chased leaders, lost place 10th, mistake next, well behind 4 out, pulled up after
held up in rear, headway 10th, ridden in 3rd 4 out, weakened 3 out
chased leader, led before not fluent 9th, headed approaching 3 out, led again last, stayed on
mid-division, mistake 1st, headway 3rd, went 2nd 11th, led before 3 out, mistake 2 out, headed last, no impression towards finish
not always fluent in rear, behind 10th, pulled up before 13th
led until before 9th, weakened approaching 13th, pulled up before 4 out
chased leaders on outside, mistake 13th, weakened before 3 out, lost 3rd towards finish
held up towards rear on inside, mistake 6th, headway after 13th, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
held up in mid-division, jumped left and ridden 13th, struggling in 6th before 4 out, plugged on from 2 out, went remote 3rd towards finish
NonRunner
Kestrel Valley was engaged in the 4.00 at Hereford yesterday. Destin D'ajonc showed nothing on his reappearance having finished tailed off on his final start last season but Caswell Bay has hinted at ability in his three runs to date over fences and stable companion The Boat won at Leicester after a second at Hereford. Pilgrims King has won here over hurdles but is unproven on going this soft. BRULURE NOIRE wasn’t stopping when scoring over 2m here a couple of months ago and makes more appeal than Art Of Illusion at the weights, though any market support for the returning Bobby Bow would be significant given his yard’s current purple patch.
Destin D'Ajonc (FR) 28-1 (11-5) Mid-division, dropped to rear 9th, pushed along and tailed off home turn, last of 8, dist behind Enzo D'Airy (11-11) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Brulure Noire (IRE) 3-1jfav (12-0) Held up, headway and tracked leaders 4 out, ridden to lead last, ran on, won at Ffos Las 2m hcp (5) sft in Nov beating Prime Pretender (11-10) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Art Of Illusion (IRE) 5-2 (12-0) Led until after 4th (normal 5 out), lost 2nd at the last, (normal 3 out), soon ridden and weakened, 3rd of 6, 29l behind Old Painless (12-0) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Bobby Bow (IRE) 3-1fav (12-2) Held up in touch, headway 3 out, ridden next, kept on one pace, 3rd of 8, 7 1/4l behind Lissen To The Lady (10-2) at Carlisle 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Great Khan (IRE) 80-1 (11-8) Held up in rear, pushed along approaching final circuit, pulled up before 6 out, at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Caswell Bay 10-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, pushed along and lost ground 11th, mistake 4 out and 3 out when well held, 6th of 9, 35 3/4l behind Eden Du Houx (12-0) at Ffos Las 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Higgs (IRE) 100-1 (11-3) Close up, dropped to mid-division 5 out, asked for effort 3 out, weakened soon after, tailed off, 6th of 11, dist behind Saint Segal (11-11) at Chepstow 2m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Pilgrims King (IRE) 5-2jfav (11-5) Not fluent early, tracked leaders, not fluent 3 out and ridden, soon dropped away, tailed off, 7th of 8, dist behind Good Impression (10-11) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (5) gs in Oct.
The Boat (IRE) 9-4fav (10-2) Jumped left, held up in mid-division, closed in back straight, mistake 4 out, led and not fluent last, stayed on well, won going away, won at Leicester 2m 7f hcp (5) gf in Dec beating Boagrius (11-7) by 7 1/2l, 8 ran.
Kestrel Valley 3-1fav (11-4) Led, awkward 1st, headed but remained close up 2nd, lost ground before 14th and dropped to rear, plugged on past beaten horses from 4 out, 4th of 8, 37 1/2l behind Storm Force Ben (11-12) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (5) sft in Nov.
