raced wide, chased leading pair, went 2nd briefly 2nd, not fluent and reminders 5th, ridden and weakened after 4 out, left remote 3rd last, dropped to 4th towards finish
held up and always in rear, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
held up in last pair, closer in 4th after 2nd, went 2nd on inside 4 out, no chance with winner when went left 3 out, went left bumped rival and lost 2nd next, went left stumbled badly last and virtually pulled up
mostly chased winner, blundered badly and lost 2nd 4 out, soon lost place and not recover, left 4th at the last, went remote 3rd towards finish
made all, reached for 11th, clear when mistake 3 out, stayed on strongly
tracked leaders in 4th until after 2nd, last pair, headway into 3rd 4 out, badly bumped and went 2nd 2 out, no chance with winner
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Ernest Gray (IRE) 2-1fav (11-11) Tracked leader, not fluent 11th, led 13th, came clear 2 out, stayed on well, ridden out, won at Southwell 3m hcp (4) gs in Jan beating Tom Creen (11-1) by 3 3/4l, 6 ran.
James Jet (IRE) 3-1 (11-10) Raced in second, slow jump 8th, lost position 12th, bad mistake 13th and lost many lengths, rallied to close on main group again before 14th, outpaced and struggling before 3 out, soon dropped to last on landing 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Godot (IRE) 5-1 (11-10) Waited with towards rear, pecked on landing 4th, steady headway tracking leaders 4 out, went 2nd before the last, strong challenge under pressure run-in, led post, won at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Jan beating Morfee (11-11) by shd, 10 ran.
Shot Boii (IRE) 9-2 (11-11) Chased leaders, mistake 3rd, went 2nd 13th, led 15th, not fluent and headed last, no impression on winner towards finish, 2nd of 10, 4 1/4l behind Head And Heart (11-4) at Warwick 3m 1f hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Heaven Smart (FR) 3-1fav (12-0) Mid-division, bad mistake 2nd, soon in rear, not fluent 10th, steady headway into 4th home turn, left in 3rd 3 out, weakened before next, 5th of 12, 18 1/2l behind Haston Clermont (11-0) at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp (5) gs in Dec.
Pedley Wood (IRE) 16-5jfav (11-12) Chased leader, led 14th, pressed from 4 out, held on well, won at Taunton 3m 2f hcp (5) gs in Dec beating Unblinking (11-7) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Scrum Diddly (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) Chased leaders, jumped right 3rd, went 3rd after 4 out, ridden before 2 out, no extra from before final fence, 3rd of 9, 11 3/4l behind Twinjets (11-8) at Doncaster 3m hcp (3) gs in Dec.
School Days Over (IRE) 4-1 (11-11) Chased leader until 3 out, weakened soon after, 6th of 9, 23 1/2l behind Imac Wood (11-2) at Hereford 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Jan.
Pearly Island 5-1 (11-2) Towards rear, closed on inside after 5th, outpaced 13th, went 3rd and plugging on from 2 out, mistake last, no extra flat, 3rd of 6, 9 1/2l behind Ballycamus (11-12) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Midnight Centurion 13-2 (11-2) Mid-division, headway to lead 9th, headed 10th, pushed along and weakened 4 out, 3rd of 6, 26l behind Ballybegg (11-12) at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Jan.
