always in rear
held up, headway after 4 out, led, hit 2 out, driven out
tracked leaders, with leaders after 3rd, ridden, outpaced 3 out, kept on
held up, ridden, weakened 4 out
in touch, keen, led 5th, ridden 3 out, jumped right, headed 2 out, soon weakened
mid-division, hit 2nd, reminders 3rd, weakened 4 out
always in rear, mistake 1st, tailed off 6th, pulled up before 3 out
held up, ridden, stayed on from 4 out, no chance with winner
in touch, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, outpaced next, stayed on again towards finish
tracked leader, keen, ridden, weakened after 4 out
Brousse En Feux, Lady Roania and Tiegs catch the eye here, with Brousse En Feux taken to defy a seven pound penalty for a recent success. Lord Roania won comfortably here off a ten pound lower mark over a mile further last time, and may find they go a bit quick for her. Tiegs is a dual Flat scorer and has only raced three times over hurdles but ran her best race to date when second last time. She can hit the frame again. Brousse En Feux has won two of his last three starts and his form has been franked several times. A seven pound penalty is unlikely to stop Brousse En Feux scoring again.
Lady Roania (IRE) 14-1 (11-7) Held up, headway 4 out, led 2 out, comfortably, won at Ludlow 3m cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Nov beating Double Magnum (10-10) by 3l, 16 ran.
Brousse En Feux (FR) 3-1fav (11-5) Mid-division, headway 5th, led approaching 2 out, pushed out, won at Hereford 2m 1f amt nov hcp hdl (5) gs beating Mika's Fable (11-5) by 2 1/2l, 15 ran.
Spinning Coin 20-1 (10-9) Chased leader until weakened after 2 out, 6th of 7, 39l behind Sovietica (11-5) at Folkestone 2m 1f mrs hcp hdl (3) sft in Nov.
Ruby Valentine (FR) 11-1 (10-11) Towards rear, some headway 4th, outpaced 3 out, 5th of 10, 23l behind Thehonourablelady (11-2) at Doncaster 2m mrs hcp hdl (3) gf.
Tiegs (IRE) 28-1 (10-5) Mid-division, jumped right 5th, headway 2 out, stayed on, 2nd of 14, 7l behind Star of Canterbury (10-12) at Hereford 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gf in Oct.
Dovedale 8-1 (10-7) Led until 3rd, led 5th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 13, 11l behind Garrulous (11-0) at Taunton 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) gf in Nov.
Vintage Quest 20-1 (9-11) Led and disputed, slight mistake 3rd and headed, 4th approaching 6 out, lost place and no extra approaching straight, 9th of 14, 14l behind Pine Valley (10-8) at Limerick 2m ldy hcp hdl gs in Nov.
Effect Me Not (IRE) 25-1 (10-8) Never a factor, 8th of 13, well behind Safari Run (11-7) at Down Royal 2m mrs nov hdl gs in Jun.
Just Beware 20-1 (10-9) Held up, ridden 4th, weakened next, behind when pulled up 4 out in race won by Yellow Flag (10-11) at Fakenham 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Nov, 13 ran.
Heebie Jeebie 66-1 (10-11) Chased leaders, ridden and one pace from 2 out, 4th of 18, 20l behind Rapscallion (11-5) at Kempton 2m cnd nov hcp hdl (4) gs in Nov.
Hearty Dove 66-1 (10-2) Keen hold towards rear when ran out at the 2nd in race won by Merchent Paddy (10-12) at Chepstow 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Nov, 14 ran.
