went right 1st, jumped best, made all, clear 3 out, heavily eased near finish, unchallenged
tended to jump right, held up in 4th, headway into 3rd after 5th, pushed along and no impression when blundered 3 out
jumped right and poorly in rear, went poor 4th approaching 3 out, tailed off
chased winner until jumped badly right 2nd, chased leading pair, 2nd again approaching 5th, no chance with easy winner
chased leading pair until went 2nd at 2nd, pushed along and lost 2nd approaching 5th, soon driven along and weakened, tailing off when pulled up after 3 out
BEACON LADY was a decent handicapper on the Flat for Bill Knight, winning eight times and rated much higher on the level than Conserve and Noor Al Haya. She gets the nod to make a winning start over hurdles for Venetia Williams. A Doll In Milan has finished second in a point-to-point and Dancing Solo ran well for a long way in a bumper at Worcester last month. Pandorica was well beaten on her debut over timber but Augusta Bay is related to a hurdles winner and is worth noting.
A Doll In Milan (IRE) 7-2 (11-9) Alw pr, cl uip 3out, disp 2out, ev ch when green last, ko onepce, 2nd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Dawnieriver (11-9) at Necarne 3m ire ptp gd in May.
Beacon Lady 20-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, driven and outpaced on outside 3f out, soon ridden, never able to challenge, last of 7, 8l behind Hillstar (9-3) at Newbury 1m 3f Grp 3 (1) sft in Sep (flat).
Conserve (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Slowly away close up in rear, ridden 3f out, no impression, last of 4, 8l behind Jewelled (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 4f fll hcp (4) pol in Jun (flat).
Dancing Solo 16-1 (10-12) Prominent, led 6f out, headed 5f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 16, 11l behind Miss Sophierose (10-5) at Worcester 2m mares n h flat (6) gd in Oct.
Noor Al Haya (IRE) 9-2 (8-10) Held up in rear, never on terms, 8th of 11, 18l behind Jezza (8-11) at Newbury 2m app hcp (5) sft in Oct (flat).
Augusta Bay Oscar mare out of Penneyrose Bay.
Pandorica 33-1 (11-0) Mid-division, not fluent 5th, never on terms, 8th of 15, 14l behind Taniokey (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m mares mdn hdl (5) gs in Oct.