led, not fluent 3rd, mistake 7th, hit 10th and 11th, headed next, weakened approaching last
held up in rear, hit 8th, headway 4 out, weakened 2 out
held up, mistake 11th, ridden after 4 out, weakening when mistake 2 out, tailed off
prominent, jumped left 2nd, hit 6th and lost place, behind 10th, jumped left 11th, pulled up before 4 out
held up in touch on outside, hit 8th and 9th, lost place 4 out, weakened approaching 3 out, pulled up before last
always in rear
held up in touch, not fluent 3rd, hit 6th, led when jumped right and bumped 2 out, headed last, no extra flat
tracked leaders, went 2nd 3rd, led 12th, jumped left and bumped 3 out, headed before next, weakened approaching last
held up in touch, hit 8th, hampered 3 out, challenging when bumped 2 out, led last, stayed on well to draw clear flat
Always Bold appears top have reverted to type after a couple of wins over hurdles at Fontwell, while it doesn't take much to knock Douryna out of her stride. Daneva usually finds at least one too good and Babe Heffron isn't the force of old, while there are also question marks against Plunkett and Jigsaw Dancer at present. Cabinet Minister looks to be running into form, however, finishing second at Folkestone last month and Niceonefrankie was third on his chasing debut at Ludlow but this can go to SPACE MISSION. Lightly-raced, he made previous winner Wood Yer pull out all the stops at Huntingdon on Boxing Day and Noel Fehily takes over the reins from a conditional today.
Cabinet Minister (IRE) 4-1 (11-1) Led, hit 12th, went left and not fluent 14th, mistake 3 out, soon headed, 3rd and well held approaching 2 out, went 2nd flat, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 20l behind Emmaslegend (10-3) at Folkestone 3m 1f beg chs (4) sft in Dec.
Plunkett (IRE) 5-1 (11-5) Held up in touch, mistake 2nd, improved 10th, mistake next, ridden 13th, pulled up before next, in a race won by Frontier Spirit (11-8) at Ffos Las 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Nov, 5 ran.
Jigsaw Dancer (IRE) 4-1fav (11-12) Mid-division, outpaced when pecked slightly 7th, mistake 3 out, left modest 3rd brielfy 2 out, no impression, 4th of 10, 30l behind Triple Bluff (10-0) at Taunton 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Dec.
Babe Heffron (IRE) 33-1 (10-4) Chased leader until weakened rapidly 5 out, soon tailed off, last of 6, well behind Oscar Gogo (11-7) at Ffos Las 2m 3f hcp chs 0-130 (3) hvy in Dec.
Space Mission (IRE) 7-2 (10-3) Led 2nd, not fluent 10th, mistake and headed 4 out, challnged again 2 out, soon led, headed close home, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Wood Yer (10-13) at Huntingdon 2m 4f nov chs 0-115 (4) gs in Dec.
Always Bold (IRE) 20-1 (10-11) Held up in rear, hampered 3rd and 6th, in touch in 6th after 15th, no impression on leaders 4 out, went 4th 2 out, 4th of 11, 14l behind Only Witness (9-10) at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Dec.
Douryna 14-1 (11-10) In touch, pecked 2nd, hit 5th and next, lost place when mistake 11th, soon behind, tailed off 3 out, 7th of 13, well behind That'lldoboy (11-4) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Nov.
Daneva (IRE) 6-1 (11-4) Held up in touch, headway approaching 9th, soon tracking leaders, effort 4 out, ridden to chase winner next, weakened 2 out, 3rd of 6, 30l behind Sawago (10-13) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Dec.
Niceonefrankie 33-1 (10-5) Mid-division, hampered 4th, mistake 6th, 5th when blundered 12th, went 3rd 4 from 4 out, no chance with winner, 3rd of 10, 23l behind Quincy Des Pictons (10-3) at Ludlow 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Dec.
