made all, pressed 4 out, ridden after next, stayed on to go 3 lengths clear after last, held on towards finish
tracked front pair, outpaced in 4th 3 out, well beaten from next
held up in rear, took closer order on outside after 6th, not fluent next, pressed winner 4 out, every chance next, driven and one pace when mistake 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off
in touch, lost place before 7th, soon behind, tailed off after 4 out
tracked winner, pushed along in 3rd when not fluent 3 out, regained 2nd next, ridden between last 2, 3 lengths down after last, stayed on well final 75 yards, held towards finish
held up in touch, struggling 8th, modest 5th before 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on to take 3rd after next, no chance with front pair
It's no surprise to see REVE DE SIVOLA back over hurdles after a modest run over fences here last month. Despite giving 10lb to his rivals, he may well be capable of running the finish out of these. At Fishers Cross has flattered to deceive since winning a Grade 1 at Aintree in 2013 and only beat one home when favourite for this last year, though did finish ahead of the selection in last year's World Hurdle when competing off level weights. Closing Ceremony stepped out of handicaps to land this 12 months ago and One Track Mind will probably make a bold bid to follow suit but Silsol has been chasing and has still to convince over this sort of trip. Deputy Dan is hard to catch right nowadays but still makes more appeal than Foxcub.
Reve De Sivola (FR) 3-1fav (10-4) Towards rear, headway before 5 out, mistake next, plugged on and never dangerous, 5th of 12, dist behind Cloudy Too (10-4) at Haydock 3m hcp (1) hvy in Jan.
At Fishers Cross (IRE) 11-2 (11-3) Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 8th, lost place 3 out, rallied into 3rd next, no impression on winner and not fluent last, kept on one pace into 2nd run-in, 2nd of 5, 11l behind Alpha Des Obeaux (11-3) at Gowran Park 3m (1) hvy in Jan.
Deputy Dan (IRE) 14-1 (11-7) Held upin last pair, jumped slowly 7th, pushed along and headway before 3 out, plugged on into modest 3rd and went right last, 3rd of 8, 20l behind Thistlecrack (11-7) at Ascot 3m (1) gs in Dec.
Foxcub (IRE) 10-1 (11-12) Mid-division on inside, lost place when not fluent 7th, well beaten 3 out, tailed off, 6th of 9, dist behind Tornado In Milan (10-9) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (2) hvy in Jan.
One Track Mind (IRE) 11-8fav (11-12) Held up behind in touch, reminder after 6th, chased front pair before 3 out, ridden to lead approaching next, stayed on well final 110 yards, won at Newbury 2m 5f hcp (2) sft in Dec beating San Benedeto (11-12) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Silsol (GER) 6-1 (11-7) Held up in touch in last pair, ridden after 12th, outpaced 14th, weakened after 3 out, 4th of 5, 32 3/4l behind Black Hercules (11-4) at Warwick 3m lst (1) hvy in Jan.
