chased winner until before 5th, weakening when mistake 3 out
mid-division, took keen hold, headway 4th, outpaced before 3 out, rallied to chase winner from 2 out, no impression flat
mid-division on inside, not fluent and lost place 4th, well beaten 3 out, plugged on flat
made all, not fluent last, drew clear flat, stayed on well
held up in mid-division on outside, closed from 5th, chased winner 3 out until 2 out, faded into 4th flat
chased leaders, lost place before 4th, well beaten before 3 out
held up towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, went 3rd flat, kept on, no impression on winner
in rear, not fluent 4th, mistake next, well beaten before 3 out
not always fluent, chased leaders, went 2nd before 5th until 3 out, hit 2 out, weakened before last
Veteran Applesandpierres and Lignou are hard to fancy on recent form but the remainder all appear to have a chance of sorts, though the returning Quiana has been a bit disappointing. Made For You beat stable companion Tinnahalla half-a-length here in November but the latter could turn the tables on 4lb better terms. Mr Grey Sky will have his ground but Krypton Gold hasn’t followed up a second here in the autumn. First Angel is interesting back over hurdles but HAPPY AND FINE ran his best race so far at Catterick and is only a pound higher so gets the nod.
Tinnahalla (IRE) 11-4 (11-12) Led, pushed along after 2 out, pressed and ridden after last, headed run-in, rallied close home, always held, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Made For You (11-5) at Leicester 2m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Made For You 10-1 (12-0) Raced in mid-division, ridden and outpaced at 2 out, rallied after last hurdle, not reach winner, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Russian Service (10-8) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Lignou (FR) 22-1 (11-9) Held up in rear, outpaced after 4 out, well beaten before 3 out, 8th of 10, 23 1/2l behind Glentruan (11-7) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Mr Grey Sky (IRE) 7-1 (11-9) Prominent, went 2nd after 3rd until pushed along before 2 out, soon weakened, 5th of 11, 20 1/4l behind Mister Watson (11-11) at Lingfield 2m 3f hcp (4) hvy in Dec.
First Angel (FR) 3-1 (11-0) Held up, made headway and ridden before 3 out, kept on at 2 out, weakened after final fence, 3rd of 5, 15 1/4l behind Tokay Dokey (11-8) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Happy And Fine (FR) 13-2 (11-5) Prominent, pushed along briefly bend before 4th, challenged 2 out, every chance flat, 3rd and held close home, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Findthetime (11-8) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Applesandpierres (IRE) 25-1 (12-2) Raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along and hit 3 out, weakened next, 4th of 10, 31 3/4l behind Lady Tremaine (11-12) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Quiana 13-8fav (11-7) Held up in last pair, closer after 3rd, chased leaders 3 out, ridden in 3rd briefly on long run before 2 out, weakened soon after, 6th of 7, 12 1/4l behind Malina Ocarina (10-4) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Krypton Gold (IRE) 13-2 (11-0) Held up in mid-division, raced keenly, closed 5th, ridden before 2 out, no impression final bend, well held 4th last, 4th of 11, 18l behind Hayedo (11-0) at Hereford 2m mdn (4) gs in Jan.
