led until blundered and unseated rider 4 out
tracked leaders, headway when left in narrow lead 4 out, driven clear flat, stayed on well
raced keenly, held up towards rear, headway after 4 out, chased front pair 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, kept on, just held on for 3rd
tracked leaders, hampered 4 out, ridden after next, lost place 2 out, soon weakened
held up in rear, headway to chase leaders 3 out, one pace next, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure flat, just failed for 3rd, no impression
prominent, joined winner after 4 out, ridden after next, kept on and every chance last, no extra and well held flat
pressed leader, lost place after 4 out, soon behind and ridden, tailed off from next
MCGINTY'S DREAM should take this despite being described as quirky by his trainer after depositing Lucy Alexander before the start of his last race at Newcastle. However, he did everything right in the race and won with plenty in hand, though whether that justified a 14lb rise is another matter. Ribabodiva ran her best race to date on this track on heavy ground a fortnight ago and it wouldn't take much more to get into contention but Danehills Well is better known as a staying chaser these days and he's never won under Rules. Late Date ran a cracking race when runner-up at Kelso in early December and can't have been right when well beaten there three weeks later.
Late Date (IRE) 6-4fav (10-13) In touch, headway before 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 10, dist behind Forty Crown (10-10) at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Vasco D'Ycy (FR) 8-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, mistake 2nd, not fluent 8th, soon ridden and beaten, last of 6, 37 1/4l behind Ulis De Vassy (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Rivabodiva (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Behind, headway 4 out, went 3rd 3 out, every chance last, no impression soon after, 2nd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Simmply Sam (10-9) at Ayr 2m 3f hcp (5) hvy in Jan.
Danehills Well (IRE) 11-2 (10-6) Tracked winner, blundered 2 out, weakening in 3rd when mistake and unseated rider last, at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Mcginty's Dream (IRE) 18-1 (10-0) In rear, headway before 3 out, led before 2 out, clear before last, kept on well, won at Newcastle 2m 6f hcp (5) sft in Jan beating Oscar's Prospect (11-12) by 5l, 11 ran.
Glenma (IRE) 14-1 (10-3) Tracked leaders, weakened before 3 out, 5th of 8, dist behind Tomahawk Wood (11-2) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Jan.
Warksburn Boy 200-1 (10-12) Prominent, pushed along and lost place after 5th, behind next, tailed off, 7th of 11, dist behind Cracking Find (11-5) at Catterick 2m 3f (4) gs in Jan.
