held up, pushed along and struggling in 4th after 4 out, no chance when weakened into 5th before next
held up well off the pace in last trio, struggling 4 out, tailed off, pulled up before 2 out
jumped well, led and soon well clear, went over 30 lengths ahead before 8th, not fluent 13th, greatly reduced lead before 3 out, joined 2 out, battled on gamely run-in
chased (clear) winner, blundered 10th, closed quickly before 3 out, upsides and every chance when not fluent 2 out, hung right and stayed on same pace run-in
raced in 3rd place in chasing group, hit 6th and 11th, closer before 3 out, one pace and held before next, kept on
prominent in chasing group, pushed along after 7th, weakened and behind 12th, tailed off and pulled up after 4 out
held up well off the pace in rear, closer in 4th before 3 out, plugged on
NonRunner
LOVE THE LEADER arrives on a four-timer after a very easy victory at Hereford on Monday. He'll go up much more than his 7lb penalty when reassessed so should go in again. Ryalex is also penalised for his facile success at Carlisle last week and he's another likely to be hit harder than his penalty so has to be a threat. Useful hunter-chaser Hard Station returns after a long break and is up against two in-form rivals while winning bumper and hurdler Cougar's Gold hasn't made much progress over fences so far and shock course winner L'Es Fremantle is out of the handicap.
Sands Cove (IRE) 33-1 (11-3) Keen in rear, never dangerous, 7th of 11, 18 1/2l behind Steps And Stairs (10-13) at Southwell 3m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Showem Silver (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, led briefly 6th, chased leaders, weakened 11th, tailed off, 8th of 9, dist behind Swinton Diamond (10-0) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Hard Station (IRE) 2-1 (11-12) Led, headed 4 out, one pace and no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 6l behind Strumble Head (12-6) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f (6) gd in May.
Ryalex (IRE) 4-1fav (10-5) Led until 2nd, led again 12th, clear 2 out, very easily, won at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Nov beating Sudski Star (11-12) by 24l, 11 ran.
Love The Leader (IRE) 4-5fav (11-4) With leader until led until led approaching 2 out, in command when eased towards finish, hard held, won at Hereford 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in Nov beating Pembroke House (11-9) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Ballycamp (IRE) 5-1 (11-9) Chased winner until after 9th, chased leaders, weakened 3 out, lost modest 3rd last, 4th of 9, 31 1/2l behind Some Chaos (11-9) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
L'Es Fremantle (FR) 80-1 (10-0) Held up behind, headway to chase clear pair 3 out, ridden after next, plenty to do before last, rallied flat, finished strongly to lead near finish, won at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Nov beating Follow The Swallow (11-12) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Cougar's Gold (IRE) 9-2 (10-3) Held up in rear, headway on outside 16th, lost place 5 out, well held when hampered 2 out, 5th of 9, 21l behind Potters Approach (11-6) at Chepstow 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
