tracked leaders, jumped right 6th, led next, mistake and headed 15th, ridden 3 out, stayed on same pace last
led until not fluent 5th, led 6th until 7th, not fluent 11th, led 15th, clear before last, ridden out
tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd or 8th, ridden before 3 out, switched right before 2 out where not fluent, pressing for 2nd last, no impression on winner, stayed on same pace flat
pressed leader, led 5th until next, ridden 13th, outpaced 15th, rallied 3 out, switched right approaching last, stayed on to take 2nd flat, unable to trouble winner
Overnight Fame has failed to threaten the winner in a couple of subsequent starts since scoring at Lingfield last January and Midnight Macarena also came up short off today's mark last month having won at Bangor in December. RADHARC NA MARA will have come on for a recent pipe-opener at Ayr and the Irish raider may be up to landing this off his current mark with a conditional taking a further 5lb off his back. Glen Countess has a shout on her best form over fences though she failed to figure in a couple of outings last month.
Midnight Macarena 12-1 (11-7) Mid-division, not fluent 2nd, headway 5th, jumped right and mistake 7th, stayed on same pace approaching last, 3rd of 10, 7l behind Reginaldinho (11-11) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp ch 0-110 (4) hvy in Jan.
Overnight Fame (IRE) 13-2 (11-3) Held up in touch, mistake 5 out, soon weakened, hampered 2 out, 4th of 7, 42l behind Noble Legend (11-11) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy in Nov.
Radharc Na Mara (IRE) 7-1 (10-12) Held up in 5th, headway 11th, not fluent next, close 3rd 3 out, no extra last, 5th of 6, 11l behind Tipsy Dara (10-12) at Ayr 2m 5f cnd hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy in Jan.
Glen Countess (IRE) 33-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders in 4th, weakened over 3f out, 10th of 12, 27l behind Karinga Dancer (11-4) at Kempton 2m n h flat (5) std in Jan.
