jumped right on occasions, led, clear 3 out, blundered badly and headed 2 out, lost 2nd at the last, weakened, not recover
raced keenly, held up off the pace, closer at 3rd, chased leaders 6th, hit 14th and reminder, weakened 2 out
held up in last pair, closer at 3rd, chased leaders before 4 out, 2nd next, 3 lengths down when left in lead as leader blundered badly 2 out, reached for last, driven run-in, headed post
held up well in rear, jumped slowly 4th, steady headway tracking leaders 4 out, good jump to go 2nd at the last, stayed on to lead post
chased leading pair, pushed along and weakened 4 out, tailed off
chased leader, pushed along before 4 out, lost 2nd next, chased leaders, weakened 2 out
last pair, behind and struggling 13th, tailed off
chased leading trio until lost place 9th, behind when mistake 11th, jumped slowly 13th, tailed off 4 out, pulled up soon after
STRONG RESEMBLANCE looks worth sticking with in his current mood despite having gone up 13lb since beaten in his last run over fences. He’s bolted up twice over hurdles since and a return to a quicker surface won’t be a problem. Itsamanslife made a winning start over the larger obstacles at Huntingdon but Attention Please only won by a head at Musselburgh and is 6lb higher while Minella For Me has disappointed in a couple of runs this winter. Lough Salt is preferred to Overworkdunderpaid of the others.
Strong Resemblance (IRE) Evensfav (11-7) Made all, clear before 3 out, hit 2 out, kept on strongly, unchallenged, won at Ayr 3m hcp (4) sft in Jan beating Craiganboy (11-10) by 10l, 9 ran.
Overworkdunderpaid (IRE) 9-2 (11-12) Prominent, hampered and unseated rider 10th, at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Minella For Me (IRE) 8-11fav (11-1) Tracked leaders in 3rd and in rear, ridden before 3 out and outpaced, went 2nd after 2 out, every chance run-in, kept on and held towards finish, 2nd of 3, 1 1/4l behind Lord County (11-0) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Dec.
Lough Salt (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) Raced keenly, held up last, mistake 7th, left in modest 3rd place at 14th, 3rd of 5, 29 1/2l behind Cougar's Gold (11-3) at Doncaster 3m hcp (4) gd in Jan.
Crest 20-1 (10-10) Disputed lead, mistake 5 out, under pressure 4 out, weakened next, 4th of 6, 11l behind My Old Gold (11-4) at Wetherby 3m hcp (3) gs in Jan.
Itsamanslife (IRE) 12-1 (11-8) Prominent, hit 1st, slightly hampered 7th, led after 11th, mistake 4 out, soon headed, led 3 out, ridden out, won at Huntingdon 3m hcp (4) gs in Jan beating Vaxalco (11-8) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.
Irish Octave (IRE) 10-1 (10-13) Held up in rear, driven 10th, soon under pressure weakened 3 out, tailed off, 5th of 7, dist behind Holdbacktheriver (11-12) at Bangor 3m hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Attention Please (IRE) 9-2 (10-12) Disputed lead until led 4 out, ridden and joined 2 out, ran on, just held on, won at Musselburgh 3m hcp (4) gd in Dec beating Elmono (11-12) by hd, 5 ran.
