held up in rear, closed 3rd, challenged 3 out, soon led and hung left, ridden out flat
tracked leaders, slow 1st, ridden 4 out, held in 3rd 2 out, 9 lengths down last, stayed on flat, went 2nd close home
led early, prominent, lost place when hit 6th and reminder, outpaced from 8th, well beaten 10th
mid-division, lost place before 3rd, some headway after 7th, weakened next, behind when mistake 4 out, soon pulled up
soon led, not fluent 9th, ridden and headed after 3 out, no impression on winner flat, lost 2nd close home
mid-division, closed 3rd, lost place next, headway 6th, lost place after 7th, mistake 8th, behind from next
tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, ridden and no extra in 4th 3 out
held up towards rear, fell 4th
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NonRunner
Midnight Monty has changed stables since last seen finishing second at Worcester in July and is best watched. ISKABEG LANE won over course and distance last month and was a close third off his new mark here on Boxing Day. He’s on an upward curve but still gets 4lb from Huntingdon runner-up Kincora Fort. Dartford Warbler is a stable companion of the selection though is hard to win with but Harry Hunt found 3m2f too far at Sedgefield after winning at Ayr and can’t be ignored.
Until Winning (FR) 12-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, ridden after 4 out, weakened from 2 out, 5th of 11, 16 1/4l behind Flaming Charmer (11-12) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (4) hvy in Nov.
Midnight Monty 3-1 (11-8) Led until 8th, led again 11th, jumped left and not fluent 2 out, ridden and headed last, rallied run-in, went 2nd close home, never going pace of winner, 2nd of 7, 3l behind Dr Robin (11-9) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Harry Hunt 5-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, not fluent and dropped to mid-division 6th, closed 12th, ridden and outpaced 4 out, plugged on in modest 4th after, 4th of 8, 25 1/2l behind Vinnie Lewis (11-11) at Sedgefield 3m 2f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
The Doorman (IRE) 12-1 (11-6) In rear, ridden and weakened 4 out, tailed off, 6th of 7, dist behind Vinegar Hill (11-9) at Market Rasen 3m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Iskabeg Lane (IRE) 11-2 (10-3) In touch, challenged 3 out, ridden and one pace between last 2, kept on, no extra in 3rd flat, 3rd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Kimberlite Candy (11-6) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Cougar's Gold (IRE) 7-1 (10-12) Mid-division, went 2nd from 5th, weakened before 2 out, 5th of 8, 20 1/4l behind Looksnowtlikebrian (11-6) at Ffos Las 2m 5f hcp (4) hvy in Dec.
Dartford Warbler (IRE) 6-1 (10-12) Tracked winner until before last, no extra, 4th of 7, 3 3/4l behind Dica (11-10) at Sedgefield 2m 3f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Christmas Twenty (IRE) 10-1 (11-8) Always behind, struggling from 9th, pulled up, at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Farm The Rock (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway 5th, pressing leaders when fell 4 out, at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Kincora Fort (IRE) 4-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, went 2nd 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on, unable to trouble winner, 2nd of 9, 2l behind Bestwork (11-8) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
