led, jumped well throughout, headed last, no extra flat, lost 2nd close home
chased leaders, dropped towards rear 5 out, never a factor
held up, struggling in rear home turn, pulled up 2 out
mid division, ridden and outpaced 3 out, plugged on approaching last, kept on well flat, grabbed 2nd close home
mid division, struggling home turn, pulled up 2 out
mid division, headway tracking leader 3 out, ridden to lead last, bounded clear flat
in rear, mistake 8th, minor headway behind leaders 4 out, ridden and outpaced 3 out, plugged on
prominent, pushed along 4 out, weakened 2 out
chased leader, ridden and outpaced 3 out, weakened 2 out
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The Mighty Arc returned to action with a victory at Worcester and is 8lb higher while the progressive Cilluirid has an 11lb hike to contend with as he bids for a hat-trick of course wins. But MILITARIAN looks set to take advantage of a slide down the weights after finishing second at Huntingdon on his reappearance and can go one better in this lower grade. Manwell also drops down in class after placing at Aintree and makes more appeal than Bavington Bob while the unexposed Sounds Russian could go well on his second start over fences.
Road Warrior 11-1 (11-10) Led, headed 8th, losing place when ridden and weakened quickly 5 out, 9th of 11, dist behind Geryville (10-11) at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Militarian 15-8fav (11-0) Chased leader, not fluent 7th, led 11th, headed next, not fluent 13th, mistake 14th, not fluent and outpaced 4 out, rallied after next, led before 2 out, soon headed, no impression on winner flat, 2nd of 4, 5l behind No Comment (11-1) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Manwell (IRE) 40-1 (10-0) Held up in rear, headway approaching 2 out, 4th at the last, soon hanging left, kept on from the elbow, went 3rd towards finish, no impression on front pair, 3rd of 13, 13l behind Mac Tottie (11-1) at Aintree 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Bavington Bob (IRE) 11-8fav (11-10) Tracked leaders, dropped towards rear 4 out, pushed along in last place well before 3 out, plugged on one pace, 5th of 7, 11 1/4l behind Hart Of Steel (11-12) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Cilluirid (IRE) 11-10fav (11-8) Mid-division on outer, smooth headway to lead 2 out, six lengths clear before last, won eased down, won at Sedgefield 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Nov beating Little Orange (10-11) by 6l, 7 ran.
Sounds Russian (IRE) 7-1 (11-4) Mid-division, not fluent 10th, dropped to rear but in touch 5 out, ridden after 3 out, stayed on from omitted 2 out, never threatened, 4th of 10, 4l behind Cooper's Cross (11-5) at Sedgefield 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Loughermore (IRE) 16-1 (11-6) Held up, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, made no impression, 9th of 11, dist behind Stolen Money (10-10) at Carlisle 3m 1f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Mah Mate Bob (IRE) 2-1 (11-5) Prominent, mistake 2nd, led briefly before 3rd, outjumped and headed 3rd, led approaching 5th, joined before 3 out, ridden next, headed last, no extra final 100yds, 2nd of 6, 11l behind Methodtothemadness (11-7) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Bandit D'Ainay (FR) 25-1 (11-0) Always handy, error 5 out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 15, 2 1/4l behind Minella For Me (11-9) at Compiegne 2m 3f hvy in Jun.
The Mighty Arc (IRE) 9-2 (11-8) Tracked leader, took it up before 6th, increased tempo 3 out, came clear run in, won at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Nov beating Aki Bomaye (11-7) by 4 1/4l, 9 ran.
