led narrowly to 3rd, with leader, led again narrowly before 7th, driven and headed before 3 out, soon ridden, kept on until outpaced in 3rd after last, rallied to regain 2nd near finish
in touch on outer, joined leaders 7th, left disputing lead 9th, led narrowly before 3 out, ridden clear after last, kept on
chased leaders, behind and pushed along 6th, switched outside next, left close up in 4th at 9th, chased front pair before 3 out to next, modest 4th last
held up behind when fell 1st
with leaders on outside, rider lost iron briefly after 2nd, led narrowly before next, mistake 6th, headed narrowly before next, upsides when fell 9th
tracked leaders, left 3rd 9th to before 3 out, regained 3rd next, ridden to chase winner after last, held flat, lost 2nd near finish
with leaders to before 6th, remained in touch until brought down 9th
Carrigdhoun probably faces his easiest task for a while here but he's not been in the best of form. The Orange Rogue could give a boost to recent course and distance winner Boric earlier on the card but Trust Thomas finds little off the bridle and NO DEAL (NAP) was pulled up when favourite at Haydock, though that was over a much longer trip. Lucinda Russell's charge is fancied to recoup losses here as he gets 7lb from Bangor runner-up Bernardelli. The Ramblin Kid could also go well but Manballandall has plenty to prove over the larger obstacles.
Carrigdhoun (IRE) 14-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden before 6 out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 31 1/2l behind Vintage Star (11-12) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Bernardelli (IRE) 9-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, headway approaching 13th, chased leaders after 4 out, went 2nd at 2 out, kept on same pace after last, 2nd of 8, 7l behind Union Jack D'ycy (11-7) at Bangor 3m hcp (3) hvy in Nov.
Manballandall (IRE) 100-1 (10-13) Always in rear, lost touch 9th, tailed off when left 4th 5 out, 4th of 6, dist behind Seeyouatmidnight (10-13) at Kelso 2m 7f (3) hvy in Dec.
No Deal (IRE) 7-2fav (10-9) Held up towards rear, weakened from 5 out, blundered 4 out, pulled up before 3 out, at Haydock 3m 4f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
The Ramblin Kid 12-1 (10-5) Led to 1st, with leader, led 14th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, kept on flat, no extra and dropped to 4th near finish, 4th of 9, 1l behind Smooth Stepper (11-1) at Newcastle 2m 7f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Trust Thomas 11-4jfav (11-7) Tracked leaders, went 3rd on extended run-in, one pace, 3rd of 6, 4 3/4l behind Nautical Twilight (11-0) at Newcastle 2m hcp (4) hvy in Dec.
Boric 12-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, left 2nd after 4 out, challenged between last 2, ridden to lead narrowly flat, held on, won at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Nov beating The Orange Rogue (10-13) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
