held up in last pair, good headway on inside before 3 out, went 2nd and edged left run-in, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
held up in last pair, dropped to rear at 5th, pushed along before 3 out, headway chasing leaders before next, ridden between last two, 4th and held when hit last, weakened run-in
raced wide, held up in 4th, pushed along and bit closer approaching 3 out, slight peck 3 out, ridden and weakened before the last
tracked winner, every chance 3 out, ridden and held before the last, lost 2nd run-in, plugged on in 3rd
kept wide tracking leading pair, pushed along and unable to quicken before 3 out, soon beaten
hurdled slickly, made all, quickened before 3 out, hit next, stayed on well run-in, unchallenged
Kissesforkatie may be a shade high in the weights at present but makes more appeal than Aggy With It and Could Be Trouble, though looks held by Volkovka on Sandown running in December. TRAPISTA (NAP) beat a couple of subsequent winners on her UK debut at Huntingdon and it was probably a lack of experience which cost her later at Cheltenham. She remains a mare with plenty of potential and can give the weight away to Bellatrixsa, who jumped well and travelled strongly at Chepstow last time but simply came up against a better-treated rival.
Kissesforkatie (IRE) 11-4jfav (11-8) Raced wide in last pair, closer at 4th, blundered 6th, pushed along before 3 out, went modest 4th run-in, 4th of 6, 7 1/2l behind Honneur D'Ajonc (11-0) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
Volkovka (FR) 13-2 (10-13) Held up in 6th, headway into 3rd going well after 3 out, weakened between last two, 6th of 8, 24l behind Hydroplane (10-2) at Sandown 2m hcp (2) hvy in Jan.
Trapista (FR) 3-1fav (10-12) Towards rear, ridden and headway to chase front rank after 2 out, weakened after last, 6th of 9, 15l behind Martello Sky (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Dec.
Could Be Trouble (IRE) 16-1 (11-9) Chased leader who went clear 4th, pushed along and no impression when lost 2nd before 2 out, weakened quickly, 10th of 12, dist behind Shirocco's Dream (10-9) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Aggy With It (IRE) 12-1 (10-13) Raced widest in last pair, never on terms, 6th of 8, 28 3/4l behind Cap Du Mathan (10-9) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Bellatrixsa (IRE) 5-1 (11-4) Tracked winner before 1st, ridden and well held before 2 out, never any chance, 2nd of 5, 9 1/2l behind West To The Bridge (11-8) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
