in rear, ridden and some headway 2 out, not trouble leaders
led, not fluent 7th, ridden and headed 2 out, looked held when hit last, eased towards finish
keen in touch, headway 3 out, ridden to chase leading pair next, driven and stayed on to lead flat
in touch, pushed along and lost place 7th, weakened 4 out, tailed off when pulled up soon after 2 out
keen close up, headway to track leaders 8th, ridden 3 out, kept on same pace
tracked leader, ridden to lead 2 out, headed flat
held up, headway and in touch 6th, ridden 4 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, pushed along 8th, lost place approaching 3 out
DARK AND DANGEROUS has tumbled down the ratings and showed a glimpse of his old form over track and trip 10 days ago – Amie Waugh has been on board for four of his seven hurdles wins. Allduckornodinner won over fences at Down Royal last month so is respected while Magic Of Milan won over a similar trip at Ayr last week and escapes a penalty. None of the others make much appeal on recent form.
Dark And Dangerous (IRE) 20-1 (11-9) Held up in rear, headway on outside 6th, went 2nd 4 out until after 3 out, no extra next, 8th of 10, 15 1/2l behind Petite Ganache (11-5) at Newcastle 2m 6f hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Allduckornodinner (IRE) 9-2 (11-6) Soon led, jumped slightly left 11th, joined 5 out, soon led again, headed before 2 out, soon no extra, 5th of 11, 12 1/2l behind Kilderry Prince (9-10) at Tramore 2m 5f hcp sft in Jan.
Wig Wam Wiggle (IRE) 13-2 (11-6) Held up in rear, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before next, at Wetherby 3m hcp (5) gs in Dec.
Birch Bank 18-1 (10-13) Held up mid-division, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last, at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Dec.
Noble Call (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) Held up in touch, not fluent 7th, struggling and reminders soon after, lost touch when pulled up before 9th, at Wetherby 2m 3f (4) gd in Jan.
Magic Of Milan (IRE) 11-4fav (10-5) Prominent, challenged 3 out, soon led, clear flat, stayed on well, won at Ayr 2m 5f hcp (5) gs in Jan beating Silk Or Scarlet (11-13) by 7l, 12 ran.
Sendiym (FR) 28-1 (10-0) Always behind, weakened before 2 out, tailed off when pulled up before last, at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Millrose Bell (IRE) 40-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, lost place before 4 out, well beaten after, plugged on flat, 6th of 10, 13 3/4l behind Petite Ganache (11-5) at Newcastle 2m 6f hcp (5) gs in Jan.
