held up in 5th out wide, went 4th and outpaced after 4 out, weakened into remote 5th after 3 out
led, joined 2 out, strongly pressed when narrowly headed last, rallied gamely run-in, no extra towards finish
raced in 4th, mistake and outpaced 8th, never on terms after, went remote 4th after 3 out, tailed off
alternated 2nd and 3rd, clear 2nd after 10th until pushed along after 4 out, weakened badly in 3rd
alternated 2nd and 3rd until dropped to 3rd after 10th, hit 4 out, went 2nd on inside soon after, challenged and pecked 2 out, led and brushed last, stayed on gamely to assert towards finish
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Moon Hunter 4-1 (11-4) Mid-division out wide, some headway and reminders 11th, weakened home turn, 8th of 9, 33 1/2l behind Wiseguy (11-0) at Exeter 3m hcp (3) gs in Nov.
First Lord De Cuet (FR) 10-3 (11-11) Disputed lead, led outright 9th, not fluent and headed 10th where rider briefly lost irons, soon lost position, ridden before 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (3) hvy in Dec.
Peejaybee (FR) 7-1 (11-10) Ran bit in snatches, held up in 5th, closer out wide 1st, dropped to rear 7th, outpaced in 5th 4 out, rallied in 3rd when bad mistake 3 out, not recover, 4th of 6, 17l behind The Same (11-7) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Lagonda 13-2 (10-13) Prominent, not fluent 12th, led before 5 out, headed last, held flat, kept on, 2nd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Sporting Ace (11-0) at Chepstow 3m hcp (3) hvy in Dec.
Anglers Crag 7-1 (11-10) Mid-division, went 4th 5 out, steady headway to press leader 2 out, sustained duel with runner-up thereafter, ridden run-in and led narrowly closing stages, just prevailed, won at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in Dec beating Track And Trace (11-11) by shd, 9 ran.
Trincomalee 4-1 (11-7) Prominent, led after 7th, mistake and headed out, continued to press winner, stayed on, held towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Picanha (10-10) at Warwick 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
