held up, not fluent 5th, fell 10th
tracked leaders, lost place after 11th, led before 2 out where mistake, headed flat, stayed on same pace
tracked leaders, challenged 13th, led next, headed after normal 4 out, not fluent 2 out, no extra flat
led 3rd until 8th, led 11th, headed 14th, led after 4 out, headed approaching 2 out, led again flat, stayed on gamely
held up, not much room and lost place 3rd, mistake and reminders 7th, behind 14th, pecked normal 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
held up in rear, not fluent 12th, headway 15th, went 3rd last, stayed on
tracked leaders, jumped right and bumped rival 3rd, mistake and reminder 12th, lost place 14th, well beaten normal 4 out
led until 3rd, led 8th, headed 11th, mistake next, weakened 15th, pulled up before 2 out
held up in rear, mistake 6th, headway 9th, blundered badly 13th, not recover and pulled up before next
tracked leaders on outside, weakened before 15th
Nonrunner
A few of these are looking to put below-par efforts behind them having won their penultimate starts. That list includes Rocky Bender and Presented, both winners at this track at the end of last year, and Gibbstown, who won a lower grade event at Ayr last month. But INCENTIVISE (NAP) drops back down in class after a fourth to Scotsville at Catterick and beat Barton Gift at Warwick before that - Richard Lee's charge can return to winning ways. Basford Ben has got the better of Emma Soda on a couple of occasions but arrives out of sorts for this.
Flying Award (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Mid-division, lost place and behind from 8th, hampered 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Itoldyou (10-11) at Plumpton 3m 5f hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Jan, 12 ran.
Incentivise (IRE) 10-1 (10-5) In touch, blundered 1st, went 3rd before 3 out, one pace, 4th of 12, 12l behind Scotswell (10-9) at Catterick 3m 6f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs in Jan.
Presented (IRE) 5-1 (11-6) Held up in rear but in touch, pushed along when blundered 5th, behind from 14th, tailed off, last of 7, well behind Carli King (11-1) at Market Rasen 3m 5f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Dec.
Barton Gift 13-2 (10-3) Chased leader, pushed along before 7 out, soon reminders, stumbled and fell on bend before 3 out, in a race won by Scotswell (10-9) at Catterick 3m 6f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs in Jan, 12 ran.
The Friary (IRE) 12-1 (10-13) Towards rear, pushed along in rear from 9th, soon outpaced, stayed on from 2 out, never dangerous, 4th of 8, 17l behind Chavoy (11-0) at Newcastle 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft in Jan.
Qulinton (FR) 50-1 (10-12) Well off the pace towards rear, modest 6th when went left 14th, never remotely involved, left in poor 5th 2 out, 5th of 10, 31l behind Smiles For Miles (11-7) at Newbury 3m hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Jan.
Rocky Bender (IRE) 9-2 (11-12) Held up tracking leaders on inside, reminders and struggling before 12th, jumped slowly 14th, never on terms after, went poor 4th post, 4th of 10, 19l behind Silvergrove (11-2) at Exeter 3m hcp ch 0-110 (4) sft in Jan.
Acrai Rua (IRE) 25-1 (11-10) Led, headed 10th, reminders after, weakened from 5 out, 2nd of 6, 30l behind Foot The Bill (10-7) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs in Dec.
Gibbstown (IRE) 10-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, 11th after 8th, 6th before straight, no extra from after 3 out, jumped left last,, 9th of 17, 50l behind Davy From Milan (11-5) at Navan 3m hcp chs 0-109 sft in Jan.
Basford Ben 11-2 (11-8) Led, headed before 3 out, soon weakened, 9th of 13, 31l behind Stickleback (10-10) at Wetherby 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Jan.
Emma Soda 15-8fav (10-7) Disputed lead until led 7th, headed 10th, chased winner until ridden 3 out, soon weakened, 3rd of 4, 44l behind Basford Ben (9-11) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp chs 0-120 (4) hvy in Dec.
