held up in rear, headway after 3 out, ridden and close up approaching 2 out, soon beaten
held up in rear, steady headway on inside from after 3 out, soon challenged, led and hit 2 out, soon in command, drew clear run-in
prominent, chased leader after 2nd, mistake and driven 6th, lost 2nd approaching next, outpaced before 2 out
took keen hold in 4th place, hit 3rd, weakened quickly after 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before next
led to approaching 2 out, soon weakened and mistake last
in touch to 6th, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before next
chased leaders until after 2nd, ridden after next, stayed in touch, chased leader again approaching 3 out, driven and narrow lead approaching 2 out, soon headed, no impression and hit last
in touch to 5th, soon well behind, tailed off 3 out
Come Bye continues to defy the handicapper and there is no reason why he cannot do so again so the eight-year-old is preferred to Phar Out Phavorite and Anatar. The last mentioned reverts to hurdles after a spell chasing and has to be respected on his first outing since July given trainer Martin Pipe's ability at readying a horse after a lay off. Richard Rowe's Apollo Theatre has been given a break since disappointing at Leicester in November and it may be too soon to write him off, while Dream With Me showed his best form since joining Jonathan Geake at Huntingdon last month and would have claims if able to build on that run. Emma Lavelle's Phar Out Phavorite again showed promise on his handicap debut at Exeter last month and is another to consider but Come Bye is in the form of his life at present and is taken to defy his latest 6lb rise in the weights.
Dream With Me (FR) 40-1 Held up, ridden and headway from 3 out, hung right approaching last, kept on, 4th of 18, 3 1/2l behind Junkanoo at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-120 (D) gd in Jan.
Anatar (IRE) 14-1 Always in rear, 6th of 10, well behind Fireball Macnamara at N Abbot 2m hcp chs 0-125 (D) gf in Jul.
Greenfield (IRE) 16-1 Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced approaching 3 out, kept on from next, hit last, one pace, 3rd of 14, 16l behind Roobihoo at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (D) sft in Jan.
Sir Laughalot 25-1 Behind, headway before 2 out, stayed on steadily, nearest finish, 6th of 21, 14l behind Crossbow Creek at Kempton 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (C) gd in Jan.
Come Bye (IRE) 11-2 Made all, went badly right last, kept on well, ridden out, won at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-120 (D) sft in Jan beating Constantine by 2l, 8 ran.
Apollo Theatre 2-1jt-fav Held up, jumped slowly 5th, headway after 7th, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened quickly after, 6th of 10, well behind Kilgowan at Leicester 2m 4f nov hdl (D) sft in Nov.
Phar Out Phavorite (IRE) 7-1 Prominent, led 3rd, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 19, 9l behind Sarasota at Exeter 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-100 (F) sft in Jan.
Saorsie 12-1 Always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Mnason at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (E) sft, 17 ran.
