close up, led narrowly 2nd, headed 3rd, held up behind leaders 4 out, close up 3 out, ridden to lead approaching 2 out, narrow advantage last, stayed on
held up behind leaders, headway 4 out, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened before 2 out
close up, bumped rival 1st, tracked leaders after 3rd, close up under pressure 3 out, driven and outpaced by leading pair before last, one pace flat
held up in midfield, headway to lead 3rd, headed narrowly 4 out, ridden and weakened quickly before 3 out
left adrift start, ridden and detached 3rd, tailed off from 4th
close up, bumped rival 1st, held up behind leaders 3rd, not fluent 5th, ridden and lost place 4 out, no impression
close up, jumped left 1st, tracked leader 3rd, led narrowly 4 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, weakened before last
held up towards rear, headway on outside 5th, ridden before 3 out, faded from 2 out
midfield, awkward 1st, dropped towards rear 4th, ridden after 4 out, beaten 2 out, no extra
midfield, headway to chase leaders 4 out, ridden before 2 out, close up last, stayed on flat
towards rear, not fluent 4 out and lost touch, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
midfield, veered left and unseated rider 2nd
towards rear, jumped violently right 1st, not fluent 5th, ridden before 3 out, kept on but never troubled leaders from 2 out
FALBERTO is undoubtedly the form pick in this on last season’s second at Chepstow and a recent run behind subsequent winner Paricolor in a seller at Leicester with Jordan Nailor’s claim a further factor in his favour. Gamalou D'Alene is among the least exposed and makes his hurdling debut at a very modest level after one run in a bumper. It’s hard to make a case for many of the others, though Para Queen only weakened approaching the last at Sedgefield and did win twice on the level
Falberto (FR) 6-4 (11-8) Held up in 4th, bumped 1st, headway to chase winner before 3 out, hung left before not fluent 2 out, not fluent last, no impression, kept on, 2nd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Paricolor (11-8) at Leicester 2m (4) sft in Nov.
Gamalou D'alene (FR) 4-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 5th of 12, 12l behind Raiff (11-0) at Lingfield 2m (5) pol in Nov.
Guildhall 125-1 (10-11) Always towards rear, 9th of 17, 16 1/2l behind Lively Citizen (10-8) at Cheltenham 2m hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Perfect Percy 100-1 (11-4) In rear, awkward 1st, headway after 3rd, not fluent next, lost place before 5th, well behind before 3 out, tailed off, last of 12, dist behind Allart (11-4) at Ludlow 2m (4) sft in Jan.
Tom O'Roughley (IRE) 16-1 (11-8) Mid-division, pushed along over 5f out, weakened over 3f out, 8th of 11, dist behind Garry Clermont (11-8) at Aintree 2m 1f (3) gd in May.
Bbob Alula 150-1 (11-0) Towards rear, ridden approaching 3 out, outpaced 2 out, no impression, 10th of 16, 22 1/4l behind Long Stay (11-0) at Ludlow 2m mdn (4) gs in Nov.
Bagan 100-1 (11-0) Held up in mid-division, headway to chase leaders 6th, ridden after 3 out, held when bad mistake 2 out, 7th of 12, 19 3/4l behind Mr Caffrey (11-0) at Taunton 2m 3f (5) gd in Nov.
Earthly (USA) 200-1 (10-12) In rear, ridden 4 out, weakened next, 6th of 10, dist behind Nada To Prada (10-5) at Ffos Las 2m mdn (4) hvy in Nov.
Para Queen (IRE) 6-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, weakened run-in, 5th of 11, 19 1/2l behind Heartbreak Kid (11-5) at Sedgefield 2m 1f (4) gs in Nov.
Elios D'Or (FR) 33-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, steady headway before 3 out, ridden before 2 out where not fluent, one pace flat, 6th of 10, 9 1/2l behind Sehayli (10-5) at Wincanton 1m 7f hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Mr Peanut 300-1 (10-12) Well in rear, tailed off when mistake 4th, soon pulled up, at Hereford 2m 4f (4) sft in Nov.
Lazarina (IRE) 200-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, slow jump 1st, ridden and lost touch 4th, tailed off when jumped left 3 out, pulled up before last, at Wincanton 1m 7f mdn (4) gs in Nov.
Raven's Raft (IRE) 200-1 (10-5) Hampered first, in rear, headway 4 out, went 3rd 3 out, weakened 2 out, 3rd of 8, 25l behind Took The Lot (10-12) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f (4) sft in Nov.