid effort at Doncaster last time behind Open Hearted and rates an obvious danger, whilst Favoured Nation is interesting on his hurdling debut for the O'Neill team after a smooth bumper success at Folkestone. Kings Bayonet delivered a pleasing first run behind the highly talented Darlan on his Taunton debut and can only improve for that promising initial racecourse experience.
Cry of Freedom (USA) 5-2 (11-7) Held up, badly hampered and brought down 1st, in a race won by Countess Comet (10-12) at Catterick 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs, 16 ran.
Favoured Nation (IRE) 11-8fav (11-2) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 5f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Folkestone 2m 1f NH flat (6) gd in Nov beating Bollin Tahini (10-6) by 7l, 8 ran.
Ile De Re (FR) 11-8fav (11-0) Behind, headway after 4 out, effort next, ridden 2 out, stayed on to go 2nd post, no impression, 2nd of 15, 4 1/2l behind Open Hearted (11-0) at Doncaster 2m 3f mdn hdl (4) gs in Dec.
Kings Bayonet 20-1 (11-4) Mid-division, headway approaching 6th, outpaced by leaders before 2 out, weakening when mistake last, 4th of 13, 26l behind Darlan (11-12) at Taunton 2m 1f nh nov hdl (3) gs.
Play It Sam 11-1 (9-3) Held up mid-division and keen, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 16, 11l behind Psychic Ability (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Oct '10 (flat).
Regal Park (IRE) 33-1 (8-5) Ran loose before start, mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on same pace, never near leaders, 8th of 33, 13l behind Never Can Tell (8-11) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp (2) gd in Oct (flat).
Rosquero (FR) 100-1 (11-4) Mid-division on outside, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened, 11th of 14, 45l behind Vulcanite (11-4) at Southwell 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs.
Tewin Wood 10-1 (8-10) Soon led, headed over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 8th of 12, 6l behind Maverik (8-13) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol (flat).
The Last Night (FR) April Night gelding out of La Pelode.
Turjuman (USA) 9-1 (10-3) Settled towards rear, headway over 5f out, chased leaders over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra, 2nd of 12, 3l behind Captain Bellamy (10-3) at Southwell 2m am hcp 0-65 (6) fbs (flat).
Layline (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Raced keenly tracking leaders, effort over 1f out, stayed on well closing stages, never able to challenge, 2nd of 4, 3l behind Junoob (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 4f cnd stks (4yo+) (4) pol (flat).
Seventh Sky (GER) (9-6) 5th of 6, 11l behind Earl Of Tinsdal (8-9) at Cologne(GER) 1m 4f Grp 1 (1) sft in Aug (flat).
