in touch, lost place when mistake 3rd, behind from 8th, tailed off
held up, some headway 8th, no further progress until moved into 5th and jumped left from 4 out, ran on flat, went 3rd near finish
prominent, led 3rd, jumped right 4th, headed next, jumped slowly 8th, weakened after 12th, tailed off
prominent, led 5th, not fluent 10th, clear before 4 out, eased flat
held up towards rear, headway after 7th, weakened after 12th, pulled up before 4 out
chased leaders, mistake 3rd, lost place 6th, not fluent and reminders 7th, tailed off 9th, pulled up after
tracked leaders, lost place and ridden 9th, well beaten after 12th, tailed off
tracked leaders, hit 7th, weakened after 12th, pulled up before 3 out
held up in rear, mistake 8th, soon struggling, never in contention, tailed off
led, blundered 2nd, headed next, jumped right from 7th, lost 2nd when hit 4 out, one pace
mid-division, headway 8th, ridden after 12th, went 2nd 4 out, no impression, demoted to 5th towards finish
tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, ridden 4 out, hit 2 out, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
Railway Dillon only had the long odds-on Yes Tom to beat in a two-horse contest at Ayr but led all the way for an easy success. O Crotaigh is another front-runner who completed a double at Market Rasen though he had a little luck and another 6lb rise may just be too much to ask. Signalman is very consistent and was in touch when falling at Hexham while The Black Baron has had very little racing and would have won on his chasing debut at Fakenham before falling at the last and battled to land a maiden chase at Folkestone. The Magic Bishop is definitely better than he showed last time but this can go to SHERWANI WOLF, who bumped into a decent prospect on his chasing bow at Hereford and would have finished much closer to Carpincho at Fontwell but for a last-fence blunder.
Foot The Bill 66-1 (11-10) Always towards rear, weakened before 10th, pulled up before 11th, in a race won by Tanzanite Bay (11-7) at Hexham 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-100 (5) sft in Nov, 14 ran.
Naiad du Misselot (FR) 12-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, not fluent 5th, behind after 7th, tailed off when pulled up approaching last, in a race won by Sandynow (10-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) hvy in Jan, 9 ran.
O Crotaigh (IRE) 4-1 (11-9) Led, headed narrowly after 4 out, 4 lengths down in 2nd last, ridden and rallied flat, led final 100 yards, stayed on, won at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Jan beating French Ties (11-4) by 5l, 7 ran.
Railway Dillon (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) Made all, hit 10th, clear from before 12th, canter, won at Ayr 2m 4f nov chs (4) sft in Jan beating Yes Tom (11-7) by 35l, 2 ran.
Sherwani Wolf (IRE) 6-4 (11-0) Tracked winner, not fluent 8th, closed 3 out, driven and 2 lengths down when blundered last, no impression after, 2nd of 3, 15l behind Carpincho (11-7) at Fontwell 2m 6f nov chs (4) sft in Jan.
Signalman 8-1 (11-0) Tracked leader until fell 6th, in a race won by Bold Sir Brian (11-0) at Hexham 2m beg chs (5) hvy in Dec, 6 ran.
Sir Tamburlane (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 4 out, 6th of 10, well behind Carpincho (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 6f beg chs (4) gs in Nov.
Soir D'estruval (FR) 2-1 (11-0) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd 9th until 13th, ridden after 3 out, weakened next, lost modest 3rd before last, last of 4, 31l behind Baile Anrai (11-7) at Leicester 2m 7f nov chs (4) gd in Jan.
Soul Bid (IRE) 22-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, mistake 3rd, pushed along 6th, lost place after 4 out, behind from next, tailed off, last of 7, well behind Kykate (11-3) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Jan.
The Black Baron (IRE) 15-2 (11-0) Took keen hold, led until approaching 3rd, led again 6th until approaching 10th, chased leader until dropped to 3rd before 2 out, rallied to 2nd 2 out, led last, stayed on well, driven out, won at Folkestone 2m 5f mdn chs (5) gs in Jan beating El Padrino (11-0) by 6l, 8 ran.
The Magic Bishop 7-1 (11-1) Mid-division, ridden and headway 12th, weakened 3 out, 5th of 12, well behind Frontier Spirit (11-3) at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Dec.
Pena Dorada (IRE) 10-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, mistake 1st, pushed along 5th, under pressure 4 out, stayed on to go 2nd closing stages, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 11l behind Primrose Time (10-5) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft in Dec.
