not always fluent, led, clear 4 out, reduced lead from 3 out, went left 2 out, went left and mistake last, headed flat, no impression towards finish
not fluent 1st, chased leaders, went 2nd after 4th, reminders next, weakened after 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
pulled hard, tried to be held up but disputing lead when veered right and bumped rival 1st, chased leader after, lost place before 5th, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out
held up, raced keenly, not fluent 5th, weakened well before 3 out
held up, headway 5th, went 2nd after 4 out, mistake 2 out, 3rd and held from last, one pace
in rear, not much room and pecked slightly 1st, slow 3rd, headway after 5th, went 2nd after 2 out, led flat, stayed on
chased leaders, not much room 1st, not fluent 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off
NEW REALITY won a maiden on the Flat for Jim Bolger before making a winning start over timber at Perth where he was in second when left clear at the last. Royal Regard makes his UK debut after a couple of moderate runs on testing ground in France while Turaco, a half-brother to a winning hurdler, showed a bit of potential in two runs on the level a year ago. Von Melas ran better than expected in a stronger race than this at Market Rasen while dual Flat winner We Still Believe was in touch for a long way on his hurdling bow at Sedgefield. Battle Angel scored over 1m5f at Hamilton in July but Nastasiya was beaten a long way on her hurdling debut at Perth.
New Reality (IRE) 11-4cfav (10-12) Chased leaders, went 2nd before 5th, not fluent 3 out, 2 lengths down when badly hampered, rider lost irons and left in clear lead last, won at Perth 2m (4) gd in Sep beating Moneykenny (10-12) by 14l, 5 ran.
Royal Regard (FR) 33-1 (10-5) Front rank, lost ground from halfway, pulled up 4 out, at Compiegne 2m hvy in May.
Turaco 17-2 (9-2) Led after 1f, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakened, 6th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Beautiful Bertie (9-2) at Lingfield 1m stks (4) pol in Oct.
Von Melas (IRE) 125-1 (10-12) Chased leader, led before 2nd, soon headed, ridden after 3 out, well beaten before 2 out, 5th of 7, 13 1/2l behind Addosh (10-5) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (2) gd in Sep.
We Still Believe (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Towards rear, headway after 4 out, chased leaders before 2 out, ridden and one pace 2 out, 4th of 8, 19 1/4l behind Knight Salute (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m 1f mdn (4) gs in Sep.
Battle Angel (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Raced towards rear, pushed along 4f out, ridden 3f out, eased 1f out, never on terms, last of 12, 26 3/4l behind Master Milliner (10-0) at York 2m hcp (4) gf in Sep.
Nastasiya 7-2 (10-5) Chased winner who soon went clear, ridden and lost 2nd 2 out, no extra, 3rd of 5, dist behind Aliomaana (10-5) at Perth 2m mdn (4) gs in Sep.
