held up towards rear, headway 4 out to chase leaders, ridden and one pace from 2 out
led to 4th, tracked leader, led again after 4 out, headed before 3 out, quickly weakened, pulled up before 2 out
held up towards rear, soon chased leaders, led 3 out, ridden and headed before last, kept on well towards finish
tracked leader, soon with leader, led 4th, headed after 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off, pulled up before 2 out
in rear, headway 4 out to chase leaders, kept on from 3 out
held up in touch, challenged 3 out, every chance 2 out, led before last, kept on
chased leaders and pushed along throughout, soon dropped towards rear, headway before 4 out, weakened from after 2 out
Gleann Na Ndochais opened his account over timber with a comfortable win at Kelso last month and should make another bold bid despite a 12lb rise. However, ANOTHER MIRACLE just failed to prevent Derwn Pryde landing a double at Uttoxeter on his reappearance and Donald McCain's charge gets the vote to go one better with that pipe-opener under his belt. Delightfully showed her best form since winning at Hexham last March when runner-up at Wetherby three weeks ago and can also figure ahead of Grand Art, who has been unable to reproduce the form of his claiming hurdle win at Southwell in November. Risk Runner ran well on his penultimate start but reverted to type when a well beaten favourite at Catterick last time.
Risk Runner (IRE) 11-4fav (11-4) Mid-division, headway 8th, outpaced 3out, kept on one pace from 2 out, 3rd of 11, 34l behind Carmela Maria (10-8) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Dec.
Another Miracle 7-4fav (11-9) Tracked leaders, pulled hard, steadied 3rd, headway when not fluent 7th, led 3 out, ridden after 2 out, edged right and bumped flat, headed near finish, 2nd of 11, hd behind Derwen Pryde (10-7) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Nov.
Gleann Na Ndochais (IRE) 9-2 (9-12) Held up towards rear, smooth headway 3 out, led before last, soon clear, easily, won at Kelso 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Dec beating Charlie Bucket (11-0) by 3 1/2l, 12 ran.
Grand Art (IRE) 40-1 (10-10) Held up mid-division, weakened after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Gordonsville (11-11) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Dec, 12 ran.
Delightfully (FR) 13-2 (11-5) Held up behind, headway and in touch 9th, led after 4 out, ridden between last, kept on until headed and no extra final 75 yards, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Waywood Princess (9-7) at Wetherby 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Dec.
Shooting Times 33-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, mistake 1st, weakened from 11th, 10th of 14, well behind Tanzanite Bay (11-7) at Hexham 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-100 (5) sft in Nov.
Easter Vic 11-4fav (10-6) Not fluent 1st and 2nd, behind, pushed along from 3rd, ridden before 6th, chased leaders under pressure before 3 out, went beaten 3rd next, no chance with leading pair, 3rd of 7, 28l behind Ruff Diamond (11-12) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) hvy in Dec.
