held up in rear, struggling before 3 out, never on terms, tailed off
held up in touch, headway to chase leaders after 4th, ridden and weakened before 2 out, tailed off
slight lead until after 4th, chased leader until before 6th, ridden and weakened after 3 out, beaten when badly hampered 2 out, tailed off
chased leaders, went 2nd 7th, upsides 2 out, led before when not fluent last, idled flat but always doing enought
held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, 3rd travelling well before next, led just before 2 out, headed before last, kept on same pace flat
held up towards rear, headway on inside before 7th, ridden and weakened quickly before next, tailed off
took keen hold and prominent, went 2nd after 2nd, led after 4th, stumbled 3 out, already headed and dropped to 3rd when fell 2 out
chased leader until after 2nd, chased leaders, weakened 7th, left modest 3rd 2 out
never going towards rear, reminders after 5th, soon struggling, tailed off
in touch headway to chase leaders after 4th, went 2nd before 6th, ridden and one pace before 2 out
chased leaders, ridden and lost place before 5th, soon behind, tailed off
Jeremiah McGrath is making a name for himself at Nicky Henderson's yard and has solid claims here on board Fontwell third Mirific. Well Green won a similar race over C&D last month but there's no guarantee he'll confirm that form with third Snow Patrol on slightly worse terms. Just Beware is proving difficult to win with nowadays, but Dream Again Boys and Next Man In represents powerful stables and are probably capable of better. VAL MONDO had useful form on the Flat in Germany and is improving with experience over timber. This looks a good opportunity to get off the mark after his second at Taunton.
Herschel (IRE) 9-1 (11-7) Tracked leader until 4th, weakened after 3 out, 5th of 7, 45l behind Erdeli (11-5) at Stratford 2m 3f cnd/am sll hdl (5) gd in Oct.
Val Mondo (GER) 9-4fav (11-2) Held up in touch in mid-division, headway 7th, led after 3 out, headed after 2 out, mistake last, stayed on same pace flat, 2nd of 14, 4l behind Magic Prospect (10-11) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Jan.
Mirific (FR) 2-1fav (11-3) Led, headed after 1st, remained close up, mistake 4th, ridden and not fluent last, lost 2nd place run-in, 3rd of 7, 9l behind Nagpur (12-4) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) hvy in Jan.
Dream Again Boys (IRE) 80-1 (11-4) Mid-division, outpaced 3 out, never near leaders, 7th of 14, 34l behind Vulcanite (11-4) at Southwell 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Jan.
Phardessa 40-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, headway before 4 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out, held in 5th when fell last, in a race won by Cotswold Charmer (11-8) at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy in Dec, 8 ran.
Bahr Nothing (IRE) 40-1 (11-2) Always in rear, last of 15, 39l behind Roll The Dice (11-4) at Warwick 2m nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Jan.
Well Green (IRE) 11-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, went 2nd 6th, led 3 out, soon clear, reduced lead when hit last, held on, all out, won at Lingfield 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Jan beating Dar Es Salaam (10-4) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Owner Occupier 10-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, ridden before 8th, went 2nd 3 out, weakened before next, 6th of 8, 30l behind Amaury De Lusignan (11-9) at Folkestone 2m hcp ch 0-110 (4) gs in Jan.
Next Man In (IRE) 40-1 (11-2) Towards rear, ridden and struggling after 6th, poor 5th on long run to 2 out, tailed off, 6th of 13, 43l behind Nagpur (11-5) at Lingfield 2m 3f mdn hdl (5) sft in Jan.
Just Beware 14-1 (10-10) Raced wide, held up in rear, headway on outside approaching 4 out, went 2nd after 3 out until next, went 2nd again before last, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 10, 8l behind Songsmith (11-1) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Jan.
Snow Patrol 40-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 7, 19l behind Oscar Whisky (11-0) at Kempton 2m n h flat (6) std.
