chased leaders, challenged after 7th, led approaching 2 out, soon headed, weakened before last
held up in rear, not fluent 7th, headway approaching 2 out, 5th when hit last, stayed on flat, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner
held up in rear, ridden 6th, behind next, pulled up after
led, not fluent and headed 4th, weakened well before 2 out and pulled up
held up in mid-division, headway after 7th, went 2nd when hampered 2 out, every chance last, lost 2nd close home
chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, no impression last, weakened flat
mid-division, ridden 3rd, lost place next, well beaten after 7th
chased leaders, pushed along and lost place approaching 4th, headway after 6th, no impression from 2 out, weakened flat
held up towards rear, blundered 3rd, headway approaching 2 out, led last, driven clear
held up towards rear, ridden 7th, no impression approaching 2 out, switched left and headway before last, stayed on flat, went 4th close home, nearest finish
with leader, led 4th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened
mid-division, headway 6th, 4th when not fluent 2 out, one pace flat
held up towards rear, some headway 7th, weakened approaching 2 out
mid-division, headway after 3rd, ridden after 7th, no impression 2 out
Nonrunner
Clowance House should strip fitter for his fourth at Bangor while Promised Wings has hardly run a bad race this season, though is probably high enough in the weights now. Magic Prospect came good at Taunton and Gavin Sheehan again takes off 10lb while Amirico, Andreo Bambaleo and Kingsmere are all weighted to figure. Sentimentaljourney races off the same mark as when second over C&D in November and is another to consider and Bedouin Bay has been holding his own on the all-weather lately but a tentative vote goes to HENRY HOOK. The latter came good at this time last year and a couple of pounds lower than when a close-up fourth over C&D just over 12 months ago. He wasn't beaten far in a better race at Kempton two runs ago and has every chance on that form.
Bedouin Bay 12-1 (11-4) Prominent, led over 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, no impression on winner 1f out, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 14, 8l behind Abergavenny (11-4) at Southwell 2m n h flat (6) std.
Numide (FR) 28-1 (10-6) Held up in last pair, outpaced 3 out, never dangerous, 11th of 12, well behind Ranjaan (10-5) at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gs in Jan.
Aather (IRE) 8-1 (10-1) Tracked leaders, lost place 6th, fell 3 out, in a race won by Ted Spread (10-13) at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Jan, 12 ran.
Russian Flag (FR) 14-1 (10-11) Prominent, ridden 4f out, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 13, 17l behind Rory Boy (10-11) at Southwell 2m n h flat (6) std.
Heathcote 40-1 (11-1) Held up in mid-division on outside, headway 3 out, beaten after 2 out, stayed on one pace, 3rd of 13, 20l behind Shuil Royale (10-12) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Jan.
Clowance House 85-40 (11-5) Tracked leaders, mistake 2nd, outpaced 3 out, no impression from next, 4th of 8, 13l behind Absinthe (11-5) at Bangor 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Jan.
Promised Wings (GER) 6-1 (11-0) With leader, led 2nd, ridden approaching 2 out, headed last, no extra final 100 yards, 3rd of 11, 9l behind What Er Say (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 6f nov hdl (4) sft in Jan.
Magic Prospect (FR) 9-1 (10-11) Held up in touch, closed to lead 6th, headed 3 out, rallied to lead after 2 out, mistake last, stayed on well, won at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Jan beating Val Mondo (11-2) by 4l, 14 ran.
Top Smart 16-1 (10-8) Always behind, never on terms, tailed off and pulled up before last, in a race won by Our Father (11-11) at Ascot 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Dec, 18 ran.
Sentimentaljourney (IRE) 15-2 (11-11) Tracked leaders, blundered and reminder 7th, outpaced when mistake 3 out, chased leading pair under pressure 2 out to before last, weakened flat, 5th of 12, 17l behind Night In Milan (11-5) at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Jan.
Amirico (IRE) 5-1 (11-8) With leaders, led after 1st, headed before 2 out, soon outpaced, rallied from last, went 2nd run-in, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 7l behind Nagpur (12-4) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) hvy in Jan.
Andreo Bambaleo 6-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, headway to 4th after 4 out, hit 3 out, went 2nd before next, edged left under pressure and well held when weakened to 3rd before last, 3rd of 7, 11l behind Knockando (11-8) at Wetherby 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Jan.
Kingsmere 8-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 5th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off, 8th of 13, well behind Shuil Royale (10-12) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Jan.
Bubbly Bruce (IRE) 11-1 (11-0) Mid-division, jumped slowly 2nd, headway after 6th, ridden next, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off, 9th of 12, well behind Real Milan (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f NH mdn hdl (5) sft in Dec.
Black Phantom (IRE) 14-1 (11-9) Held up, headway after 4th, hit 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, blundered last, 6th of 11, 34l behind Grand Vision (11-11) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Jan.
Henry Hook (IRE) 14-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, ridden and struggling after 6th, 8th of 12, 40l behind Star Of Angels (11-12) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Jan.
