held up, headway 8th, mistake 4 out, shaken up to lead 2 out, headed approaching last, kept on under pressure
tracked leaders, weakened quickly 8th, behind when pulled up before 4 out
led, ridden 3 out, headed next, soon out
pulled hard in rear, headway and prominent when fell 3rd
held up, headway 7th, mistake 3 out, led after 2 out, not fluent last, ridden out
Barton The long awaited chasing debut of Yorkshire's pride; should have an exercise canter en-route to Cheltenham in March.
Historg (FR) Ex-French hurdler who will come into his own over three miles
Lord North (IRE) Yet to jump a twig in public and thrown in at the deep end here.
Machete Man Like stable mate, only form in bumpers.
October Mist (IRE) Not the same class over hurdles as Barton and would prefer it softer.
