in touch on outside, lost place 5th, outpaced after 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off
led, ridden and headed before 2 out, weakened between last 2
mid-division on outside, headway 3 out, ridden to chase leaders before next, never on terms, weakened from last
tracked leaders, challenged before 2 out, ridden between last 2, upsides and every chance when mistake last, one pace flat, rallied towards finish, just held
tracked leaders on outside, lost place 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off
held up behind, headway under pressure before 2 out, ridden between last 2, kept on same pace, no impression
tracked leaders on inside, effort before 2 out, ridden and one pace between last 2, stayed on to dispute 3rd flat, no impression with front pair
held up in rear, headway under pressure before 2 out, ridden and kept on same pace under pressure from last, no impression with leaders
held up towards rear, outpaced before 2 out, never a threat
held up in touch on inside, tracked leaders before 2 out, driven and one pace between last 2, no impression after
held up mid-division, driven to chase leaders before 2 out, ridden and stayed on to take narrow 3rd flat, no impression with front pair
mid-division, chased leaders before 2 out, ridden and outpaced between last 2, weakening when not fluent last
tracked leader, led narrowly before 2 out, hard pressed last, ridden and stayed on under pressure flat, held on near finish
held up in touch, mistake and lost place briefly 5th, reminder after 4 out, weakened before 2 out, tailed off
Our Kaempfer has disappointed this season but slips further down the handicap. MASTER DANCER has been waiting for better ground having come right back to form in the autumn. He was a wide-margin winner at Cheltenham in October and also performed with credit off his new mark at Newbury in December so should give a good account if fully primed. The Mighty Don has only found one too good the last twice and should be on the premises again while Monbeg Legend hasn’t done much wrong so far. Django Django and Awesome Rosie are recent winners but the former will have a bit to prove upped in trip, though he’s relatively unexposed.
Premier Bond 4-1fav (10-0) In rear, not fluent and reminder after 3rd, never travelled well after, lost touch when pulled up after 14th, at Cheltenham 3m 3f hcp (1) sft in Nov.
Our Kaempfer (IRE) 16-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, pushed along and headway 4 out, weakened 2 out, 6th of 8, 22 1/2l behind Taj Badalandabad (10-1) at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (2) sft in Jan.
Monbeg Legend 11-4 (10-10) Raced in 4th, pushed along after 3rd, went 3rd from 7th, went 2nd 2 out, no chance with winner, edged left flat, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 6, 11l behind Boite (11-2) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (2) sft in Jan.
The Mighty Don (IRE) 4-1 (10-3) Led, not fluent 2nd or 6th, headed before 2 out, no impression on winner when dived at last, 2nd of 8, 6l behind Taj Badalandabad (10-1) at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (2) sft in Jan.
Take To Heart 5-1 (11-6) Held up and always behind, tailed off, 7th of 9, dist behind Count Meribel (11-6) at Ascot 2m 6f (2) gs in Nov.
Master Dancer 7-1 (10-6) Held up in last pair, headway on inside before 2 out, modest 4th last, 4th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Old Guard (11-12) at Newbury 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Dec.
Django Django (FR) 11-8fav (11-4) Held up in touch, not fluent 3 out, 2nd after 2 out, not fluent last, led flat, stayed on well, won at Huntingdon 2m (4) sft in Jan beating The Blues Master (10-7) by 2l, 15 ran.
Criq Rock (FR) 4-1 (11-2) In rear and in touch, went 2nd before 2 out, kept on and no chance with winner, 2nd of 4, 22l behind Dashing Perk (11-2) at Wincanton 2m 5f (4) hvy in Jan.
Morning Herald 16-1 (11-12) Chased leaders on outside, ridden after 3 out, weakened before next, 10th of 12, 32 1/4l behind Kalondra (11-12) at Ascot 2m 6f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Awesome Rosie 4-1 (11-6) Tracked leader, driven to challenge 2 out, every chance last, led soon after, strongly challenged throughout run in, held on gamely, won at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Dec beating Loves Destination (11-3) by shd, 8 ran.
Wolfcatcher (IRE) 20-1 (10-8) Towards rear, ridden 3 out, no impression, 10th of 14, 31 1/2l behind Golan Fortune (10-9) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
My Charity (IRE) 40-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, well beaten after 2 out, last of 8, dist behind Tikkanbar (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m 4f lst (1) hvy in Jan.
Kings Walk (IRE) 11-2 (11-1) Jumped right early, tracked winner until 7th, 2nd again 9th until 2 out, weakened last, 3rd of 4, 23l behind Born Survivor (11-1) at Wetherby 1m 7f (3) sft in Nov.
Earlshill (IRE) 5-2 (10-12) Tracked leaders, reminders 9th, ridden to chase leader soon after 4 out, weakened 2 out, 5th of 6, dist behind Piri Massini (10-12) at Fakenham 2m 7f (3) hvy in Jan.
