led, headed before 4th, chased leaders in 4th, not fluent 6th, reminders and towards rear after 7th, stayed on from 2 out, went 4th towards finish
held up in touch, chased leaders 5th, headway on inner 8th, chased winner before 3 out, kept on from last, held last 100 yards
chased leaders, mistake 1st, went 2nd from 9th until before 3 out, weakened before 2 out
with leader, led before 4th, headed 4th, led again after 6th, made rest, driven out
prominent early, soon towards rear, headway to chase leaders from 4 out, went 3rd before 2 out, kept on and no impression
chased leaders on outer, led 4th, headed after 6th, weakened 5 out
held up in rear, steady headway from 3 out, kept on from last, never able to challenge
towards rear, pushed along from 4 out, never dangerous
chased leaders, towards rear from 6th, pushed along and behind after 7th
C&D winner Fill The Power along with Rival D'Estruval and Dark Glacier all turned in poor efforts last time, but there should be more to come from Netminder as he got off the mark over hurdles with an easy win at Ayr last month. BAR DE LIGNE makes most appeal, however, as he beat subsequent winner Cross Of Honour by seven lengths when scoring at Market Rasen last time and there looks more to come from Steve Gollings' charge. Micro Mission went close at this track on his penultimate start and could prove best of the rest.
Fill The Power (IRE) 16-1 (11-7) Led until headed 2nd, pushed along 5th, mistake and lost place next, soon behind, tailed off, last of 5, well behind Fingal Bay (11-7) at Newbury 2m 5f nov hdl Grade 1 (1) sft in Dec.
Rival D'Estruval (FR) 11-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, lost place before 4 out, 5th of 6, well behind Rocky Creek (11-6) at Doncaster 3m nov hdl G2 (1) gs in Jan.
Bar De Ligne (FR) 5-4fav (11-5) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd after 6th, switched inside to challenge after 2 out, led flat, ridden out, won at Market Rasen 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Jan beating Cross Of Honour (11-5) by 7l, 11 ran.
Dark Glacier (IRE) 11-4 (11-5) Tracked winner after 1st until ridden well before last, soon beaten, 4th of 6, 21l behind Knock A Hand (11-12) at Haydock 2m 4f nov hdl (4) hvy in Dec.
Netminder (IRE) 10-11fav (11-5) Made all, clear from 3 out, easily, won at Ayr 2m 4f nov hdl (4) sft in Jan beating Talkin Sence (11-0) by 23l, 6 ran.
Ballybanks (IRE) 50-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, mistake 7th, soon outpaced, weakened before 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before next, in a race won by Alpha Victor (11-3) at Sedgefield 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Jan, 8 ran.
Mountain Hiker (IRE) 14-1 (11-5) Tracked leader, lost place and ridden after 6th, weakened 3 out, 6th of 11, well behind Bar De Ligne (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Jan.
My Idea 7-1 (11-6) Tracked leader, driven in clear 3rd approaching 3 out, kept on same pace, ridden after next, soon no impression with leading pair, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 6, 5l behind Stormy Weather (11-12) at Newcastle 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Jan.
Micro Mission (IRE) 11-1 (10-6) Tracked leaders, ridden and plugged on from 2 out, never dangerous, 5th of 9, 18l behind Brindisi Breeze (11-4) at Newcastle 3m nov hdl (4) sft in Jan.
Barseventytwo (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Held up mid-division, weakened 10f out, tailed off, 13th of 16, well behind Dark Glacier (11-11) at Newcastle 2m NH flat (6) sft in Feb '11.
