chased leaders, led 13th, jumped left and not fluent 2 out, drew well clear flat, stayed on
pushed along in rear, went left 1st, driven 7th, closed 12th, outpaced 14th, rallied when left 3rd 4 out, no impression, plugged on
prominent, slow 3rd, lost place before 12th, well beaten after 15th
chased leaders, bumped 1st, lost place 6th, closed 9th, 3 lengths 3rd when slithered badly on landing 4 out, no impression after, kept on flat
in rear, not always fluent, tailed off after 11th, soon pulled up
tracked leaders, not much room 1st, slow next, headway on outside 4th, led 12th, headed next, no impression on winner after 2 out
led until not fluent 12th, no real threat after, mistake 3 out, plugged on
Lisdoonvarna Lad’s recent second at Wetherby came over hurdles and he hasn’t run over fences in almost 12 months. Private Malone’s completion record is off-putting and he isn’t getting any younger but Fort Gabriel and First Figaro are both interesting. BOLVING may be better than he’s shown so far and the booking of the in-form Bryan Carver is a plus. Big Difference is preferred to stablemate Hidden Glen with Luca Morgan doing the steering but finished tailed off at Market Rasen.
Fort Gabriel (FR) 12-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, ridden and struggling 10th, well beaten 4 out, 8th of 11, 34 3/4l behind Premier King (10-7) at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Lisdoonvarna Lad (IRE) 9-2 (11-9) Held up, headway 3 out, ridden next, chase winner flat, kept on, 2nd of 10, 6l behind Dubai Angel (11-12) at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Private Malone (IRE) 5-1 (11-9) Prominent, led after 5th, headed 3 out, lost 2nd last, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 6, 3 1/4l behind Finnegan's Garden (10-9) at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Dec.
Big Difference (IRE) 6-1 (11-6) Led after 3rd, headed 4th, mistake 6th, led 1oth, headed next, not fluent 12th, stumbled next, weakened after 4 out, 3rd of 6, dist behind Sojourn (11-10) at Market Rasen 3m hcp (4) hvy in Nov.
Hidden Glen (IRE) 12-1 (11-6) Led 2nd until 6th, led again before 10th until mistake and headed 14th, chased leader until weakened rapidly before 3 out, pulled up quickly, at Southwell 3m hcp (4) sft in Oct.
First Figaro (GER) 13-2 (11-1) Not always fluent, led until 2nd, lost place after 5th, some headway 3 out, no impression, well beaten from 2 out, 4th of 7, 17 1/2l behind Hes No Trouble (12-0) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Bolving (IRE) 9-2 (11-7) Led until 3rd, chased leaders, ridden after 4 out, weakened before 3 out, 6th of 12, 14 1/2l behind From The Heart (11-6) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
