held up in mid-division, headway approaching 6th, close 3rd before 2 out, soon shaken up and unable to quicken, stayed on same pace flat
held up in mid-division, well beaten 3 out, tailed off
led until 1st, mid-division, headway on outside 5th, challenged after 3 out, led last, driven flat, idled close home
took keen hold, prominent, mistake 3rd and 5th, weakened 3 out
led 1st until 2nd, stayed handy, lost place 5th, struggling after
mid-division, headway approaching 5th, led after 3 out, edged right and headed last, edged left towards finish, held by winner, kept on
not fluent and soon well behind, tailed off before 6th, pulled up after
held up towards rear, ridden and well beaten 3 out
took keen hold, started off in rear, led 2nd, clear next, headed after 3 out, soon weakened
prominent, lost a few places before 6th, well beaten 5th when jumped left 2 out
held up in mid-division, struggling 5th, pulled up before next
tracked leaders, lost place after 4th, rallied 2 out, stayed on, went 3rd towards finish
held up towards rear, took keen hold, headway after 3 out, no impression, well held 2 out
in touch in mid-division on inside, ridden after 4th, struggling in rear next
Demon D'aunou won at Market Rasen in October and was taking on decent opposition at Bangor next time under a penalty. On breeding, the extra yardage shouldn’t be a problem while Pirolo won over 1m5f on the Flat for Jim Bolger. Darcy Ward has won between the flags and Marble Moon has shown some ability in bumpers. Cap St Vincent is a half-brother to three winning jumpers so almost definitely better than he showed on his sole start so far. KING OF REALMS’ debut second at Ascot hasn’t really worked out but he’s certain to improve for the experience and drops a grade for this so gets the nod.
Demon D'Aunou (FR) 9-2 (11-5) In touch, headway 3 out, driven to challenge after next, soon one pace, 3rd of 13, 8 1/4l behind If The Cap Fits (11-5) at Bangor 2m 1f (4) sft in Nov.
Cap St Vincent (FR) 13-2 (10-9) Tracked leaders, lost place 3f out, weakened 2f out, 10th of 12, dist behind Pym (10-9) at Ayr 2m (3) gs in Apr.
Darcy Ward (FR) Evensfav (10-7) A handy; led 12; drew clr 3 out; comf, won at Trebudannon 2m 4f mdn gd in May beating Baltazar Du Seuil (12-0) by 8l, 8 ran.
Daylami Kirk (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) Keen led, ridden and headed over 4f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, dist behind Forgot To Ask (11-0) at Chepstow 2m (6) gd in Apr.
Just Another Vodka 100-1 (10-12) Towards rear, ridden after 4 out, never dangerous, tailed off, 10th of 11, dist behind Paisley Park (10-12) at Hereford 2m 4f (4) sft in Dec.
King Of Realms (IRE) 10-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 2 out, ridden and hung right between last 2, kept on run-in, went 2nd near finish, not pace of winner, 2nd of 15, 2l behind Kildisart (11-0) at Ascot 2m 3f mdn (3) gs in Nov.
Lapford Lad 14-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, lost place 5f out, tailed off, 10th of 16, dist behind Time To Move On (10-12) at Exeter 2m 1f (6) sft in Dec.
Marble Moon (IRE) 9-1 (10-12) Close up in chasing group, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 13 1/4l behind Luckofthedraw (10-12) at Ffos Las 2m (5) hvy in Nov.
Mr Magill (FR) 100-1 (11-5) Pulled hard, hung badly right and jumped right, led after 1st until hung badly right on stable bend and headed after 5th, soon lost place and eased, tailed off, 12th of 13, dist behind Jaisalmer (11-5) at Plumpton 2m (4) hvy in Jan.
Not A Role Model (IRE) 25-1 (11-6) Chased leader until before 6th, chased leading trio but no chance, weakened 3 out, lost poor 4th next, 5th of 13, 33 1/2l behind Lisp (10-7) at Plumpton 2m (4) sft in Dec.
Pirolo (IRE) 12-1 (9-13) Chased leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden 2f out, no impression, 7th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Ben Rumson (9-2) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Oct.
Samburu Shujaa (FR) 16-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 7, 7l behind Whiskey In The Jar (11-2) at Warwick 2m mdn (6) sft in Mar.
Samson The Man 6-1 (11-2) In touch on outside, outpaced 3f out, no impression from over 2f out, 6th of 14, 14 1/4l behind Hook Lane Roobee (11-2) at Plumpton 2m 2f (6) gs in Dec.
Some Ambition (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Held up in 6th, headway 9th, chased clear winner after 3 out until before next where mistake, chased leading pair until mistake and weakened last,, 4th of 8, 28 1/4l behind Tikkanbar (10-12) at Plumpton 2m 5f (4) gs in Nov.
