held up towards rear, pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off
tracked leader, with leader 4th, weakened before 2 out
tracked leaders in 3rd, jumped left 1st and 2nd, lost place frrom 4 out
held up towards rear, headway before 3 out to chase leaders, ridden last, kept on run-in
held up mid-division, headway before 3 out, soon challenged, ridden last, kept on to lead towards finish
held up mid-division, chased leaders before 5th, weakened from 3 out
held up in rear, headway before 4 out, led 2 out, ridden run-in, kept on and headed towards finish
held up mid-division, ridden before 2 out, one pace
held up behind, headway before 3 out, ridden run-in, kept on
led, joined 4 out, headed 2 out, kept on from last
Lean Burn bounced back to form from his lowest mark in four years to score at Doncaster and should get into the frame again despite a 6lb rise. Runner-up Baraboy is 2lb better off and was only headed close home so should also go well. Henry Oliver runs Powertakeoff under a penalty after his easy victory in a Fakenham seller on Friday and he'll love the testing conditions. This is tougher but it will be a surprise if he's not in the shake-up. SHAN VALLEY is given the nod as he won over 2m4f here a year ago from exactly the same mark and ran reasonably well in a slightly better event at Musselburgh last time. Tom Sang has started favourite on his last two runs though it's difficult to understand why as his overall form is very poor. But someone obviously has faith in him and he can't get much lower. Hi Dancer will be having his 99th career start and attempting his 16th victory but hasn't won since scoring here in 2012 from a 29lb higher mark.
Hi Dancer 22-1 (10-9) Tracked leader, led 5th, headed 4 out, soon outpaced, weakened next, 10th of 12, 42l behind Allied Answer (11-11) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Jan.
Oorayvic (IRE) 16-1 (10-13) Held up mid-division, headway before 3 out, went 4th before 2 out, one pace, 5th of 8, 48l behind Classic Move (11-8) at Catterick 2m 3f NH nov hdl (4-7yo) (4) hvy in Jan.
Chapelle Du Roi (USA) 6-1 (11-10) Mid-division, not fluent and jumped left 7th, struggling from 3 out, 14th of 16, 39l behind Homer Run (11-9) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Dec.
Baraboy (IRE) 20-1 (10-4) Held up towards rear, headway after 4 out, challenged 3 out, led 2 out, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Lean Burn (10-2) at Doncaster 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs.
Lean Burn (USA) 5-2fav (10-2) Held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, went 2nd before last, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Doncaster 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs beating Baraboy (10-4) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Rayadour (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) In rear and pushed along, soon struggling, tailed off and pulled up before 6th, in a race won by Morning Time (11-5) at Hexham 2m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Nov, 8 ran.
Shan Valley (IRE) 5-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders and keen, led before 4th, headed before 3 out, jumped right last, soon weakened, 4th of 9, 12l behind Benalex Park (10-13) at Musselburgh 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Jan.
Tom Sang (FR) 7-2fav (10-5) Mid-division, headway 3 out, soon no impression, 7th of 11, 17l behind Our Phylli Vera (11-5) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Dec.
Politelysed 16-1 (9-7) Behind, headway to chase leaders 4 out, weakened after next, 10th of 11, 35l behind Markem (11-3) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy in Jan.
Beyondtemptation 250-1 (10-11) Held up behind, headway before 8th, went 3rd after 4 out, weakened from 3 out, 5th of 6, well behind Layla Joan (11-6) at Ayr 2m 5f mrs nov hdl (4) hvy in Jan.
Powertakeoff (IRE) 2-1fav (10-4) In touch in rear, good headway to join leader 3 out, led next, ridden out, won at Fakenham 2m (5) sft beating Slaney Star (11-11) by 3 1/2l, 7 ran.
