held up in midfield, headway before 4 out, chased leader after next, ridden to challenge 2 out, stayed on same pace approaching last
in rear when hampered and unseated rider 11th
prominent, jumped left throughout, led 3rd, driven when challenged 2 out, ran on well
led until 3rd, remained prominent, blundered 8th, weakened quickly, pulled up after next
in touch, mistake 3rd, weakened before 4 out
held up in touch, lost place 11th
held up midfield, headway before 4 out, soon ridden and weakened
held up towards rear, headway 4 out, chasing leaders when blundered badly 3 out, weakened quickly
chased leaders, weakened before 3 out
midfield when blundered and unseated rider 11th
midfield headway to chase leaders 4 out, under pressure next, weakened before last
Cernunnos has got his act together but a 9lb rise for his win at Leicester looks restrictive. ERICHT is heading down the handicap and may now be ready to take advantage as he wasn't helped by a couple of early blunders when only fifth over track and trip last month. Dursey Sound could bounce back at any time now that the ground is starting to dry out but Cloudy Bob is proving hard to win with. De Kerry Man's two runs this season have been on heavy going over much longer trips and he's another interesting contender while Comeonginger is only 5lb higher than when beating Cloudy Bob six lengths in this last year. West Wizard suffered a heavy fall here on his chasing bow and may need more time to get over that experience.
Cernunnos (FR) 7-2 (11-12) Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, closed 8th, challenged 2 out, led before last, clear last, stayed on well, won at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Feb beating Ballyrath (11-7) by 7l, 5 ran.
Dursey Sound (IRE) 20-1 (11-11) Held up, mistakes 11th and 18th, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out, at Ludlow 3m 2f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Ericht (IRE) 6-1 (10-13) Blundered 2nd, behind, driven to chase leaders after 4 out, ridden and one pace after 2 out, weakened flat, 5th of 9, 13 3/4l behind Roc D'apsis (11-1) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (2) sft in Jan.
Comeonginger (IRE) 11-4 (11-1) Led until after 1st, tracked leaders, under pressure 3 out, weakened next, 4th of 6, 22 3/4l behind Un Beau Roman (11-7) at Kempton 2m 2f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
West Wizard (FR) 7-1 (10-11) Close up, ridden 4 out, weakened next, well behind when fell last, at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
De Kerry Man (IRE) 15-2 (10-5) Tracked leaders, led after 12th, headed 17th, weakened after 3 out, soon fell, at Warwick 3m 5f hcp (1) hvy in Jan.
Roberto Pegasus (USA) 14-1 (11-12) Held up, closed 6th, not fluent 8th, ridden 10th, struggling 12th, blundered next, well beaten 4 out, 7th of 11, dist behind Lord Landen (10-3) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Dusky Lark 13-2 (11-10) Mid-division, headway after 7th, outpaced 4 out, 5th and well beaten after next, 6th of 9, dist behind Cadoudoff (11-10) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Tom Neary (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, weakened before 3 out, 7th of 8, 37 1/4l behind Balgarry (11-10) at Taunton 2m 2f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Mr Muddle 9-1 (11-5) Reluctant to race and slowly away, in touch 6th, not fluent 12th, outpaced after 3 out, 3rd and well held 2 out, 3rd of 9, 21l behind Cadoudoff (11-10) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Cloudy Bob (IRE) 5-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, outpaced before 4 out, rallied approaching 2 out, soon chasing winner, kept on under pressure, never a threat, 2nd of 9, 6l behind Johnny Og (10-8) at Ascot 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
