held up in rear, headway 4 out, stayed on flat, went 3rd towards finish
held up in rear, pushed along after 4 out, no impression, well held from 3 out
chased leaders, not always fluent, close up 3 out, kept on from last, no impression on winner towards finish
mid-division, not fluent 6th, headway on outside 10th, not fluent 4 out, beaten last, no extra flat
held up rear of mid-division, not fluent 10th, pushed along after 4 out, not fluent 3 out, headway when mistake 2 out, no extra and lost 3rd towards finish
pressed leader, led after 5th, not fluent and pecked 2 out, stayed on flat, ridden out
tracked leaders on outside, jumped left 1st, not fluent 7th, close up after next, weakened before 2 out
led until after 5th, not fluent 7th, lost place 10th, well beaten 3 out
NonRunner
Lissen To The Lady was prominent for a long way in a higher grade at Newcastle on Saturday and could figure if turned out again quickly. Emirat De Catana was second on his only recent start over hurdles but nothing went right for OSCAR CLOUDS when he was sent off joint favourite at Doncaster last month and he is starting to look nicely treated dropped another 2lb. Pure Surf won at Sedgefield last month but ran a shocker on a return visit and is now tried in cheekpieces.
Oscar Clouds (IRE) 4-1jfav (11-13) Towards rear, pushed along and headway before 3 out, badly hampered by faller 3 out, not recover and bad mistake 2 out, one pace thereafter, 5th of 12, 27 1/4l behind Ginger Du Val (11-6) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Rumble B (IRE) 20-1 (11-1) In rear, headway 2 out, never nearer, 6th of 10, 12 3/4l behind Bean In Trouble (11-11) at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Akentrick 18-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, ridden 3 out, detached 2 out, never involved, 4th of 9, dist behind Bold Endeavour (11-4) at Sedgefield 2m 4f mdn (4) gd in Nov.
Pure Surf (IRE) 5-2 (11-0) Mid division, pushed along after 3 out, weakened home turn, 10th of 11, 30 1/4l behind Cailin Dearg (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Fraterculus (IRE) 7-1 (10-0) Held up, headway 7th, hit 12th, ridden and tracked leaders 3 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 10, 13l behind Light Flicker (11-9) at Market Rasen 3m hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Emirat De Catana (FR) 3-1 (10-0) Led, tracked leader 7th, not fluent 10th, shaken up before 4 out, mistake 3 out, no extra from 2 out, 3rd of 7, 6 1/2l behind Broadway Joe (11-8) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Amma Lord (IRE) 28-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, ridden 2 out, kept on to go 3rd run in, 3rd of 12, 11 3/4l behind High Grounds (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 7f hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Lady Vinetta 16-1 (10-5) Towards rear, ridden and weakened after 3 out, 10th of 14, 31 1/2l behind Pure Surf (10-6) at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Lissen To The Lady (IRE) 18-1 (10-0) Led, not fluent and headed 3rd, pushed along before 2 out, faded approaching last, 5th of 8, 12 1/4l behind Headscarf Lil (10-5) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Dec.
