held up in midfield, not fluent 10th, weakened after 2 out
jumped right on occasions, led, headed and chased clear leader 5th, led again 3 out, headed 2 out, soon ridden, kept on one pace flat
held up towards rear, headway into midfield 12th, went fourth after 2 out, ridden after last, no extra flat
prominent, pushed along after 2 out, every chance when not fluent last, soon ridden, stayed on well flat, just held
raced keenly in midfield, made significant headway after 4th, led 5th and went clear, reduced lead 5 out, headed 3 out, not fluent 2 out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden after 15th, outpaced after 2 out, went fourth towards finish
chased leaders, lost placed 12th, outpaced and struggling after 4 out
held up towards rear, headway on outer from 4 out, led 2 out, pushed along approaching last, soon ridden, kept on well, all out
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The Delray Munky won here earlier and makes a quick reappearance after tiring badly at Wetherby a couple of days ago when refusing at the last. CALIVIGNY has won under today’s rider at Ayr in both starts since returning to action with the more convincing of those victories coming over fences. A bold bid for a hat-trick is expected and Neil Alexander’s charge gets the nod. Scoop The Pot arrives on the back of a win at Newcastle but Mcginty's Dream failed to complete attempting to land a treble at Hexham. Alminar ran well for today’s amateur at Cheltenham earlier and Nine Altars ended last season with a second in a hunters chase at Musselburgh.
Calivigny (IRE) 5-1 (11-13) Led, drew clear 3rd, extended leader before 4th, reduced advantage when awkward 6th, headed narrowly 3 out, ridden to lead 2 out, almost joined close home, stayed on strongly, won at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Nov beating Doyen Breed (11-9) by nk, 8 ran.
Alminar (IRE) 12-1 (10-9) Mid-division, not fluent 9th, ridden and held before 4 out, pulled up before 4 out, at Haydock 3m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Nov.
Nine Altars (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Behind, not fluent next 8th, headway from 3 out, stayed on well flat, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner, 2nd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Virak (12-6) at Musselburgh 3m (4) sft in Feb.
Scoop The Pot (IRE) 9-2 (10-12) Held up in touch, headway to chase leaders approaching 4 out, led before 3 out, stayed on well from 2 out, won at Newcastle 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Dec beating Seemingly So (11-10) by 6l, 6 ran.
Mcginty's Dream (IRE) 5-1 (10-13) Keen towards rear, pulled hard to chase leader 8th, pulled into narrow lead 13th, clear leader 14th, headed 16th, slow jump 18th, weakened quickly when pulled up before 19th, at Hexham 4m hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Crystal Lad (FR) 9-1 (11-8) Midfield, not fluent 4rd, ridden in rear 5th, slow jump 6th, awkward 9th, well adrift under pressure 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Southwell 3m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Charmix (FR) 8-1 (11-0) Held up, hit 5th, mistake 10th, ridden after 12th, weakened approaching 3 out, last of 6, 24 1/2l behind Valadom (11-12) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Charlie Snow Angel 20-1 (10-7) Towards rear, closer when not fluent 3 out, mistake 2 out, ridden and stayed on after the last but never dangerous, 4th of 11, 14l behind The Delray Munky (11-10) at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
The Delray Munky 5-2 (12-1) Tracked clear winner, slow 3rd and tracked leaders, pushed along and struggling from 3 out, left poor 2nd soon after 2 out, ridden and refused last, at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) hvy in Dec.
Sandhurst Lad (IRE) 66-1 (11-2) Close up and tracked leader, disputed lead after 10th, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened after 2 out, 6th of 11, 15 1/4l behind The Delray Munky (11-10) at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Late Date (IRE) 28-1 (11-7) In rear, lost touch 7th, hit 9th, detached 11th, pulled up before 14th, at Southwell 3m 2f hcp (5) sft in Dec.
