held up, headway 3rd, 2nd when fell 6th
tracked leaders, outpaced 6th, weakened after 3 out
tracked leaders until 2nd, held up, struggling before 6th, pulled up before 2 out
held up, not fluent 1st, headway 4th, left 2nd 6th, closed after 3 out, challenged 2 out, soon led, went left last, stayed on
prominent, outpaced after 6th, weakened from next, tailed off
held up, headway 5th, hampered next, weakened 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
tracked leaders, lost place before 4th, hampered 6th, weakened 3 out
Irish raider MR LANDO never figured on a recent visit to Fakenham but A P McCoy takes over the reins for this and presumably more is expected from Gordon Elliott's charge. Air Chief won a seller at Catterick in December and Craftybird landed a plating race at Leicester in November. Bathcounty has tumbled down the weights and Tribal Dance may do better in this lowly grade.
Another Tipple 100-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, outpaced after 5th, no impression from 2 out (usual 3 out), 7th of 15, 41l behind Days Of Heaven (11-11) at Doncaster 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Jan.
Tribal Dance (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) With leader, pushed along before 7th, soon weakened, last of 6, 41l behind Apache Dawn (10-10) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp 0-100 (5) gf in Jul.
Air Chief 10-1 (11-9) Mid-division, outpaced after 3 out, well held before next, 7th of 11, 21l behind Deny (10-3) at Catterick 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Jan.
Mr Lando 4-1 (11-12) In rear, ridden and headway after 2 out, kept on flat, nearest finish, 5th of 11, 19l behind Dont Call Me Oscar (10-9) at Fakenham 2m (5) gs.
Craftybird 33-1 (11-7) Held up, headway to track leaders 4 out, ridden next, weakening when hit 2 out, last of 11, 42l behind Dont Call Me Oscar (10-9) at Fakenham 2m (5) gs.
Bathcounty (IRE) 14-1 (11-1) Held up towards rear, headway after 5th, mistake and weakened 3 out, 6th of 9, 50l behind Catchin Time (10-11) at Leicester 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy in Jan.
Rockweiller 25-1 (11-4) Held up, ridden 3 out, never on terms, 7th of 11, 28l behind Dont Call Me Oscar (10-9) at Fakenham 2m (5) gs.
Tortoise 12-1 (10-10) Behind, took keen hold, slow 1st, mistake 4th, jumped left next, never dangerous, last of 10, 26l behind King's Road (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 1f sel hcp hdl (0-100) (5) gs in Dec.
Phoenix Des Mottes (FR) 11-1 (9-9) In rear and in touch, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Ray Diamond (11-7) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp 0-100 (5) hvy in Nov, 4 ran.
Polvere D'oro 100-1 (11-6) Held up in rear, struggling 4 out, 8th and behind next, 9th of 10, well behind Lough Derg Walk (11-6) at Bangor 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) sft in Jan.