prominent, pushed along and reminders approaching 5th, soon lost place
held up, chased leaders approaching 3 out, led flat, headed towards finish
led and raced keen, ridden approaching last, headed flat, no extra towards finish
chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened
held up, headway 3 out, no impression from next
held up, weakened 3 out
chased leader, weakened approaching last
held up in rear, headway 2 out, hit last, stayed on to lead towards finish
held up, tailed off after 3 out
chased leader, weakened 6th
Withdrawn
SEBASTIANO could take all the beating here although Conington and Near The Water have to rate as dangers. Gary Moore has his string in great order and this fellow nearly provided him with another winner only to lose out by a short-head to a progressive performer. The winner has gone on to win to win twice since and Sebastiano has an obvious chance from just a 2lb higher mark. Conington represents a respected trainer/jockey combination and it would be no surprise to see her attract support. She must have been difficult for the handicapper to assess as she has had just the two runs over hurdles after four in bumpers but the booking of McCoy is encouraging. Near The Water ran a promising race over hurdles last time and has to be of interest with his mark left alone whilst Have You Seen Me has a similar profile to Conington except that he was highly tried in bumpers whilst a decent effort from Stoney's Treasure earlier on the card would boost his form. Maurisca should be suited by the drop back in trip and is feared having travelled well for a long way at Hereford but Sebastiano holds an obvious chance.
Wise Men Say (IRE) 9-1 (10-10) Led to 2nd, disputed lead, ridden, lost place approaching 2 out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 16l behind Special Occasion (11-10) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Dec.
Sebastiano (FR) 7-1 (11-5) Held up in touch, headway approaching 3 out, every chance before last, soon hard ridden, stayed on strongly, just failed, 2nd of 9, shd behind Noun De La Thinte (10-8) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Dec.
Have You Seen Me (IRE) 3-1 (10-7) Pulled hard, headway to track leaders after 1st, 2nd after 4th, led approaching 6th, hung left and joined approaching 2 out, headed approaching last, lost 2nd flat, kept on, 3rd of 8, 4 1/2l behind Stoney's Treasure (10-12) at Lingfield 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) hvy in Nov.
Conington 20-1 (10-7) Held up, chased leaders 4 out, weakened approaching last, 3rd of 15, 15l behind Predictive (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Rosoff (IRE) 20-1 (11-3) In touch, chased leaders 3 out, weakened quickly, last of 9, 45l behind Noun De La Thinte (10-8) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Dec.
Maurisca (FR) 7-2fav (11-0) Mid-division, headway 6th, disputing 2nd 2 out, 3rd when jumped left and weakened last, 4th of 14, 19l behind Power Shared (10-6) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Dec.
Geoffdaw 16-1 (11-12) In touch, headway to track leaders 5th, weakened after 3 out, 7th of 8, 19l behind Harcourt (10-4) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Dec.
Harcourt (USA) 25-1 (10-4) Chased leaders, tracked winner from 2nd, led approaching 3 out, kept on well from next, won at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Dec beating Strategic Plan (11-8) by 6l, 8 ran.
Near The Water (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Led, clear 2nd, reduced lead and hit 3 out, led well before last, tried to rally as winner hit last but readily held final 100 yards, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Aegean Dawn (10-12) at Folkestone 2m 1f NH nov hdl 4-6yo (4) gs in Nov.
Days of Pleasure (IRE) 25-1 (10-11) Pushed along from 7th, always towards rear, 6th of 10, 43l behind Orion Express (11-3) at Newton Abbot 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Jun.
Wondersobright (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, mistake 5th, lost place and in 7th when mistake 10th, struggling when blundered 3 out, tailed off, 4th of 9, 31l behind Noun De La Thinte (11-12) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp 0-90 (5) sft in Dec.
Owain James 20-1 (11-2) Close up and keen, led 4 out, headed next, weakened approaching 2 out, 12th of 13, well behind Benefit Game (11-9) at Worcester 2m hcp hdl 0-85 (5) sft in Jul.
