held up in rear but in touch, headway 11th, chased leaders after 4 out, ridden next, every chance 2 out, led soon after, ran on strongly
led, headed after 2 out, soon hard driven, weakened approaching last, lost 3rd flat
tracked leaders, under pressure when lost place 9th, blundered 11th, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out
held up in touch, headway 10th, weakened 4 out, behind when pulled up after next
tracked leader, slow 7th, pushed along before 9th, soon under pressure, outpaced 3 out, rallied last, stayed on to take 3rd flat
held up in rear, in touch, mistake 1st, fell 4th
held up in touch, raced wide throughout, headway 2nd, soon prominent, every chance 2 out, soon one pace
Nonrunner
Archie's Wish is probably a little more consistent than the majority of his rivals but was beaten a long way over a longer distance at Musselburgh last time so the vote goes to EURO AMERICAN. Though 3lb higher than when runner-up to Tartan Snow at Carlisle, Rose Dobbin's charge should still take all the beating if in the same mood. Panthers Run always seems to find at least one too good and is 5lb 'wrong' in the weights, while Winged Farasi looked far from happy when tried over fences. Teenando hasn't won for two years and doesn't look the force of old but may still be the pick of the remainder.
Euro American (GER) 7-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, headway before
Lindseyfield Lodge (IRE) 40-1 (11-3) Took keen hold, led until before 2nd, led again 4th, headed 5 out, weakened before next, hampered 3 out, 6th of 10, 38l behind Tartan Snow (11-5) at Carlisle 2m hcp chs 0-105 (4) hvy.
Hasper 20-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, ridden before 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 5th of 12, 20l behind Festival King (11-1) at Ayr 2m 5f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Jan.
Archie's Wish 7-2 (10-12) Held up in touch, chased leaders on inner approaching 11th, challenged 4 out, hung left approaching next, weakened 2 out, jumped badly left last, 3rd of 7, 41l behind Aghill (11-7) at Musselburgh 3m Conditional Handicap Chase (0-100) (5yo+) (4) gd in Jan.
Teenando (IRE) 9-2fav (9-4) Towards rear, weakened from 9th, soon tailed off, 10th of 17, well behind Wor Rom (11-4) at Newcastle 3m cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft.
Solo Choice 18-1 (11-8) Led, hit 1st and 2nd, headed 5th, weakened from 3 out, tailed off before 2 out, last of 7, well behind Sacco D'oro (11-3) at Southwell 2m hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gs in Jan.
Panthers Run 9-2 (10-0) Led, headed 5 out, ridden and outpaced before 4 out, regained 2nd before last, kept on, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 13l behind Allanard (11-1) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs in Jan.
Winged Farasi 25-1 (11-3) Mid-division, headway 7th to chase leaders, ridden and kept on same pace from last, 6th of 16, 7l behind Sambelucky (9-11) at Catterick 2m 3f am hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Dec.
