held up on outside, went 2nd 6th, led after 8th, headed before 3 out, led again at hurdle, jumped left and mistake 2 out, clear when jumped left again last, eased flat
chased leaders, outpaced 6th, well behind from next, pulled up after
in rear, not fluent 4th, pushed along and switched left before 6th, soon closed, ridden after 8th, went 3rd but weakened before 3 out
chased leader until 6th, soon lost place, weakened after 8th, fell 3 out
jumped left, led, clear 3rd, not fluent next, reduced lead from 6th, headed after 8th, weakened before 3 out
jumped left at times, chased leaders, closed 6th, mistake 7th, led before 3 out, headed at hurdle, no impression on winner last, eased flat
MONBEG GOLD came here for his handicap debut last week and could hardly have been more impressive. He has a 7lb penalty to contend with but was due to come down 2lb so he looks well handicapped despite having to carry a big weight. Dusk Till Dawn, a winning point-to-pointer, was beaten a long way when tackling this trip for the first time over hurdles at Worcester while the consistent Midnight Sapphire remains 11lb higher than her only winning mark in May. Bravo Riquet completed a double over fences at the beginning of the year and will no doubt be back over the bigger obstacles before long.
Monbeg Gold (IRE) 3-1fav (11-11) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 8th, led 3 out, clear after 2 out, went left last, eased towards finish, won at Exeter 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Nov beating Say My Name (11-9) by 5l, 14 ran.
Midnight Sapphire 5-1fav (10-13) Held up, headway 5th, challenged after 9th, led 3 out, headed after 2 out, no impression on winner flat, 2nd of 11, 11l behind Millicent Silver (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Shoofly Milly (IRE) 33-1 (11-10) Held up in rear, ridden before 8th, stayed on from 2 out, never involved, 5th of 15, 36l behind Crack Of Thunder (11-7) at Warwick 3m 1f hcp (4) gs in May.
Dusk Till Dawn (IRE) 13-2 (11-0) Led until after 1st, tracked leader until before 5th, went 2nd again approaching 2 out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 27l behind Net Work Rouge (11-0) at Worcester 2m 7f mdn (5) gd in Oct.
Bravo Riquet (FR) 7-2 (11-7) Tracked leaders in 3rd, mistake 6th, reminders before 8th, hit 11th, never dangerous, 4th of 6, dist behind Brody Bleu (11-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Storm Alert 9-2 (10-1) Led, not fluent 6th, headed after 3 out, losing place when mistake next, weakened before last, 5th of 10, 16 3/4l behind Georgie Lad (11-7) at Bangor 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
