led to 4th, led again 6th, ridden before 2 out and soon hard pressed, edged right run-in, held on well
tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd before 3 out, challenged when mistake 2 out, weakened run-in
with leader, led 4th, headed 6th, lost place from 8th, soon reminders, tailed off
in rear, headway before 9th, ridden before 4 out, chased winner after last, kept on and held towards finish
held up in touch, mistake 4th, headway before 5 out, weakened before next
towards rear, blundered and unseated rider 7th
DINGO BAY has won the last two renewals and the hat-trick beckons. He has to race off a higher mark this time round but arrives in fine form after scoring at Hexham last month. Mighty Cliche finished closer at the same track last time having slipped down the handicap of late but Boric was still beaten by a wide margin when runner-up over 3m here in November. One In A Row has plummeted down the weights but has yet to show any improvement for it and the remainder are even harder to fancy in their current form.
Boric 3-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, went 2nd from 2nd, mistake 10th, reminders after 11th, led 14th, headed after 5 out, every chance 4 out until no chance with winner from 3 out, 2nd of 4, 20l behind Allanard (11-11) at Newcastle 3m hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft in Nov.
Dingo Bay 8-1 (11-1) With leader, led before last, soon ridden, kept on, won at Hexham 3m 1f hcp 0-100 (5) hvy in Dec beating Rojo Vivo (10-11) by 4l, 6 ran.
The Flaming Matron (IRE) 18-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, ridden 9th, soon lost touch, behind when pulled up 3 out, in a race won by Romany Ryme (11-7) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) hvy in Dec, 8 ran.
Marlee Mourinho (IRE) 14-1 (9-10) Towards rear, headway before 7th, pecked 7 out, ridden before 4 out, weakened before 3 out, 4th of 7, well behind Scimon Templar (11-2) at Newcastle 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Dec.
One In A Row (IRE) 7-1 (10-5) Towards rear, reminders after 4th, kept on from 3 out, one pace and no impression, 5th of 9, 15l behind Brunello (11-9) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp 0-100 (5) gs in Dec.
Mighty Cliche (IRE) 9-2 (10-0) Tracked leader, pushed along after 2 out, kept on to take 2nd place close home, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 8l behind Amethyst Rose (11-2) at Hexham 2m hcp 0-100 (5) hvy in Dec.
