took keen hold, held up in rear, headway when hit 7th, soon ridden, weakened well before 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
held up in touch, not fluent 1st, chased winner approaching 3 out until 3 out, weakened before last
held up in 5th, closed before 6th, chased winner 3 out, untidy 2 out, no impression when not fluent last
held up towards rear, took keen hold, lost touch approaching 3 out, tailed off
made all, ridden after 2 out, in command last, stayed on well
not fluent in rear, mistake 7th, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
tracked leader, challenged 3rd until after 7th, weakening when went left 3 out, tailed off
tracked leaders, pushed along briefly after 4th, ridden before 7th, weakened approaching 3 out
Nonrunner
Requin is interesting especially if the market speaks in his favour, however GLEBEHALL BAY is capable of better and is narrowly preferred to Qollioure. Venetia Williams' gelding was well-held here last time out but as a result he is 2lb lower in the handicap today. Giles Hawkins is a good young rider and if he can get this fellow to jump with more fluency then the partnership can emerge victorious. Qollioure has always shaped as if capable of better and is interesting now going handicapping off a mark of 100 with a tongue-tie added, Cybergenic is not getting any younger and recent efforts have not been outstanding, whilst Federstar needs a market check on this first run for 286 days. Of more interest though is Requin who has been given a couple of months off since finishing fifth on his UK debut. This Gallic recruit shaped with plenty of promise there and although his French form is hard to weigh up there is every chance that he will be better than this current mark of 104. Painted Sky should be considered as well although he showed little at Southwell last time out. The market could be informative in this race, but without that information we are happy to side with Glebehall Bay.
Cybergenic (FR) 100-1 (10-12) Held up mid-division and keen, soon tracking leaders, led 5th, hit and headed 7th, soon weakened, last of 11, well behind Iconoclast (11-6) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Dec.
Requin (FR) 33-1 (10-12) Tracked leader, lost place 2 out, soon ridden and weakened, 5th of 15, 31l behind Chain Of Command (10-12) at Hereford 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Federstar (GER) 4-1 (10-13) Mid-division, headway 7th, ridden next, went poor 3rd 7th, no impression, 4th of 11, 44l behind Rio De Janeiro (10-13) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f sell hdl (5) gd in May.
Painted Sky 33-1 (11-9) Always towards rear, 12th of 15, 42l behind Guydus (10-13) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft.
Glebehall Bay (IRE) 9-2 (11-5) Held up in rear, mistakes 1st and 6th, headway when blundered 3 out, soon weakened, 4th of 9, 26l behind Zaffarella (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy in Jan.
Bert's Memory 14-1 (11-3) Always behind, tailed off, 13th of 15, well behind Victory Surge (11-2) at Warwick 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Dec.
Macchiato 11-1 (10-11) Prominent, pushed along after 7th, weakened well before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Zaffarella (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy in Jan, 9 ran.
Midnight Diamond (IRE) 16-1 (10-3) Behind, never on terms, 5th of 9, 34l behind Zaffarella (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy in Jan.
Qollioure (FR) 100-1 (10-9) Held up, chased leaders approaching 2 out, weakened last, 5th of 13, 18l behind Truckers Hall (11-2) at Catterick 2m 3f NH nov hdl (4-7yo) (4) gs.
