held up in touch, went 2nd from 8th, led before 4 out, headed after last, kept on and well held towards finish
in rear, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
tracked leaders in 3rd, held in 3rd from before 2 out
led, fell 1st
close up, blundered 2nd, lost place from 7th, tailed off
chased leader, left in lead 1st, headed before 4 out, weakened before 3 out
held up towards rear, headway to go 4th before 9th, went 2nd from 3 out, led after last, kept on well
YORKIST has the best piece of form on offer with a nine-length victory at Carlisle to his name. A conditional negates most of a 6lb penalty and Brian Ellison's charge can go in again. Morning Royalty has plenty to find with the selection on latest running so Runswick Royal could prove a bigger threat on last year's placed efforts. Calculated Risk is a better hurdler than both Bishops Gate and Diamond D'Amour and makes most appeal of the chasing newcomers ahead of No Deal.
Yorkist (IRE) 9-4fav (11-0) Keen to post, jumped well, tracked leader, led approaching and went right 2 out (normal 4 out), driven clear bypassing last, eased towards finish, won at Carlisle 2m nov chs (3) sft in Nov beating Ifandbutwhynot (11-0) by 9l, 7 ran.
Bishops Gate (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Led, headed before 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 6th of 9, well behind Anay Turge (10-12) at Southwell 2m nov hdl (4) hvy in Jan '14.
Calculated Risk 20-1 (11-7) Held up mid-division, ridden and lost place before 3 out, 9th of 11, 36l behind On Tour (11-3) at Haydock 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) sft in Nov.
Diamond D'amour (IRE) 11-10fav (10-13) Led, soon clear, headed before 3 out, rallied to regain lead 2 out, mistake last, driven out, finished lame, won at Carlisle 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Mar '12 beating Crescent Beach (11-0) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Morning Royalty (IRE) 7-2 (11-0) Led until approaching 2 out where bumped, (normal 4 out) soon dropped to 3rd, driven and no impression last (normal 3 out), 3rd of 7, 13l behind Yorkist (11-0) at Carlisle 2m nov chs (3) sft in Nov.
No Deal (IRE) 5-4fav (11-0) Tracked leaders, led after 1st, clear 2 out, ridden out, won at Ayr 3m mdn hdl (5) hvy in Jan '13 beating Harry The Lemmon (11-0) by 4 1/2l, 7 ran.
Runswick Royal (IRE) 4-7fav (10-12) Left sole rival behind clear leader (winner) 2nd, not fluent 2 out, soon outpaced, 8 lengths down last, ridden flat, stayed on final furlong, closed on winner towards finish, always held, 2nd of 3, 1 1/4l behind Swaledale Lad (11-2) at Cartmel 2m 1f nov chs (4) gf in May.
