took keen hold tracking leader, hard driven approaching 3 out, stayed on to challenge after 2 out, no extra flat
held up towards rear but in touch, headway 7th, pushed along next, weakened before 9th, behind when pulled up after next
behind, headway approaching 4 out, chased leaders next, effort 2 out, kept on same pace
in touch, ridden before 4 out, effort next, weakened before last
chased leaders, mistake 6th, soon lost place, weakened before 9th, pulled up after next
tracked leader, led 10th, hard driven before 2 out, held on well under pressure
led, hit 9th, headed next, weakened after 4 out, pulled up after next
held up in rear, under pressure before 3 out, stayed on before last, never a threat
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Nonrunner
SON OF SUZIE has been chasing without success since finishing a close-up third over hurdles at Perth last April. Back over timber today and racing off the same mark in a lower grade, Fergal O'Brien's charge gets the nod. Royale Knight also reverts to hurdling on the back of a win over fences at Sedgefield and can race off a much lower mark while Mogestic is upped in class off a 7lb higher mark having scored at Exeter last month. Snowball returned a losing favourite at Kempton when bidding for a hat-trick a week ago and races off the same mark today.
Royale Knight 10-1 (11-8) Held up towards rear, went 4th before 5 out, headway before 2 out, led last, held on well towards finish, won at Sedgefield 3m 5f hcp (3) sft in Oct beating Lackamon (10-7) by 2 3/4l, 7 ran.
Iora Glas (IRE) 15-2 (11-3) Hampered 1st, towards rear, mistake 8th, struggling 5 out, never dangerous, tailed off, 5th of 8, dist behind Waldorf Salad (11-0) at Towcester 2m 6f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
American Life (FR) 6-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, lost place 3 out, no impression after, plugged on from 2 out, went 3rd last, 3rd of 10, 12 1/2l behind Eminent Poet (11-11) at Towcester 2m hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Twenty Eight Guns 7-2 (11-9) Tracked leaders on outside, ridden after 3 out, 3rd and well beaten 2 out, went 2nd before last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 22l behind Anda De Grissay (11-12) at Lingfield 2m 3f hcp (4) hvy in Dec.
Ginny's Tonic (IRE) 25-1 (10-10) Chased leaders, went right 4th, weakened before 7th, 5th of 8, 26l behind Katie Too (10-10) at Fontwell 2m 3f (4) sft in Dec.
West Of The Edge (IRE) 9-1 (10-0) Always behind, struggling 11th, soon tailed off, pulled up before 18th, at Catterick 3m 6f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Mogestic (IRE) 7-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, went 2nd after last, stayed on strongly to lead closing stages, won at Exeter 2m 6f hcp (5) hvy in Dec beating Warsaw Pact (10-0) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.
Snowball (IRE) 9-2fav (11-6) Towards rear, headway 3 out, soon outpaced, went 4th before next, kept on same pace, no impression, 4th of 18, 12l behind Flugzeug (11-0) at Kempton 3m hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Son Of Suzie 7-4fav (11-11) Tracked leaders on outside, went 2nd 5th, led next, mistake and headed 7th, 3rd and beaten before 2 out, weakened approaching last, 3rd of 5, 17l behind Sunny Ledgend (11-4) at Towcester 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Alanjou (FR) 50-1 (11-0) Led until approaching 4 out, chased leaders, weakened after next, 8th of 15, dist behind Amiral Collonges (11-6) at Ascot 3m hcp (4) gs in Dec.
