held up in rear, closer at 4th, headway chasing leaders 8th, led 10th, joined last, headed run-in, no extra final 100 yards
chased leading pair, went 2nd after 6th until approaching 10th, handy 3rd, went 2nd again 14th, pushed along before 3 out, challenged last, stayed on under pressure to lead run-in
chased leaders and raced wide, close 3rd and every chance when blundered and pecked 4 out, lost 3rd next, plugged on gain run-in
held up in rear and never that fluent, mistake 6th, jumped slowly 11th and driven, headway chasing leaders after 14th, went 3rd 3 out, no impression and lost 3rd run-in
chased leaders, driven along and weakened after 15th, modest 6th when pecked 4 out
led until before 2nd, chased leader until after 6th, weakened and behind after 10th, tailed off
raced keenly, chased leaders on inside, lost place and towards rear, 5th, never on terms after, blundered 13th, plugged on
chased leader, led before 2nd until 10th, chased leader until 14th, chased leaders, weakened 15th
Flying Jack has been there with a fighting chance when falling in his last two starts but potential punters would be taking a chance on his jumping. Present Flight generally jumps well and has no problems with the trip and he's now dropped to a mark he should be capable of winning from. GLITTERING LOVE completed a four-timer between the flags and was having his first start over regulation fences when staying on very strongly to score over 2m4f at Hexham. He's up 9lb but this longer trip will be in his favour and he can complete a double. Irish raider Mash Potato ran well over hurdles in the autumn but was outclassed back over fences at Fairyhouse last month.
Present Flight (IRE) 9-4 (10-4) Held up in 5th, tracked leaders 5 out, went 2nd before 3 out, ridden and edged left flat, kept on, 3rd and held when edged right near finish, 3rd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Calivigny (10-3) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (2) hvy in Dec.
Glittering Love (IRE) 9-5 (11-0) In touch chasing group, close up 5th, challenged 12th, ridden and outpaced after 2 out, 2 lengths down before last, stayed on well to lead inside final 110 yards, won at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Dec beating Well Above Par (12-7) by 2 3/4l, 7 ran.
Imperial Prince (IRE) 22-1 (10-9) Mid-division, headway 5 out, soon tracked leaders, outpaced 4 out, no chance with leaders from next, 5th of 11, 19 3/4l behind Geronimo (11-4) at Ayr 3m hcp (4) hvy in Nov.
Mash Potato (IRE) 100-1 (11-12) Towards rear, slight mistake 4th, no impression from 10th, not fluent 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Fairyhouse 2m 5f gd in Dec.
Flying Jack 3-1 (11-3) In touch, mistake 1st, headway to track leader 5th, ridden to challenge after 3 out, staying on under pressure when fell last, at Sedgefield 2m 3f (4) gd in Oct.
Purple Harry 16-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, outpaced 4 out, never on terms, weakened 2 out, 5th of 8, 22 1/4l behind Kings Eclipse (10-9) at Carlisle 3m hcp (2) hvy in Dec.
Left Back (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Tracked leader, ridden 13th, weakened 4 out, 6th of 9, dist behind Thomas Todd (11-8) at Musselburgh 3m hcp (4) gd in Dec.
Spinning Scooter 16-1 (10-9) Tracked leader, reminders before 15th, driven after next, mistake 5 out, weakened before 3 out, tailed off, modest 4th, 4th of 6, dist behind Kovera (10-1) at Sedgefield 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
