prominent, led 9f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
prominent, went 2nd 4f out, led and ridden over 1f out, stayed on well
held up in rear, headway when switched left and bumped well over 2f out, no further progress
held up towards rear, not much room briefly over 9f out, ridden over 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong, nearest finish
held up in rear, keen early, ran green and struggling 9f out, tailed off final 6f
tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, stayed on to take 3rd well inside final furlong, unable to challenge
held up in touch, ridden 4f out, soon lost place
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace entering final furlong, no extra final 100 yards
held up in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
led, headed 9f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, ridden and struggling final 3f
mid-division, not clear run 3f out, no headway
mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong but no impression on winner
mid-division, headway on outside 8f out, ridden and edged right well over 2f out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, some headway 3f out, not much room soon after, no impression
There is more form to go on in this than the first division. Black Cow was much too keen at Doncaster last time but still finished five lengths ahead of the exposed Royal Ripple. Mr Shantu was second at Catterick last month while Clondaw Banker didn't look short of pace when winning a point-to-point in Ireland in November. Rough Fighter was only beaten a couple of lengths when third at Ludlow but it will probably take a decent performance to lower the colours of MOLLY CAT, a very impressive winner at Wetherby earlier this month. She'll have learned plenty from that and it's significant that she's travelled south for this.
Black Cow (IRE) 7-2 (10-11) Got loose before start, took keen hold, prominent, led after 2f, headed over 2f out, edged left and beaten over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 11l behind Powerstown Dreams (10-11) at Doncaster 2m (6) gd in Nov.
Clondaw Banker (IRE) 4-1 (11-9) Twrds rr of mid div, 8th 5out & prog aftr 4out, ld 2out & 2l adv when good jump last, sow flat, easily, won at Curraheen 3m ire ptp in Nov beating The Well Road (11-9) by 5l, 13 ran.
Greybougg 33-1 (10-11) Mid-division, took keen hold, headway 10f out, ridden 3f out, soon hung left and weakened, tailed off, 6th of 13, 44l behind Gunner Fifteen (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m NH flat (6) sft in Nov.
Henrybrowneyes (IRE) Goldmark gelding out of The Vine Browne.
Littleton Lad (IRE) Close Conflict gelding out of Knockraha Star.
Mr Shantu (IRE) 4-1 (11-4) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd 6f out, led well over 2f out, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind On Tour (11-11) at Catterick 2m NH flat (6) gd in Dec.
Rocket Scientist 10-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, pushed along 7f out, well beaten final 6f, 8th of 11, well behind Justanother Muddle (11-0) at Chepstow 2m NH flat (5) hvy in Dec.
Rough Fighter (USA) 16-1 (10-11) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, soon went 3rd, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 11, 2l behind Bobble Boru (10-9) at Ludlow 1m 6f mdn NH flat (5) gs in Nov.
Royal Ripple (IRE) 16-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, challenged 10f out until over 5f out, outpaced from 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 8, 16l behind Powerstown Dreams (10-11) at Doncaster 2m (6) gd in Nov.
The Snappy Poet 14-1 (11-2) Held up in rear in touch, headway on inside 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, never reached leaders, 6th of 8, 9l behind Tara Road (10-11) at Chepstow 2m NH flat (6) gs in Dec.
Crazy Train Sir Harry Lewis mare out of Vent D'aout.
Wild Legend (IRE) 66-1 (10-6) In rear, headway over 7f out, weakened over 4f out, tailed off, 10th of 13, well behind Father Edward (10-13) at Fontwell 2m 2f NH flat (6) gd in May.
Knight's Reward 5-1 (10-4) Held up in mid-division, lost place 10f out, headway on outside 4f out, outpaced by leading pair from over 1f out, stayed on same pace, lost 3rd inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 15l behind Aqalim (10-4) at Taunton 2m 1f mdn nat hunt flat (5) gd in Dec.
Molly Cat 9-4fav (10-10) Held up in touch on wide outside, smooth headway 5f out, came towards stands side rail over 3f out, led over 2f out, clear when ridden inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Wetherby 1m 5f fll 4yo N H flat (6) sft beating May Hay (10-10) by 10l, 8 ran.
Terra Firma Lucarno gelding out of Solid Land.
Elegant Stride (IRE) 8-1 (10-3) Held up in rear, weakened over 6f out, last of 10, dis behind Side Step (11-0) at Doncaster 2m mrs N H flat (6) sft.