tracked leaders, mistake 8th, hampered 8th, weakened 4 out, mistake 2 out, pulled up before last
tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, stayed on same pace
held up, behind 4th, headway approaching 8th, stayed on same pace from 4 out
held up, not fluent 3rd, behind when mistake next, tailed off
with leader, led 2nd, pecked 8th, clear 3 out, easily
held up in touch, not fluent and went 2nd 8th until after 4 out, hampered and weakened 2 out
led until jumped slowly 2nd, prominent, went 2nd after 4 out, no chance with winner
THE DARLING BOY did well to beat the odds-on Fidelis at Folkestone last time and rarely runs a bad race. He is only 3lb higher here and taken to score again at the chief expense of penalised Lingfield winner Bankstair. Salybia Bay is still a maiden but has shown enough this autumn to suggests she can pick up a small race somewhere before much longer and looks best of the rest ahead of Qualitee, who was fourth over a longer trip here last week.
Bankstair (FR) 4-1 (11-11) Made all, not always fluent, about 2 lengths ahead when left clear and not fluent last 3, won at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-100 (5) gd beating Rosoff (11-0) by 4 1/2l, 6 ran.
The Darling Boy 4-1 (11-0) Tracked leader until after 6th, challenged 2 out, soon led, pressed flat, pulled out more towards finish, won at Folkestone 2m 5f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf beating Fidelis (11-10) by 1 1/2l, 4 ran.
Shelomoh (IRE) 11-2 (11-5) Made most until ridden and headed after 3 out, one pace and no impression with leading pair when left clear 3rd next, soon weakened, 3rd of 5, 43l behind Prophete De Guye (11-8) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy in Feb.
Mystified (IRE) 66-1 (11-2) Prominent, mistake 7th, soon reminders and lost place, behind when unseated rider 11th, in a race won by Tanzanite Bay (11-7) at Hexham 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-100 (5) sft, 14 ran.
Qualitee 15-2 (10-9) Held up behind in touch, chased leaders on outside 5 out, 5th and outpaced when blundered next, no impression after, 4th of 11, 33l behind French Ties (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp 0-100 (5) gs.
Salybia Bay 5-1 (10-9) Raced in 5th off the pace, went 4th at 6th, tracked clear leading pair 9th until 4 out, left modest 3rd again and mistake 3 out, weakened flat, 5th of 9, 34l behind Alpha Way (10-7) at Hereford 2m nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd.
Phoenix Des Mottes (FR) 12-1 (9-13) Chased leaders, dropped to rear 5th, struggling 8th, soon lost touch, 6th of 11, 41l behind French Ties (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp 0-100 (5) gs.
