Leac An Scail (IRE) 15-2 (10-5) Tracked leader, lost place 3 out, soon outpaced, no impression from next, 5th of 7, 14l behind Le Beau Bai (10-13) at Bangor 3m hcp hdl (2) gs.
King Fontaine (IRE) 5-2 (11-0) Tracked leaders until pulled up after 7th, in a race won by John Forbes (11-0) at Catterick 2m 3f beg chase (4) sft in Jan, 5 ran.
Hinton Thunderbolt 3-1fav (11-0) Led to 6th, led 8th until after next, led 10th, left clear 3 out, headed approaching last, soon beaten, 2nd of 8, 6l behind Kildonnan (11-0) at Towcester 2m 6f beg chase (4) sft.
Quentin D'ex (FR) 6-1 (11-0) Held up in 4th, headway to go 2nd 7th until after 9th, remained handy, left 2nd 14th, switched right after 2 out, led last, stayed on well, pushed out towards finish (no time taken), won at Towcester 3m beg chase (4) hvy in Jan beating Gilsland (11-0) by 3 1/2l, 5 ran.
