mid division, headway behind leaders home turn, ridden to go 2nd last, kept on well flat, not reach winner
held up, headway on outer 4 out, ridden and outpaced 2 out, weakened last
mid division, dropped to rear and struggling 4 out, pulled up after 3 out
mid division, headway to lead briefly home turn, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened thereafter
chased leader, ridden and outpaced 2 out, weakened thereafter
always towards rear, never involved
mid division, ridden and dropped towards rear home turn, pulled up before 2 out
held up, pushed along to make headway 2 out, soon outpaced, kept on from last in 3rd, not reach leaders
mid division, rapid headway to lead 2 out, few lengths clear last, kept on well flat, held on well close home
towards rear, headway home turn to track leaders, ridden and outpaced 2 out, kept on same pace from last
always towards rear, pulled up after 3rd
led, ridden and headed 5th, pulled up soon after
chased leader, pushed along and weakened 4 out, pulled up after 3 out
NonRunner
Marias Lad was the subject of a gamble when unseating his rider over fences at Catterick recently but is 54lb wrong in the weights here. Auenwirbel boasts a decent strike-rate and handles heavy going. He was only beaten half-a-length in a higher grade last time at Ffos Las so goes on the shortlist. Dr Des is another dropped in class, along with Sartene's Son, but Mercian Knight still appears to be out of sorts. Jungle Prose has only found one too good the last twice at Plumpton but this looks a good opportunity for BROOKSWAY FAIR to follow up a success over fences at Ffos Las as he is only 3lb higher back over hurdles.
Dr Des (IRE) 7-1 (11-3) Prominent and led after 3 out, headed and ridden at 2 out, weakened after last, 7th of 11, 33 3/4l behind Stolen Money (10-10) at Carlisle 3m 1f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Sartene's Son (FR) 5-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders, traced winner 5th until ridden 2 out, kept on same pace, 4th of 5, 27 1/2l behind Paricolor (12-0) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Jungle Prose (IRE) 5-2 (11-10) Midfield, carried right 4th, not fluent 9th, pushed along after 3 out, ridden and went second before last, ran on flat but no match for winner, 2nd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Top Man (11-7) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Lazy Sunday 66-1 (10-11) Chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, never dangerous after, 7th of 17, 28 1/2l behind Picanha (11-4) at Warwick 2m 5f mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Mercian Knight (IRE) 14-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced 5 out, 5th of 8, 29 1/4l behind Vee Dancer (10-11) at Hereford 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Dec.
Sound Of Music 9-1 (11-8) Mid-division, ridden and weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Committee Of One 33-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, weakened, last of 11, dist behind Akkapenko (10-7) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Auenwirbel (GER) 11-1 (10-4) Kept wide towards rear, steady headway in 4th before 3 out, switched sharply left before next, ridden between last two, stayed on well run-in, went 2nd inside final 100 yards, not reach winner, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Treasure Dillon (11-6) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Dec.
Ali Star Bert 150-1 (11-0) Towards rear, ridden 5f out, kept on steadily from 2 out, never a threat, 6th of 12, 13l behind The Bomber Liston (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn (4) gs in Oct.
Brooksway Fair (IRE) 11-4jfav (10-7) In rear, rapid headway on outside 4 out, disputed lead 2 out, stayed on well flat, led on line, won at Ffos Las 2m 5f hcp (5) sft in Nov beating Getaway Lucy (10-5) by shd, 13 ran.
Autumn Gold 33-1 (10-1) Towards rear, tailed off 3 out and soon pulled up before 2 out, at Newton Abbot 2m 2f hcp (5) gd in May.
Iggy Iggins 14-1 (10-0) Jumped left in rear, behind 9th, tailed off 14th, pulled up after, at Leicester 2m 7f hcp (5) gf in Dec.
Hedgebird 200-1 (11-0) Raced in rear, mistake 5th, always behind and tailed off, 7th of 8, dist behind Gazette Bourgeoise (11-0) at Stratford 2m 6f mdn (4) gd in Oct.
Marias Lad (FR) 9-2 (10-0) Tracked leaders, led 3rd, hit 10th, slithered badly and unseated rider 10th, at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Dec.
