held up in rear, headway after 3 out, ridden 2 out, one pace and beaten when mistake last
mid-division, lost place after 5th, well beaten 2 out, plugged on flat
mid-division, headway after 5th, outpaced after 3 out, well beaten before last
tracked leaders, challenged 2 out, ran on flat, just held
took keen hold, tracked leader, led approaching 4th, ridden and headed before 2 out, one pace and no impression before last
held up towards rear, shaken up after 3 out, weakened quickly
led until approaching 4th, led again before 2 out, hard pressed, driven approaching last, held on
chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, lost place before next
held up in rear, took keen hold, headway after 3 out, went 3rd next, kept on, unable to challenge front pair
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Wells De Lune was expected to run at Sandown yesterday while War Singer hasn't pulled up any trees lately and looks worth opposing under top weight. Red Devil Star was under pressure when falling at Sandown and remains winless and this is probably a bit on the sharp side for Cusheen Bridge. Kings Bayonet, Deepsand and Swnymor are fit from the Flat but GREAT FIGHTER may be capable of finding the necessary improvement to land this if handling the much softer going.
War Singer (USA) 25-1 (11-1) Held up in rear, travelling well enough after 3 out, no impression next, 8th of 11, 20 1/4l behind Winner Massagot (10-4) at Ascot 2m hcp (2) sft in Nov.
Cusheen Bridge (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Mid-division, headway approaching 6th, led 3 out, headed and mistake last, no extra final 100 yards, 3rd of 11, 8 1/4l behind Leave At Dawn (11-3) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Swnymor (IRE) 33-1 (9-10) Raced wide, in touch, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 12, 15 1/4l behind Faithful Mount (9-0) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Great Fighter 5-1 (11-9) Held up in mid-division, headway on outside 3 out, ridden after 2 out, not fluent last, went 3rd flat, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 11, 5 1/2l behind Baron Alco (10-13) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Red Devil Star (IRE) 11-2 (11-6) Tracked leader, challenged going well 3 out, led after 3 out, ridden and narrowly headed when fell 2 out, at Sandown 2m hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Beatabout The Bush (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, weakened between last two, 8th of 11, 25 1/4l behind Cooper (10-0) at Wetherby 2m hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Template (IRE) 9-2fav (11-12) Mid-division, headway approaching 6th, went 2nd after 3 out until last, stayed on same pace flat, 3rd of 14, 5 1/4l behind Qasser (11-6) at Taunton 2m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Deepsand (IRE) 14-1 (9-11) Held up in touch, chased leaders over 4f out, never on terms, 4th of 9, 17 1/4l behind Bulas Belle (9-12) at Catterick 2m hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Kings Bayonet 50-1 (9-2) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, 12th of 17, 13 1/2l behind Libran (9-13) at York 1m 4f hcp (2) gs in Aug.
Wells De Lune (FR) (10-12) 2nd of 13, 2l behind Fayas (10-12) at Lyon-Parilly 2m 1f gs in Jun.
Spyder 3-1fav (11-5) Tracked leaders, led after 3rd, not fluent next, headed 7th, every chance 4 out, no extra flat, 4th of 12, 10 1/4l behind Ned Stark (10-13) at Chepstow 2m 4f (4) gs in Apr.
