led until hung right and headed briefly paddock bend, continued to hang right, headed halfway, lost place 5f out, soon behind
held up towards rear, headway over 5f out, driven to chase leaders over 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up mid-division, ridden to chase leaders 4f out, kept on same pace under pressure final 2f, never on terms
mid-division, lost place halfway, soon behind, no danger after
behind, headway into mid-division halfway, weakened over 4f out
held up in rear, steady headway on outside over 4f out, led over 2f out, ridden 1f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, held on towards finish
tracked leaders on inside, driven over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to press winner inside final furlong, held towards finish
always prominent, left in lead briefly paddock bend, led over 5f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on until no extra inside final furlong
towards rear on inside, effort to chase leaders over 4f out, ridden and kept on same pace under pressure final 2f, no impression
tracked leader until carried wide paddock bend, soon recovered, led halfway, headed over 5f out, soon weakened and behind, tailed off
tracked leaders, outpaced 4f out, kept on under pressure final 2f, no impression
tracked leaders, driven and outpaced over 3f out, soon beaten, weakened 2f out
Neither of the Donald McCain pair, Money Tree or Royal Daffodil, showed much on their respective debuts but Tarn Hows' C&D second in November wasn't a bad start and he should know more today. Next Man In's two runs so far have been in better company while Koultas King only found one too good over 1m6f at Ayr last month. Lack of experience is always a worry for newcomers but ARCTIC ACTRESS is a daughter of leading NH sire King's Theatre and closely related to a number of decent jumpers. Representing a stable that does well in this type of contest, the four-year-old should be hard to beat with her weight-for-age allowance.
Money Tree 11-1 (10-12) In touch, weakened 5f out, 13th of 15, well behind Aikman (10-9) at Perth 2m NH flat (6) gf in May.
Naranga Generous gelding out of D'egliere.
Next Man In (IRE) 40-1 (10-11) Mid-division, pushed along halfway, ridden over 3f out, never near leaders, 8th of 17, 21l behind Shuil Royale (11-0) at Warwick 2m NH flat (6) sft in Dec.
Ruze (FR) 11-2 (11-0) Always behind, tailed off, 10th of 13, well behind Alverstone (10-8) at Worcester 2m NH flat (5) gs in Aug '09.
Sky Artist (IRE) Old Vic gelding out of Dancing Venus.
Tarn Hows (IRE) 12-1 (11-9) Raced in rear, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on well inside final furlong, not pace of winner, 2nd of 10, 5l behind King's Grace (11-9) at Bangor 2m 1f nhf (5) sft in Nov.
Vintage Star (IRE) Presenting gelding out of Rare Vintage.
Vision Of Lights (IRE) Fantastic Light gelding out of Kadassa.
Wychwoods Kaddy 40-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, headway over 4f out, chased leading pair over 2f out, kept on under pressure, no impression, 3rd of 7, 9l behind Buck Magic (10-9) at Taunton 2m 1f NH flat (5) gf in Oct.
Royal Daffodil 33-1 (10-12) Always towards rear, 13th of 15, well behind Elegant Touch (10-12) at Haydock 2m N H flat (6) gd in Nov.
Koultas King (IRE) 5-1 (10-5) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd 6f out, came clear with winner over 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on and every chance until no extra towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Close House (10-12) at Ayr 1m 6f 4yo nhf (6) gd in Jan.
Arctic Actress King's Theatre filly out of Blast Freeze.
