held up in rear, jumped left 1st, some headway 5th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before next
held up towards rear, pecked slightly 5th, soon weakened
mid-division, closed 5th, soon outpaced, rallied after 3 out, led before next, clear last, stayed on well
jumped left, led until before 2 out, no extra last
tracked leader, close up after 3 out, 3rd and beaten when mistake last
tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, ridden before 2 out, weakened last
held up in touch, took keen hold, not fluent 5th, not much room on inside before 2 out, no extra when mistake last
held up in mid-division, headway after 3 out, 2nd 2 out, no impression on winner, stayed on same pace flat
held up in rear, took keen hold, hit 5th, soon behind, pulled up after
held up in touch on outside, weakened before 2 out
held up in mid-division, outpaced after 5th, soon weakened
Glen Forsa won a maiden bumper here in November and Mick Channon does well with his small team of jumpers. But we’ll give another chance to BURBANK, who found a 33/1 chance too good on his hurdling debut here last month but still finished nine lengths ahead of a previous winner and holds Man From Mars on that run. Calva D'honore and Crystal Lad both need to put recent poor runs behind them but Quarenta should improve on his run at Newton Abbot in October.
Arctic Chief 20-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, pushed along and went modest 5th over 4f out, never any chance, weakened into 6th inside final furlong, 6th of 7, dist behind Magna Cartor (11-4) at Southwell 2m mdn (6) gd in Oct.
Braw Angus 50-1 (10-12) Always behind, 8th of 13, 27 1/2l behind Robinshill (12-5) at Ffos Las 2m (4) hvy in Dec.
Burbank (IRE) 7-4 (10-12) In touch in main group, 2nd 2 out, led before 2 out, slightly awkward and headed at hurdle, still pressing winner after last, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 16, 1 1/2l behind Glaring (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gs in Dec.
Calva D'honore (FR) 7-2 (10-12) Close up, blundered 3 out, soon weakened, 8th of 14, dist behind Bastien (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f (4) gs in Dec.
Crystal Lad (FR) 8-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, pushed along approaching 3 out, hanging left and weakened next, 6th of 15, 23 1/2l behind Sneaky Feeling (10-12) at Newbury 2m 3f (4) gs in Dec.
Dark Mahler (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders when badly hampered 7th, no chance after, tailed off before 3 out, pulled up before last, at Exeter 2m 7f mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Glen Forsa (IRE) 3-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 4f out, led over 2f out, soon ran green and edged right, clear final furlong, easily, won at Huntingdon 1m 6f mdn (6) gs in Nov beating Little Chunk (11-4) by 6l, 9 ran.
Man From Mars 100-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway 5th, 5th from 2 out, no chance with leaders, 5th of 16, 14 1/4l behind Glaring (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gs in Dec.
Orions Gold 100-1 (10-12) Held up, hampered 1st, not fluent and weakened 3 out, 9th of 11, dist behind Azzerti (10-12) at Towcester 2m mdn (5) gs in Dec.
Quarenta (FR) 7-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, outpaced 3 out, weakened from next, 7th of 14, 17 3/4l behind Capeland (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 2f (4) gd in Oct.
Triopas (IRE) 100-1 (11-5) Mid-division, lost place after 5 out, 7th of 11, dist behind I'm A Game Changer (11-5) at Bangor 2m 1f (4) gs in Jan.
Midnight Jitterbug 66-1 (10-12) Towards rear, some headway before 3 out, pushed along and weakened soon after, no chance when blundered badly last, 10th of 15, dist behind Sneaky Feeling (10-12) at Newbury 2m 3f (4) gs in Dec.
Whispering Nick 200-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, lost place before 3 out, 11th of 16, dist behind River Wylde (11-2) at Ludlow 2m mdn (4) gs in Dec.
