tracked leader, joined leader 3rd, led 6th, hit and headed 8th, in 2nd when blundered badly 5 out, weakened before next, pulled up before 2 out
tracked leaders in 3rd, reminders after 5th, lost place before 10th, in rear 12th, pulled up before 13th
held up towards rear, jumped slow 4th, headway 11th, in 3rd when blundered badly 5 out, hit next, kept on from 3 out, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
in rear, headway from 10th, pushed along and chased winner from 4 out, weakened before last
led, headed 6th, led again 8th, clear before 4 out, eased towards finish, readily
held up in touch, blundered 6th, pushed along next, jumped slow 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 13th
held up in touch, pushed along 8th, lost place from 10th, tailed off
held up towards rear, ridden before 5 out, headway 4 out, chased winner last, always well held, lost 2nd when no extra towards finish
Most of these are woefully out of form and have been for some time, though Aghill did win at Musselburgh last month before running a shocker off his new mark over this trip at Carlisle 15 days ago. Quws Law and Panama At Once are both C&D winners but there have been as many letters as numbers in their form figures recently, while Sammy Spiderman's slide down the scale shows little sign of being arrested. Fiftyfive Degrees also has a lot to prove nowadays so we'll give a very tentative vote to LAMPION DU BOST. The fact that the 12-year-old hasn't won since 2007 will put most people off but he hasn't had much racing in the interim and a couple of recent efforts over shorter trips at this track have suggested that Jim Goldie's veteran still retains some ability.
Quws Law (IRE) 25-1 (11-12) Mid-division, weakened from 4th, 8th of 9, well behind Quicuyo (11-4) at Ayr 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Jan.
Fiftyfive Degrees (IRE) 15-2 (10-10) Held up in touch, blundered 11th, soon struggling, tailed off 5 out, 6th of 8, well behind Dark Ben (10-11) at Musselburgh 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft.
Aghill (IRE) 8-1 (10-10) Close up, hit 6th, ridden before 10th, weakened from 2 out, 4th of 8, 26l behind Beamazed (11-10) at Carlisle 3m nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy.
Justwhateverulike (IRE) 14-1 (10-8) Always behind, struggling 12th, tailed off, 9th of 11, well behind Far More Serious (11-12) at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs.
Lampion du Bost (FR) 6-1 (11-12) Mid-division on outer, reminders 11th, headway approaching and hit 13th, ridden and weakened after 3 out, 6th of 12, 23l behind Festival King (11-1) at Ayr 2m 5f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Jan.
Panama At Once 9-1 (11-1) Held up in touch, pushed along 10th, weakening when mistake 11th, pulled up before 5 out, tailed off, in a race won by Star Player (11-11) at Newcastle 3m hcp ch 0-110 (4) sft, 7 ran.
Seeking Power (IRE) 9-2 (10-12) In rear and pushed along, reminders before 8th, soon tailed off, pulled up before 10th, in a race won by Garleton (11-4) at Ayr 3m 1f hcp chs 0-105 (4) hvy, 7 ran.
Sammy Spiderman 11-2 (11-4) Mid-division, pushed along after 8th, one pace and held in 4th when hampered last, 4th of 10, 26l behind Locked Inthepocket (11-12) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp chs 0-95 (5) hvy.
