held up, not fluent 2nd and 10th, struggling home turn, never a factor
in rear, struggling from 6 out, plugged on in distant 3rd
led, narrowly headed from 5 out, mistake 3 out when upsides, rallied to regain lead and go clear approaching last, stayed on strongly flat
chased leader, mistake 3rd, blunders 15th and pulled up
prominent, led narrowly from 5 out, ridden and challenged 3 out, headed and outpaced approaching last, no extra
Bridge North (IRE) 18-1 (11-13) Midfield, dropped to rear before 13th, ridden and weakened quickly before 4 out where pulled up, at Exeter 3m hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Innisfree Lad (IRE) 4-1 (11-6) Prominent. led 5th, jumped well, stayed on relentlessly, coasted home and shaken up final 110 yards on flat, unchallenged, won at Doncaster 3m hcp (4) gs in Dec beating Fidux (12-2) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.
Kestrel Valley 9-2 (12-0) Soon led, went clear from 3rd, hit 14th, reduced lead after 4 out, ridden and headed before next, well behind 2 out, 4th of 11, 22l behind Heva Rose (10-9) at Hereford 3m 1f hcp (2) gd in Dec.
Tide Times (IRE) 13-2 (10-2) Held up in midfield, ridden and headway before 4 out where 2 lengths behind, soon pressed leader, led before 2 out, pressed for lead approaching last, stayed on gamely run-in, won at Ludlow 3m hcp (3) sft in Dec beating Latitude (11-13) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Haut Folin (FR) 7-4fav (12-1) Tracked winner after 3rd, stumbled badly and lost 2nd 3 out, poor 3rd when went left last, 3rd of 9, at Market Rasen 3m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
