chased leaders, lost place before not fluent 5th, closed after next, led 3 out, driven and headed 2 out, no impression on winner after, kept on
prominent, lost place after 5th, well held from 3 out
led until before 3rd, outpaced before 3 out, no impression after, plugged on
held up towards rear, headway before 4th, not fluent 5th, weakened 2 out
towards rear, closed before 5th, outpaced before 3 out, went 3rd and kept on from 2 out
held up in rear, headway after 5th, challenged going well 3 out, led 2 out, ridden before last, stayed on
in touch, lost place before 2nd, reminder after 4th, struggling from next, behind when pulled up before 3 out
chased leader, led before 3rd, headed 3 out, weakened before 2 out
BUSHMILL BOY is a long-standing maiden but the booking of Sean Bowen is certainly an interesting one and may be the factor that finally tips the scales his way. Libor Lad ran a cracker at Stratford only to find a stablemate too good at the princely odds of 50/1. Poetria is noted as Mark Walford’s only runner on the card while Lunar Glow has just her second start in handicaps and she was far from disgraced on her most recent outing up at Hexham.
Barncroft (IRE) 66-1 (11-7) In touch, pushed along and lost place 4 out, 16th of 17, dist behind Tarahumara (12-2) at Warwick 2m hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Lunar Glow 12-1 (11-3) In touch, close up 4th, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 8 3/4l behind Solway Primrose (10-2) at Hexham 2m 7f hcp (5) hvy in Nov.
Poetria 14-1 (11-0) Raced wide in mid-division, pushed along before 6th, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, pushed along before left modest 3rd next, 3rd of 14, 8 1/2l behind Joie De Vivre (10-11) at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Monoxide 8-1 (10-8) Led, not fluent 4 out, again not fluent 2 out and soon strongly pressed, pushed along and headed before last, ridden and no extra run-in, weakened to 6th close home, 6th of 8, 14 1/4l behind Sea The Sunset (10-13) at Downpatrick 2m 2f hcp sft in Oct.
Bushmill Boy 16-1 (10-3) Rear of mid-division, headway behind leaders 3 out, soon hard ridden, every chance when almost upsides last, disputed lead flat, no extra and dropped to 3rd close home, 3rd of 19, 1 1/4l behind Zwicky (11-7) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Libor Lad 9-1 (10-12) Towards rear, steady headway before 3 out, pressed leader going best approaching last, led narrowly final flight, soon headed and ridden, no extra run-in, 2nd of 16, 1 1/2l behind Harthill (11-5) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Brasingaman Bella 200-1 (10-6) Front mid-division, weakened after 4 out, 12th of 18, dist behind Cherie D'am (10-7) at Wetherby 2m 4f (3) sft in Nov.
Rainbow Jet (IRE) 40-1 (10-2) Took keen hold, held up in midfield, ridden before 3 out where not fluent, soon outpaced, tailed off before last, 12th of 15, 29 3/4l behind Immortal Fame (12-0) at Doncaster 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
