held up towards rear, reminders 3rd, detached in rear and ridden 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 5th
towards rear, not fluent 6th and outpaced, headway under pressure approaching 2 out, ran on under pressure to press leader last, led narrowly flat, headed on line - disqualified and placed 3rd
midfield, ridden after 3 out, headway under pressure to chase leaders before last, over a length down flat, ran on strongly to lead on line
held up in rear, lost touch 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
close up, led narrowly 3 out, ridden before 2 out, headed after last, kept on - finished 3rd, placed 2nd
led, headed 3rd, upsides 5th, headed 6th, weakening when awkward 2 out, no extra
restrained towards rear, lost touch 5th, ridden and tailed off before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
close up, led narrowly 3rd, joined 5th, regained advantage 6th, ridden and headed before 3 out, weakened before 2 out
SMART LASS has won three times on the Flat here and twice finished second over hurdles on the track. She should be capable of winning a race like this and gets the nod. Gemologist was a long way behind her on the level here last September and has never won in 30 starts but Headscarf Lil won't need to be special to make a successful hurdling debut after a narrow defeat in a Perth bumper. Luck Of Clover didn't win in 15 starts on the Flat and showed little on her hurdling debut at Newbury though that was a much better race than this and she could provide the main threat under the champion jockey.
Celtic Sally (IRE) 66-1 (11-2) Towards rear, ridden and lost touch 9th, not fluent 10th, pulled up before 4 out, at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Gemologist (IRE) 5-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders 5th, ridden and went 2nd between last 2, chance when untidy last, driven and one pace run-in, 2nd of 8, 4l behind Raymond (10-12) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Headscarf Lil (IRE) 5-6fav (10-7) Chased leaders on inside, hampered 6f out, went 2nd on inside home straight, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Lady Bowes (10-7) at Perth 2m (5) sft in Aug.
Lizzie Loch 12-1 (10-7) Mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders before 4 out, weakening when fell next, at Musselburgh 2m (4) gd in Nov.
Luck Of Clover 14-1 (10-12) Chased leaders on inside, lost place 4 out, never on terms with leaders after, 4th of 7, 22 1/4l behind Gran Luna (10-12) at Newbury 2m (2) gd in Nov.
Smart Lass (IRE) 9-2 (9-8) Led 1f, tracked leader until 7f out, soon eased, pulled up over 3f out, at Catterick 1m 6f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Stevie Smith 50-1 (10-5) In rear, swerved right 1st, mistake and behind next, not fluent 5th, tailed off 4 out, last of 7, dist behind Zeb Spirit (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f (4) gd in Sep.
Sweet Flora (IRE) 16-1 (10-1) Chased leader, travelled smoothly, outpaced after 2 out, ridden and no more, 6th of 10, 31 1/4l behind The Navigator (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
