lost action soon after 1st and pulled up, dismounted
led and soon clear, increased lead 3rd, reduced lead soon after 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened and lost two place flat
tracked leaders, pushed along 3 out, pulled up before next, dismounted
held up, headway 2 out, ridden and kept on to go 2nd towards finish
held up, headway and not fluent 4th, mistake next, ridden 2 out, kept on to go 3rd towards finish
in rear, not fluent 2nd, pulled up 4 out
tracked clear leader, closed to lead 2 out, ridden clear
towards rear, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, detached
keen close up, ridden 3 out, weakened next
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Fair Star won his bumper here in 2019 but most of his racing since has been on the all-weather. A winner twice at Wolverhampton last year, he is an interesting recruit to hurdling but so is AT POETS CROSS, who easily landed a Bangor bumper last month on just his second career start. Foillan will require improvement on his two hurdle runs to figure so Galore Desassences and Maninsane may prove the pick of the remainder.
At Poets Cross (IRE) 6-4fav (11-2) Close up, ridden 3f out, led over 1f out, ran on well, comfortably, won at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f mdn (5) gd in Sep beating Minella Plus (11-0) by 6 1/2l, 9 ran.
Dionysis (FR) 7-1 (11-0) Led, ridden 3 out, headed 2 out, weakened run-in, 5th of 14, 12 1/4l behind Unanswered Prayers (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m mdn (4) gs in Oct.
Fair Star (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, outpaced and no impression final 2f, plugged on, 6th of 10, 6l behind Injazati (8-8) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Foillan (IRE) 11-1 (11-0) Mid-division, pushed along 5th, chased leaders 3 out, ridden before 2 out, no extra, 5th of 11, 16 1/2l behind Punxsutawney Phil (10-13) at Sedgefield 2m 1f mdn (4) sft in Oct.
Galore Desassences (FR) 9-2 (10-12) Prominent in chasing group, mistake 4 out, pulled up quickly before next, at Warwick 2m (4) gd in Sep.
Hector's Here 7-1 (11-0) Towards rear, headway 5th to chase leaders after 3 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out, eased, 10th of 11, dist behind Punxsutawney Phil (10-13) at Sedgefield 2m 1f mdn (4) sft in Oct.
Maninsane (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Towards rear, fell 5 out, at Southwell 2m mdn (4) sft in Feb.
Post Chaise (IRE) 25-1 (10-13) 10 towards rear, ridden before 3 out, soon beaten, 11th of 14, dist behind Unanswered Prayers (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m mdn (4) gs in Oct.
Presenting Pete (IRE) 8-1 (10-8) Just better than midfield, pushed along over 2f out, soon outpaced and no impact from over 1f out, 7th of 9, 15 3/4l behind I Hope Star (11-7) at Southwell 2m (5) gd in May.
Fast Deal 66-1 (8-10) Close up, weakened over 2f out, 12th of 13, 15 3/4l behind Hi Ho Silver (9-7) at Leicester 7f hcp (6) gf in Sep.
