held up in rear, headway approaching 8th, 3rd travelling well after 3 out, went 2nd between last two, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
off the pace and always in rear, never in the race
tracked leader, led before 4th, clear 2 out, well in control when hit last, stayed on strongly
led until before 4th, chased winner, hit next and lost 2nd, chased leaders, hit 4 out, modest 3rd before the last
chased leaders out wide, lost place 3rd, weakened 8th, went badly left next, tailed off
raced out wide in touch on inside, closer in 3rd place 3rd, lost 3rd after 4 out, chased leaders, weakened next, went modest 4th run-in
close 3rd, went 2nd 5th, hit 4 out, every chance 3 out, soon ridden, hit next, weakened into 4th between last two and dropped to 5th run-in
NonRunner
Darebin won this in 2020 when 10lb higher and can never be discounted around here. Miss Amelia wasn’t entirely disgraced when returning from a break at Aintree but Casa Tall was beaten a long way at Kempton. Rose Sea Has has been threatening to get his head back in front but we’re hoping that a break will have refreshed HEARTBREAK KID as he was starting to make a name for himself at the start of the year. Corrigeen Rock has only gone up 2lb for winning at Kelso and remains unexposed.
Heartbreak Kid (IRE) 6-1 (11-8) Led, niggled along before 4 out, headed 4 out, rallied to lead again next, mistake and headed 2 out, kept on one pace after last, lost third flat, last of 4, 6 3/4l behind Dubai Days (11-1) at Ayr 2m hcp (3) gs in Apr.
High Up In The Air (FR) 80-1 (10-9) Always towards rear, pulled up before 14th, at Ascot 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Corrigeen Rock (IRE) 5-2jfav (11-11) Led, not fluent 3rd, headed and tracked leader with a circuit to go, ridden after 2 out, pressed leader last, stayed on dourly to lead closing stages, won at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Oct beating Gladiatorial (12-0) by 1l, 8 ran.
Rose Sea Has (FR) 10-3 (12-0) Led, mistake 4th, asked for effort before 2 out, headed 2 out, kept on towards finish, no match for winner, 2nd of 7, 7 1/2l behind Family Business (11-10) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Clondaw Bertie (IRE) 5-6fav (11-4) Led early, headed before 2nd, 5th halfway, 4th 3 out, ridden after 2 out, went left last, kept on one pace, 4th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Typical Thomas (11-4) at Downpatrick 2m 3f mdn Good - Yielding in Jul.
Casa Tall (FR) 9-1 (11-1) In rear, not fluent 5th or 9th, well beaten 4 out, 6th of 10, 35 1/2l behind Frere D'armes (11-4) at Kempton 2m 2f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Darebin (GER) 15-8fav (10-12) Led, went clear approaching 8th, headed after 3 out, no extra and lost second last, 3rd of 4, 10 1/2l behind Tap Tap Boom (12-1) at Plumpton 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Miss Amelia 18-1 (11-4) Held up in last pair, effort on outside 3 out, not fluent and weakened next, 5th of 6, 11 3/4l behind Gunsight Ridge (11-12) at Aintree 2m hcp (3) sft in Nov.
