soon led, not fluent 5th, headed 2 out, weakened before last
not that fluent, prominent, reminder 4th, weakened after 2 out
chased leaders, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
led early, always handy, led 2 out, clear towards finish, stayed on
held up towards rear, well beaten 2 out
mid-division, lost place before 2 out, stayed on approaching last, not trouble leaders
in touch in mid-division, closed 3rd, mistake 3 out, switched left and went 2nd before last, no impression on winner, stayed on
towards rear, well beaten 2 out
gave trouble before start, towards rear, not fluent 3rd, headway 3 out, challenged after 2 out until before last where not fluent, faded
in rear, not fluent 2nd, mistake and well beaten 3 out
mid-division, headway 3 out, weakened after next
mid-division, hit 1st, headway before 2 out, went 3rd last, kept on
Rhosneigr ran over 2m4f last time at Market Rasen and his future may lie over further. Cyrus Keep showed some improvement at Newcastle in January but hasn’t raced since. AWAY AT DAWN was beaten more than four lengths by the less-exposed Black Kraken at Cartmel but was conceding 8lb and the pair meet on level terms now. With Aire Valley Lad held on that run, Donald McCain’s Bangor winner should have his revenge.
Away At Dawn (IRE) 5-6fav (11-5) Led, not fluent 5th, joined 3 out, not fluent next, ridden before last, headed final bend, switched right flat, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 6, 4 1/4l behind Black Kraken (10-11) at Cartmel 2m 1f (4) sft in Aug.
Black Kraken 66-1 (10-11) Pressed leader, wandered into 2nd and not fluent, reminder and challenged 3 out, led final bend, stayed on well, won at Cartmel 2m 1f (4) sft in Aug beating Away At Dawn (11-5) by 4 1/4l, 6 ran.
Rhosneigr (IRE) 3-1 (11-5) Tracked winner, ridden and every chance 2 out, bumped and pecked on landing, faded run in, 3rd of 5, 6 1/2l behind Balagan (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 5f (4) gd in Aug.
Aire Valley Lad 25-1 (11-0) Held up in mid-division, shaken up 4 out, well held next, 6th of 11, 27 1/4l behind Away At Dawn (11-0) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f (4) gd in Jul.
Be The Difference (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) Held up in mid-division, slow 1st, jumped right and slow 3rd, behind 3 out, last of 15, dist behind Pisgah Pike (11-0) at Hexham 2m mdn (4) gd in Sep.
Cyrus Keep (IRE) 40-1 (11-4) Prominent, led 4th, headed after next, led again 4 out, headed 3 out, stayed on same pace from next, 3rd of 7, 8l behind Endlessly (11-11) at Newcastle 2m (4) sft in Jan.
Fostered Phil (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on, unable to challenge, 2nd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Enlighten (11-4) at Kelso 2m (5) gd in Feb.
Jukebox Blues (FR) 200-1 (10-11) Held up in mid-division, mistake 5th, struggling next, tailed off 2 out, pulled up before last, at Cartmel 2m 1f (4) gs in Aug.
Saint Arvans (FR) 66-1 (11-0) In rear, awkward 2nd, not fluent and stumbled next, some headway 3 out, no impression, 8th of 15, dist behind Pisgah Pike (11-0) at Hexham 2m mdn (4) gd in Sep.
The Gap (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Raced keenly, tracked leader, closed over 2f out, every chance 1f out, 3rd and held towards finish, last of 3, 1 1/2l behind Lanty Slea (11-2) at Carlisle 2m 1f (5) sft in Mar.
Burrows Diamond (FR) (10-5) 9th of 13, 13 1/2l behind Une De La Seniere (10-5) at Senonnes-Pouance 2m 2f hvy in Apr.
Reassurance 5-1 (10-0) Towards rear, headway 4f out, ridden 3f out, led 2f out, ran on well, joined inside final furlong, won at Ripon 2m hcp (6) gs in Sep beating Kitty's Cove (9-8), 8 ran.