always behind, tailed off 3 out
held up and behind, shaken up 3 out, ran on flat, went 3rd close home
held up in 4th, mistake 2nd, ridden after 3 out, went 3rd 2 out, mistake last, weakened flat
tracked leaders, went 2nd before 4th, ridden and no impression on winner 2 out
made all, clear 2 out, unchallenged
tracked winner until before 4th, ridden 3 out, one pace and no impression before 2 out
Nonrunner
Nonrunner
Dormouse and Favorite Girl have both been beaten since winning over hurdles in November. Ossie's Dancer also won on his penultimate start at Chepstow in April but will have come on for a recent comeback run at Lingfield. King Of Strings and Mr Shantu are usually thereabouts without being good enough but FUJIN DANCER may be up to landing this. The latter arrives on the back of a win on the all-weather and this is easier than when beaten only four lengths in a Class 2 contest at Stratford in September.
Fujin Dancer (FR) 20-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, headway when mistake 2 out, never dangerous, 8th of 15, 10l behind Goodwood Mirage (11-12) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Oct.
Dormouse 11-4 (11-12) Held up in touch in rear, closed 3 out, outpaced next, no impression after, plugged on, 4th of 5, 14l behind Lochnagar (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Dec.
Ossie's Dancer 12-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, headway 3 out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on under pressure, never able to challenge, 3rd of 7, 4l behind Mr Fitzroy (10-11) at Lingfield 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) hvy in Dec.
Rayak (IRE) 20-1 (11-3) Prominent, went wide before 3rd, not fluent 4th, lost place after 4 out, well beaten next, 16th of 19, well behind Chesterfield (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m nov hcp hdl (3) sft in Nov.
Favorite Girl (GER) 14-1 (10-3) Chased leaders, pushed along before 2 out, 3rd when no impression before the last, edged right run-in, 3rd of 10, 6l behind Song Light (10-10) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Dec.
King Of Strings (IRE) 4-1 (11-3) Held up, headway 3 out, soon ridden and beaten, 4th of 11, 11l behind Special Wells (10-12) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Dec.
Mr Shantu (IRE) 13-2 (11-9) In touch, headway before 4 out, pushed along before 3 out to go 3rd, weakened before 2 out, 6th of 7, 23l behind Knight In Purple (10-10) at Doncaster 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Dec.
Skyfire 40-1 (11-0) Always towards rear, tailed off before 3 out, 10th of 12, well behind Lightening Rod (11-5) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Oct.
