towards rear, pushed along and stayed on steadily from 3 out, never on terms
chased leaders, ridden 2 out, stayed on but no impression, well held run-in
mid-division, headway before 3 out, led briefly when mistake 3 out, soon ridden, kept on but always held by winner
front mid-division, lost ground before 3 out and beaten
prominent, pushed along before 3 out where awkward and stumbled on landing, pulled up quickly before next
tracked leaders, not fluent 3 out and ridden, well held next
mid-division, headway home turn, pushed along and led after 3 out, ridden approaching last, ran on, always doing enough
led, headed and remained close up after 3rd, led again before 4 out, headed 3 out and ridden, soon weakened
in rear, not fluent 2nd, rapid headway on outer and led after 3rd, headed and weakened tamely before 4 out, soon pulled up
front mid-division, dropped towards rear before 4th, tailed off after 4 out
towards rear, pushed along and behind before 3 out
handy, hit 4 out, weakened 3 out
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Maiden hurdle winner Grand Soufle has been off the track for over a year while Atlantic Dancer won on faster ground at Kelso in April. It's A Love Thing also scored on good ground when successful at Sedgefield last month and has won on the Flat subsequently while Very Excellent returned to hurdling with a second at Cartmel. But it was heavy underfoot when VOCAL DUKE finished runner-up at the same track last month and may well take advantage of a slide down the weights.
Grand Soufle (FR) 4-1 (11-4) Made virtually all, ridden after last, stayed on well, won at Cartmel 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Aug beating No Trouble (11-4) by 3 1/2l, 9 ran.
Ravenscar (IRE) 40-1 (12-1) Mid-division, pushed along and made no impression before 2 out, 7th of 15, 29 1/2l behind Caithness (12-2) at Kelso 2m hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Imaginary Dragon (FR) 33-1 (11-10) Prominent, pushed along home turn, ridden and outpaced by front pair before last, plugged on, 3rd of 11, 16 1/4l behind Richhill (11-10) at Southwell 2m 4f mdn (4) gd in Jan.
Coral Blue (IRE) 5-1cfav (11-1) Disputed early lead, led before 2nd, hit 3rd, headed after 6th, not fluent 3 out, gradually weakened after 2 out, 8th of 12, 12 3/4l behind Les's Legacy (10-12) at Kelso 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Mar.
It's A Love Thing 9-2fav (9-9) Tracked leader over 1f, tracked leaders, ridden out wide over 1f out, went 2nd and stayed on inside final furlong, led inside final 100 yards, always doing enough, won at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Page Three (9-6) by nk, 13 ran.
Vocal Duke (IRE) 9-1 (12-0) Prominent, went second 4 out, led 3 out, ridden when headed on landing 2 out, rallied and chased leader on run-in, unable to quicken closing stages, kept on, 2nd of 12, 2 1/4l behind Royal Rhythm (11-11) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp (5) hvy in Oct.
Moonlight Glory (IRE) 33-1 (10-11) Never better than midfield, outpaced from before 3 out, gradually weakened, last of 11, 36 3/4l behind Russian Virtue (11-0) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Atlantic Dancer (IRE) 9-2 (11-4) Made all, jumped well, pushed along after 2 out, ridden and stayed on gamely run-in, always doing enough, won at Kelso 2m 2f hcp (4) gd in Apr beating Rae Des Champs (11-11) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Liberty Flame (IRE) 14-1 (11-11) Held up last early, headway to midfield before 4th, outpaced before 3 out, weakened quickly and pulled up after 2 out, at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp (5) hvy in Oct.
Dakota Moirette (FR) 11-1 (12-0) Rear mid-division, hit 4th, headway into 3rd 4 out, pushed along and weakened home turn, not fluent 3 out, 7th of 8, dist behind Penpal (10-5) at Newcastle 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in May.
Lincoln Burrows (IRE) 14-1 (11-9) Mid-division, struggling from 2 out, never involved, 8th of 11, dist behind Secret Secret (10-12) at Kelso 2m 5f hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Frightened Rabbit (USA) 8-1 (10-8) Led, pushed along and headed 2 out, weakened approaching next, 6th of 11, 19l behind Dunnet Head (11-13) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Very Excellent (IRE) 40-1 (10-4) Raced in mid-division, went second after 2 out, ridden to lead rounding home turn, kept on well but headed towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Young Merlin (10-13) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (3) sft in Aug.
