keen in midfield, losing ground when mistake 5th, ridden before 3 out, soon no extra
midfield on outside, lost ground 3rd, ridden after 4th, in rear when mistake 5th, lost touch 3 out, soon tailed off
held up towards rear, awkward 2nd, ridden in rear after 4th, weakened from 3 out
held up towards rear, ridden and some headway after 3 out, weakened 2 out
held up towards rear, headway into midfield 4th, ridden after 3 out, stayed on steadily from 2 out but never reached challenging position
keen in midfield, ridden before 2 out, one pace from before last
prominent, close up when ridden approaching 2 out, one pace from before last
held up towards rear, ridden 3 out, weakened before 2 out
midfield, headway 4th, ridden to chase leaders after 3 out, outpaced before last, stayed on flat
prominent, chased leader 4th, close up when ridden approaching 2 out where mistake, stayed on from last but no chance with winner
led narrowly, headed 2nd but still close up, ridden and lost place before 3 out, chased leaders under pressure before 2 out, stayed on from last
prominent, led 2nd, ridden before 2 out, drew well clear before last, stayed on strongly flat
towards rear, ridden 3 out, one pace from 2 out
towards rear, jumped left 5th, ridden after 3 out, weakened before 2 out
midfield, awkward and lost place 5th, ridden before 3 out, weakened before 2 out
held up in touch, lost place 4th, ridden and weakened after 5th, no extra
midfield, ridden 3 out, lost touch with leaders before 2 out, one pace from before last
always towards rear
Pyramid Place, the only four-year-old in the line-up, beat older rivals comfortably at Taunton though an 8lb rise make this more difficult. Jaisalmer scored over the course and distance a year ago and is only 1lb higher while Guernesey showed his first sign of form for new connections in a better race at Wincanton. Pop The Cork ran poorly on heavy ground at Wetherby after a couple of promising runs while winning point-to-pointer Amarillo Sky will enjoy the drop in grade after running in a Class 2 race at Ascot. Hasankey deserves a change of fortune after good runs at Leicester and Fontwell though he's gone up 2lb so the vote goes to the improving ORKAN (NAP), who led at the third last in a Wetherby handicap and battled on strongly when challenged.
Running D'or (FR) 20-1 (10-9) Held up, jumped left and bumped rival 1st, took keen hold in rear, not fluent 4th, headway into midfield before 6th, ridden and lost touch before 4 out, well beaten from 3 out, tailed off when unseated rider 2 out, at Exeter 2m 1f (3) hvy in Dec.
Shanacoole Prince (IRE) 7-1 (11-3) In touch, dropped to rear 8th, mistake next, soon pulled up, at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
Kuraka 16-1 (11-11) Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 4 out, went 2nd next, led 2 narrowly out, ridden when mistake and headed last, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 15, 5 3/4l behind Gowel Road (12-0) at Newbury 2m hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Pop The Cork 6-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway 5th, taken wide in back-straight last time, went 2nd after 4 out until before 3 out, weakened 2 out, 5th of 7, dist behind Shannon Bridge (11-4) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
Fil D'ariane (FR) 13-2 (11-9) Held up in midfield, headway going well before 2 out, soon pushed along, no extra from last, 4th of 9, 14 1/4l behind When You're Ready (11-12) at Leicester 2m hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
Amarillo Sky (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, nudged along and outpaced before 2 out, plugged on one pace from last, 4th of 6, 19l behind Metier (11-5) at Ascot 2m (2) sft in Nov.
Hasankey (IRE) 10-1 (11-10) Always prominent, led before 3 out, clear before next, over 4 lengths ahead last, weakened and headed final 100 yards, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Gustavian (12-3) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Zuckerberg (GER) 13-2 (11-1) In rear, ridden 4 out, never on terms, 7th of 10, 29 1/4l behind Protek Des Flos (11-12) at Haydock 2m hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
Guernesey (FR) 14-1 (10-13) Held up, headway to chase leaders before 2 out, ridden into second 2 out, ran on without threatening easy winner, 2nd of 9, 11l behind Friend Or Foe (11-12) at Wincanton 1m 7f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Song Of The Hunter (FR) 7-2 (11-8) Mid-division, off the pace 2nd, went 3rd after 2 out, no chance with front pair, 3rd of 7, 15 3/4l behind The Mick Preston (11-12) at Hereford 2m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Jaisalmer (IRE) 20-1 (11-10) Chased leaders on inside, led before 4th until next, chased leaders, weakened between last 2, 5th of 11, 10 1/4l behind Gustavian (12-3) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Orkan 6-1 (11-4) In touch, headway 5 out, led 3 out, ridden and ran on, won at Wetherby 2m hcp (4) sft in Dec beating Naizagai (11-0) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Zamani (GER) 10-1 (11-5) Chased leader until 4 out, chased leaders, 2nd again well before next until 3 out, chased leaders, weakening when went left 2 out, 6th of 15, 31l behind Gowel Road (12-0) at Newbury 2m hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Glance From Clover 28-1 (11-6) Towards rear, remote 8th at the 6th, soon behind, pulled up after 2 out, at Hereford 2m 4f mdn (4) sft in Jan.
Sirop De Menthe (FR) 11-4fav (11-6) Held up in rear, pushed along after 3 out, soon struggling, tailed off 2 out, 11th of 12, dist behind Thibault (11-5) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Perfect Predator 50-1 (11-9) Towards rear, slowed into 2nd and behind, tailed off, 9th of 11, 37 1/2l behind Gustavian (12-3) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Wax And Wane 25-1 (11-1) Held up in midfield, ridden and switched to outside 7th, in rear when hit 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Oct.
Salley Gardens (IRE) 22-1 (11-5) Raced keenly, midfield, headway to chase leaders before 3 out, pushed along and soon struggling before 2 out, soon tailed off, 7th of 9, dist behind Fontaine Collonges (10-12) at Leicester 2m (3) hvy in Jan.
Pyramid Place (IRE) 10-3 (10-6) Held up in last trio, hit 3rd, good headway widest of all before 3 out, went wide and led home turn, hung right before last, driven clear run-in, won at Taunton 2m hcp (4) sft in Jan beating Torcello (11-12) by 3 3/4l, 8 ran.
