chased leaders, went 2nd over 9f out until over 4f out, pushed along chasing leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, good headway between horses over 2f out, went 2nd entering final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish
led 1f, chased leader over 6f, chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, stayed on under pressure towards finish, never going pace to threaten
raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, 2nd going well over 4f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd entering final furlong, no extra inside final furlong, lost 3rd final stride
led after 1f, headed over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened soon after
tracked leaders in 5th, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, ridden and kept on from over 1f out, went 3rd final stride
always towards rear
mid-division, ridden and outpaced well over 2f out, not run on, tailed off
slowly into stride and pushed along, always towards rear, tailed off
switched right after start, held up in rear, some late headway, never on terms
towards rear of mid-division, behind and pulled up before halfway
always towards rear
switched right after start, held up towards rear, closer in mid-division 6f out, headway chasing leaders 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed towards finish
NonRunner
FIGEAC appreciated the return to 2m at Lingfield when scoring by over three lengths. A 4lb penalty may not be enough to anchor him in this and he can go in again. Nelson River returned to the Flat with a victory at Wolverhampton last week while Capricorn Prince was in good form last summer but is 5lb higher than when scoring at Lingfield in June. Flat To The Max finished runner-up over 1m6f at Wolverhampton a week ago when ahead of Bird For Life and the winning hurdler stays this far.
Figeac (FR) 2-1jfav (9-8) Tracked leaders, headway to lead over 7f out, kicked for home 3f out, clear over 2f out, easily, won at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Gold Standard (9-6) by 3 1/4l, 7 ran.
Zarafshan (IRE) 12-1 (9-9) Held up, pushed along 3f out, some minor late headway, 5th of 13, 3l behind Caribeno (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Dynali 20-1 (11-11) Held up in mid-division, weakened from 3 out, 11th of 16, dist behind Butler's Brief (11-8) at Warwick 2m 5f hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Flat To The Max (FR) 9-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders on inside, lost place 8f out, headway 2f out, hanging left when not much room and switched right over 1f out, stayed on, went 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Fleur Irlandaise (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Tin Fandango 14-1 (9-1) Led and disputed until 10f out, lost 2nd over 8f out, weakened 6f out, tailed off, last of 7, dist behind Social City (9-3) at Southwell 2m 2f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Kozier (GER) 15-2 (9-4) Held up in 5th, weakened 5f out, 5th of 7, 19 1/4l behind Social City (9-3) at Southwell 2m 2f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Nelson River 13-8jfav (8-10) Held up in last pair, headway and hung left over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (4) pol in Jan beating Thai Terrier (10-1) by 3/4l, 5 ran.
Capricorn Prince 11-8fav (9-7) In touch, headway 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jul beating Accessor (9-11) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Blazon 9-1 (9-13) Held up towards rear, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, soon beaten, 9th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Fleur Irlandaise (9-9) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Bird For Life 7-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, ran on entering final furlong, no extra, 5th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Fleur Irlandaise (9-9) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Broughtons Admiral 40-1 (10-0) Held up in mid-division, struggling before 2 out, 8th of 12, 17 3/4l behind Come On Teddy (10-2) at Cheltenham 3m hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Spanish Persuader (FR) 20-1 (9-3) Led, pushed along and headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, heavily eased over 1f out, tailed off, last of 8, dist behind Jumping Cats (10-0) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Ivaquestion (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway between horses travelling strongly over 3f out, switched wide and ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly into 3rd final furlong but no chance with winner, 3rd of 13, 9 3/4l behind Lleyton (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Alcock And Brown (IRE) 33-1 (10-0) In touch, dropped to rear over 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 10 3/4l behind Uncle Bernie (9-9) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
