held up, always in rear, struggling 11th, tailed off 3 out
held up in 4th, tracked front pair 11th, went 2nd 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on to challenge and every chance flat, no extra closing stages
with leader, led narrowly before 5th, made rest, ridden after 2 out, stayed on gamely when hard pressed flat, going away closing stages
led narrowly to before 5th, with winner, driven after 3 out, lost 2nd next, ridden and no impression with front pair before last
pecked 1st, held up behind, headway 5 out, outpaced in 4th after 3 out, ridden after next, never able to challenge
tracked front pair, lost place and pushed along 11th, weakened quickly after 5 out, behind when pulled up before next
NonRunner
Cooking Fat won twice last winter and may have won a third but for falling over hurdles at Haydock. He was beginning to make ground when unseating his rider at Carlisle last time and a clear round would see him in the hunt. Chidwell's form figures flatter him as he's run in very small fields while Cup Final's only victory over fences came in a two-runner event. Sudski Star loves it around here and easily won over fences in September though that was over 2m1f and he's been hit with a 9lb rise. FEDERICI had some strong form in Ireland and though not showing much since joining Donald McCain he's generally competed at a higher level so a chance is taken he can return to winning ways.
Cup Final (IRE) 13-2 (11-12) Chased leaders, mistake 5th, not fluent 14th, 3rd before last bend, no impression, weakened last, 3rd of 5, 33l behind Lovely Job (11-9) at Hexham 3m hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Cooking Fat 11-1 (10-13) Slowly away, held up behind, headway on inside when blundered and unseated rider 4 out, at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Federici 5-1 (11-5) Mid-division, headway before 5 out, ridden before 3 out, weakened before last, lost 4th close home, 5th of 9, 15l behind Vic De Touzaine (11-11) at Carlisle 3m hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Sudski Star (IRE) 11-2 (11-10) Held up mid-division, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 12 1/4l behind Newstart (11-2) at Kelso 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Amilliontimes (IRE) 17-2 (10-5) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace, 4th of 5, 5l behind The Clock Leary (11-1) at Perth 3m hcp (3) gs in Sep.
Dimple (FR) 11-10fav (12-0) Chased leaders, closer in 3rd at 3rd, disputed next and soon led, pressed after 3 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, no extra in 2nd last, 3rd and kept on one pace run-in, 3rd of 9, 10 3/4l behind Royal Tara (11-9) at Tipperary 2m 7f gd in May.
Chidswell (IRE) 5-1 (11-5) With leaders, pushed along before 3 out, blundered 3 out, one pace, 5th of 7, 16l behind Lord Ballim (10-7) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
