Held up, always in rear
Led, headed 4 out, weakened 3 out
Midfield, weakened 6 out
Held up, ridden 3 out, no impression
Prominent, ridden 4 out, weakened
Midfield, headway to chase leaders 4 out, ridden to lead 3 out, clear lead when almost falling last, joined on run in, picked up well lead to final 110 yards
Mid-division, went third 2 out, no extra after last
Prominent, no impression from 3 out
Held up, some headway 3 out, ran on well after last, just denied
Midfield, travelled well into lead 4 out, headed 3 out, joined leader after last, no extra final 110 yards
A past winner here, Clondaw Rigger has a chance on his second at Ffos Las in October. Out For Justice should find a race like this off his current mark and First Man won off a 10lb higher mark over hurdles at Huntingdon last month. Cucklington has winning form at the track and may be coming to hand while it would be no surprise to see In Arrears go well on his reappearance but SILENT ENCORE gets the nod to finally come good at the 25th attempt having placed the last twice.
Clondaw Rigger (IRE) 10-1 (10-11) Held up and always towards rear, tailed off, 7th of 11, dist behind Cuban Pete (11-10) at Hereford 3m 1f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Cucklington 25-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, ridden 13th, kept on same pace from 2 out, 4th of 6, 22 3/4l behind Little Red Lion (11-13) at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp (5) hvy in Dec.
In Arrears (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, pushed along before 4 out, pushed along and no impression before next, 3rd of 12, 12 3/4l behind Ballybreen (10-9) at Exeter 3m hcp (5) hvy in Jan.
Out For Justice (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear, steady headway 12th, chased leaders 4 out, ridden before 3 out, weakened from last, 4th of 12, 19 1/2l behind Mance Rayder (11-9) at Doncaster 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Silent Encore (IRE) 9-4fav (10-12) Led but pressed, hit 3 out, headed next, ridden and lost 2nd between last 2, no extra in 3rd, 3rd of 7, 14 1/2l behind Hang Tough (10-8) at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
First Man (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, led before 8th, pushed along before 2 out, stayed on well from last, won at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (5) gd in Nov beating Nothing Man (10-11) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Auld Sod (IRE) 7-1 (10-7) Mid-division, ridden along 3 out, disputing 5th last, weakened after the last, 6th of 12, 12 1/4l behind Volcano (11-8) at Ludlow 3m hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Big Time Frank (IRE) 20-1 (10-7) Disputed lead early, prominent after 4th, mistake 6th, bad mistake 10th, headway to press leader 3 out, every chance 2 out, headed at last, no extra on run-in, 2nd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Gars Bar Dine (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (5) hvy in Nov.
Sandford Castle (IRE) 20-1 (10-2) Chased leaders, mistake normal 4 out, struggling normal 2 out, plugged on from omitted last, 4th of 15, 11l behind Bogoss Du Perret (10-9) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Dont Be Robin (IRE) 14-1 (10-2) Raced out wide in mid-division, reminders and struggling 12th, soon beaten, tailed off, 6th of 10, dist behind Misty Mai (10-8) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (5) sft in Nov.
