in touch in 4th, looking held in 6th when blundered and unseated rider 4 out
led to 2nd, with leader, led again 7th, headed approaching 4 out, one pace from 2 out
tracked leaders, took keen hold, reminders 7th, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace
in rear, headway approaching and not fluent 4 out, held in 4th when mistake and unseated rider 2 out
held up towards rear, headway to lead approaching 6th, headed 7th, led again approaching 4 out, clear from 2 out, stayed on strongly from last
with leader, led 2nd, headed approaching 6th, outpaced approaching 3 out, weakened last
held up towards rear, pushed along after 5 out, weakened next
held up towards rear, headway approaching 6th, lost place after 5 out when outpaced, plugged on to take 4th last, no impression
Nonrunner
Coldwells has dropped to a reasonable mark nowadays and produced his best run for some time at Ayr last week. Jeringa probably needs further than this while the lightly-raced Do It For Dalkey weakened very quickly on his comeback at Hexham in November. STOLEN LIGHT gained his only success over fences at Sedgefield in September from a 13lb lower mark but he's continued to perform well and gets the vote as this shouldn't take much winning. Both Paddys Unyoke and Ice Image are maidens with a total of 37 starts between them so Iris's Flyer may prove the main threat as he ran quite well at Catterick last time.
Stolen Light (IRE) 7-1 (11-6) Always prominent, led before 8th, headed before 3 out, kept on and every chance until ridden and one pace flat, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Persian Gates (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 4f hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft in Nov.
Jeringa 8-1 (11-9) Close up, led 10th, headed before last, one pace and no impression, 2nd of 7, 10l behind Billsgrey (10-8) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft in Nov.
Paddys Unyoke (IRE) 17-2 (10-10) Held up in touch in 4th, lost place approaching 8th, hit next, tailed off, 5th of 6, well behind Ocarina (11-9) at Hexham 2m 4f cond hcp chs 0-105 (4) hvy in Nov.
Ice Image (IRE) 9-2 (11-5) Chased leaders, hit 4th and 7th, weakened 4 out, blundered 2 out, tailed off, last of 6, well behind Colditz (10-1) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp 0-90 (5) gd in Aug.
Do It For Dalkey 13-8fav (10-8) Led, headed 3 out, weakened after 2 out, 3rd of 6, 30l behind Ocarina (11-9) at Hexham 2m 4f cond hcp chs 0-105 (4) hvy in Nov.
Coldwells (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Pressed leader, led 6th, 3 lengths clear when blundered 3 out, ridden next, bumped and headed last, kept on same pace flat, 2nd of 9, 2l behind Schindlers Society (11-12) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd.
Iris's Flyer 12-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, ridden after 2 out, kept on same pace, 4th of 12, 9l behind Heavenly Chorus (11-0) at Catterick 2m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Dec.
Apache Brave (IRE) 7-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, blundered 5th, not fluent next, weakened approaching 8th, tailed of when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Schinken Otto (11-5) at Sedgefield 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft in Nov, 10 ran.
Clearly Now (IRE) 7-1 (10-12) Led, driven along and strongly pressed after 3 out, headed entering straight, soon weakened, 9th of 12, 15l behind Mr Eko (11-4) at Thurles 2m cond hcp hdl 80-95.
