held up in rear, not fluent 2nd or 4th, headway when mistake 6th,weakened before 2 out, left 3rd last
tracked leader, led 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, 1 length up when bad mistake and unseated rider last
led until 5th, lost place next, well beaten 3 out
tracked leaders, mistake 4th, lost place and mistake next, mistake 6th, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out
held up towards rear, headway on outside 5th, ridden after 3 out, 1 length down when left disputing lead last, stayed on to assert final 120 yards
tracked leaders, jumped right 2nd, went 2nd 6th, close up when jumped right 2 out, 1 length down when left disputing lead last, held by winner final 120 yards
held up towards rear, well beaten 3 out
tracked leaders on inside, pushed along 5th, soon lost place, behind when blundered 3 out, pulled up before next
INN THE BULL won at Worcester earlier and ran well again when third over 2m here recently. Alan King’s charge gets the vote with Danceintothelight now 8lb higher than when scoring at Sedgefield in August. Daveron and Hit The Highway have both slid down the wights while Groundunderrepair has struggled since winning a maiden hurdle but novice winner Lady Karina goes handicapping for the fist time and is worth a second glance.
Shining Romeo 16-1 (11-2) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never near leaders, 9th of 11, 23 1/4l behind Topamichi (10-8) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Hit The Highway (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) Tracked leader, jumped right into rival 1st, 2nd 6th until before 11th, ridden 13th, weakened before 4 out, tailed off, 4th of 5, dist behind Lovely Job (11-10) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Danceintothelight 4-1 (11-12) Disputed lead until led 2nd, clear next, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, weakened next, 6th of 7, 37 3/4l behind Fixed Rate (11-8) at Fakenham 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Inn The Bull (GER) 5-1 (11-11) Held up behind, headway 3 out, challenged before next, ridden and every chance last, no extra in 3rd final 100 yards, 3rd of 11, 4 1/2l behind One For Billy (11-10) at Warwick 2m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Lady Karina 11-10fav (11-0) Held up in touch, mistake 4 out, challenging when not fluent 2 out, 2 lengths down on last bend, closed last, challenged flat, led close home, won at Hereford 2m 6f (4) hvy in Jan beating Lamanver Odyssey (11-6) by hd, 8 ran.
Groundunderrepair (IRE) 9-1 (11-10) Held up towards rear, headway 4 out, chased leaders 2 out, stayed on after last, never a threat, 3rd of 17, 12l behind Steely Addition (11-13) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Red Tortue (IRE) 20-1 (11-11) Behind, mistake 8th, struggling 12th, never dangerous, mistake last, 6th of 8, dist behind Ready Token (11-10) at Warwick 3m hcp (4) gs in May.
Daveron (IRE) 7-1 (11-5) Led to 3rd, remained prominent, lost place 7th, weakened and pulled up before 4 out, at Warwick 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in May.
