made all, ridden before 2 out, wandered into last, hung left flat, stayed on well, clear towards finish
chased leaders, went 2nd from 7th until before 2 out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, not fluent 4th, headway approaching 7th, ridden before 3 out, stayed on same pace from 2 out, went 3rd flat
in rear, pushed along after 5th, some headway 9th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off
held up, not fluent 2nd, headway after 7th, went 2nd before 2 out, every chance when not fluent last, edged left flat, no impression towards finish
tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, one pace 2 out, mistake last, weakened into 4th flat
tracked leaders, lost place before 9th, soon weakened, pulled up after
in rear, weakened before 8th, tailed off
mid-division on outside, outpaced from 8th, never on terms, well beaten 3 out
with winner until before 7th, soon lost place, behind 8th, pulled up before next
mid-division, weakened before 8th, tailed off next, soon pulled up
NET WORK ROUGE could hardly have been more impressive when landing a maiden at Worcester on his return to hurdling. This is more difficult but Kim Bailey's charge may well be good enough to defy his penalty with Dan Emmett, a fair stayer on the Flat, proving hard to place over timber. Captain McGinley can't be ignored as he's been knocking on the door while Gorsky Island has won twice over fences, though is probably having a pipe-opener here. Shouldavboughtgold has hinted at ability but is returning in this from a year on the sidelines. Winning pointers A Plein Temps and Ballycross look best of the rest.
Net Work Rouge (FR) 7-2fav (11-0) Tracked leaders, went 2nd before 5th, led 8th, clear 2 out, eased towards finish, won at Worcester 2m 7f mdn (5) gd in Oct beating Dusk Till Dawn (11-0) by 27l, 6 ran.
A Plein Temps (FR) 6-4 (12-2) Tr ldrs, mstk 7th, 4th 1/2way, rdn in 1l 2nd apr str, eff to jn ldr & wo apr last, qcknd best run-in, won at Loughanmore 3m mdn sft in Apr beating Jardin Des Plantes (12-2) by 5l, 9 ran.
Ballycross 6-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, effort 2 out, weakened before 2 out, 6th of 12, dist behind Crazy Jack (11-0) at Worcester 2m 4f (4) gd in Sep.
Captain McGinley (IRE) 3-1fav (11-0) Mid-division, headway after 4th, went 2nd next, led before 3 out, soon pressed, ridden and headed approaching last, no chance with winner flat, 2nd of 8, 16l behind Alcala (11-0) at Worcester 2m 4f mdn (4) gs in Oct.
Dan Emmett (USA) 7-1fav (9-6) Held up towards rear, never involved, 12th of 14, 7 1/2l behind The Ducking Stool (9-4) at Newbury 2m hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Gorsky Island 7-2fav (11-12) Tracked leaders, blundered 3 out, ridden before last, soon weakened, 4th of 8, 22 1/2l behind Sun Cloud (11-9) at Perth 3m hcp (3) gs in Apr.
Le Saumon (IRE) 5-1 (12-2) Ld/disp, cl 2nd 1/2way, not qckn 4out & drpd to 5th, lft poor 4th 3out, mstk 2out, poor 4th when left 2nd last, 2nd of 6, 10l behind Makeyouthink (11-11) at Ballyragget 3m mdn sft in Mar.
Minmore Grey (IRE) 66-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, ridden after 4 out, 4th and well beaten next, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 6, 24l behind Fourth Act (11-0) at Wincanton 2m 5f mdn (5) gf in Oct.
Shouldavboughtgold (IRE) 13-8fav (11-0) Chased leaders, under pressure 5 out, soon beaten, 5th of 7, 15 1/2l behind What A Good Night (10-3) at Wetherby 3m 1f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
The Lizard King (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Held up in touch, outpaced after 8th, soon weakened, 4th of 6, dist behind Net Work Rouge (11-0) at Worcester 2m 7f mdn (5) gd in Oct.
Verve Argent (FR) 50-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, lost place after 5th, weakened before 7th, 5th of 8, dist behind Alcala (11-0) at Worcester 2m 4f mdn (4) gs in Oct.
