held up in last pair, headway into modest 4th approaching 3 out, kept on run-in, went 2nd final 75 yards, no chance with winner yards, lost 2nd towards finish
tracked leaders, went 2nd approaching 5th until after 8th, chased leaders, led after 8th, pushed along and headed before 2 out, no chance with winner before the last, lost 2nd run-in, weakened towards finish
headway to lead approaching 2nd, headed after 8th, chased leader until next, chased leading trio, weakened approaching 3 out
in rear and pushed along throughout, never on terms, tailed off
led until appraoching 2nd, chased leaders, 2nd 9th, led going well before 2 out, clear before the last, easily
tracked leader 2nd until approaching 5th, soon lost place, struggling in 5th before 9th, plenty to do at the last, ran on run-in, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
held up in touch, headway tracking leaders 5th, 3rd and every chance 3 out, pushed along and no impression before 2 out, went 2nd run-in until final 75 yards, weakened towards finish
EARLS FORT arrives in the best form having landed a double with a recent success at Sedgefield. The hat-trick beckons despite a further 6lb rise. In On The Act disappointed last time having won over 2m at Worcester before that while Skylander scored over a longer trip at the same track back in August and is only 4lb higher. Letemgo continues to struggle despite sliding down the weights and The Game Is A Foot returns from a lengthy absence.
In On The Act 11-4 (11-11) Tracked leaders, lost place before 5 out, weakened before 2 out, 6th of 7, 24 1/2l behind Little Pop (10-13) at Southwell 2m hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Skylander (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) Prominent, jumped right 1st, not fluent next, lost place 6th, struggling 11th, 5th of 10, dist behind Caulfields Venture (11-12) at Exeter 3m hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Madness Light (FR) 66-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, soon in mid-division, headway on inside chasing leaders 7f out, 2nd 5f out, every chance from 2f out until weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Iballisticvin (9-5) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Oct.
Extreme Impact 25-1 (11-7) Never travelled and pushed along almost throughout, last pair, strugglng in rear 6th, tailed off 4 out, 7th of 9, dist behind Patsys Castle (11-8) at Newbury 3m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Earls Fort (IRE) 11-5fav (10-11) Tracked leaders, led 2 out, kept on well from last, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Oct beating Vic's Last Stand (11-9) by 4l, 13 ran.
Letemgo (IRE) 11-1 (10-1) Mistake 6th, always well behind, 8th of 9, dist behind Parish Business (10-13) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
The Game Is A Foot (IRE) 11-1 (11-9) Behind, outpaced 4 out, headway under pressure 2 out, ridden and stayed on to take modest 4th towards finish, no chance with leaders, 4th of 16, 11l behind Zarzal (12-7) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
