held up in mid-division, pushed along after 7th, closed 9th, pecked 12th, well beaten from 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
chased leaders, jumped right 1st, not fluent 4th or 10th, lost place 12th, well beaten 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
held up in mid-division on inside, mistake 8th, pushed along and lost place after next, soon pulled up
made all, clear 5th, 3 lengths ahead 2 out, stayed on well, ridden out
hampered 1st, towards rear on outside, 4th and outpaced 4 out, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
not always fluent in rear, mistake 10th, headway 12th, went 2nd next, mistake 3 out, ridden before 2 out, unable to get to winner, well held flat
in rear, stayed on from 3 out, went never dangerous 3rd close home
prominent, 3rd and struggling 4 out, 4th and well beaten 3 out
prominent, outpaced 11th, went 3rd and plugged on from 3 out, no impression, lost 3rd close home
Do It For Thy Sen won over track and trip back in May and is is 4lb higher on his return but SUBLIME HEIGHTS is the more recent winner. The latter scored at Plumpton in first-time cheekpieces and there should be more to come in the headgear. Heltenham never threatened when runner-up at Stratford though finished in front of Steel Wave while Twotwothree has returned to a winning mark though hasn’t won since 2020.
Sublime Heights (IRE) 10-3 (12-2) Chased leaders, left in 5 length 2nd 4 out, closed in on leader home turn, pushed along and led 2 out, stayed on well, readily, won at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Oct beating En Coeur (11-3) by 8l, 7 ran.
Do It For Thy Sen (IRE) Evensfav (12-1) Tracked leader, went left and hit 6th, led 9th, clear before 3 out, stayed on and always doing enough, won at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in May beating On The Bandwagon (11-4) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Twotwothree (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) Mid-division, went handy 4th, left in lead 4 out, ridden and headed narrowly after 3 out, kept on until faded run-in, 3rd of 8, 10 1/2l behind Cenotice (11-6) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Generous Day (IRE) 28-1 (12-1) Chased leaders on inside, lost place 3 out, well beaten 2 out, 8th of 10, dist behind Grandee (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Marajman (FR) 28-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, driven along before 4 out, soon outpaced, never a factor, 8th of 10, dist behind Warranty (12-0) at Warwick 2m 3f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Heltenham (FR) 2-1fav (11-8) Held up in rear on outside, jumped right and not fluent 1st, headway 4th, challenged after 10th, led when not fluent 2 out, soon headed, no impression on winner before last, 2nd of 7, 14l behind Sheldon (11-10) at Stratford 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Steel Wave (IRE) 16-1 (11-6) Held up towards rear, some headway before 4th, mistake 6th, outpaced 10th, went modest 3rd after 2 out, 3rd of 7, 37l behind Sheldon (11-10) at Stratford 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Maria Magdalena (IRE) 7-2 (11-12) Mid-division, headway out wide 3 out, went moderate 3rd soon after, 3rd of 9, 22l behind Princess Midnight (11-1) at Hereford 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Cracking Find (IRE) 11-1 (11-8) Led, ridden and hard pressed 3 out, headed 2 out, weakened from last, 5th of 7, 8 1/4l behind Return Fire (11-11) at Newcastle 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
