mid-division, in rear 7th, some headway approaching 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off
pulled hard, led until 3rd, tracked winner, hit 7th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before last
with leader, led 3rd, not fluent 8th, clear 2 out, eased towards finish
held up, headway approaching 4th, blundered 7th, chased winner 3 out until next, one pace
held up, mistake 7th, well beaten 4 out, tailed off
tracked leaders, ridden 8th, chased winner 2 out, no impression
held up in rear, mistakes 2nd and 5th, headway 8th, disputing 4th when blundered and unseated rider 4 out
prominent, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off
behind, stayed on from 3 out, went 4th before next, never nearer
Nonrunner
Symphonick, a winner in the French provinces in October, could be interesting on his first start for Paul Nicholls while Oscar Gogo kept on well to score at Ffos Las latest. Shadow Dancer and Bathwick Quest are open to improvement now going handicapping, but November's Chepstow winner Cadoudalas has it all to do here off an 8lb higher mark. CLOUSEAU didn't show much in a light campaign over timber and only beat two rivals on his chase debut at Taunton but Nick Williams has a good record with his New Zealand imports and this seven-year-old almost certainly has more to offer.
Shadow Dancer (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Tracked winner, lost place 8th, kept on from 2 out, no impression, 4th of 9, 26l behind Dan Breen (11-0) at Bangor 2m 1f nov chs (4) gs in Dec.
Lord Singer (FR) 1-2fav (11-0) Raced keenly, led and clear after 4th, steadied 5th, ploughed into and fell heavily 7th, in a race won by Mohayer (10-11) at Lingfield 2m beg chs (4) hvy in Nov, 4 ran.
Cadoudalas (FR) 7-1 (11-8) Tracked leading pair, slightly outpaced 5 out, driven to challenge 3 out, led next, ridden and stayed on under pressure flat, held on towards finish, won at Chepstow 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Nov beating Forty Five (11-10) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Clouseau (NZ) 9-4 (11-0) Tracked leader and keen, led briefly when pecked 3 out, led again last, kept on and held on well towards finish, won at Taunton 2m nov chs 0-115 (4) gd in Nov beating Arctic Ben (11-0) by 1 1/2l, 3 ran.
Adajal (IRE) 28-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, lost place 8th, ridden approaching 10th, behind when mistake next, tailed off, 4th of 7, well behind Holmwood Legend (11-3) at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Nov.
Oscar Gogo (IRE) 17-2 (11-1) Led, headed 5th, remained prominent, led again after 3 out, jumped right next, ran on well (no official time taken due to poor visiability), won at Ffos Las 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Dec beating Betabob (11-8) by 4l, 8 ran.
Symphonick (FR) (10-3) won at La Roche(FR) 2m 1f chs hvy in Oct beating Strip Tease (10-7) by 3l, 2 ran.
Bathwick Quest (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Led, headed 2 out, kept on no impression, 2nd of 7, 11l behind Sway (10-12) at Exeter 2m 3f mares nov ch (4) gs in Dec.
Cantabilly (IRE) 8-1 (10-3) Towards rear, hit 1st, headway approaching 7th, led before 2 out, not fluent and headed last, no extra run-in, 3rd of 11, 11l behind Organisateur (11-7) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Nov.
Special Occasion 22-1 (11-0) In touch, effort on outside 2 out, soon outpaced, no impression approaching last, weakened flat, 10th of 17, 17l behind L'Accordioniste (11-9) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Dec.
