prominent when hampered 1st, chased leaders, ridden approaching 13th, weakened before 3 out, tailed off
held up towards rear, ridden and struggling approaching 12th, soon well behind, tailed off 4 out, soon pulled up
with leader when fell 1st
led until 8th, tracked leaders, went 2nd 15th, led next, headed 2 out, no extra towards finish
held up, some headway before 12th, 6th when not fluent 18th, went 4th before 3 out, 10 lengths 3rd 2 out, closed after last, went 2nd flat, stayed on well, not quite reach winner
chased leaders, not fluent 6th or 12th, went 2nd 14th until mistake next, went 2nd 4 out until next, weakened before 2 out
held up in rear, hampered 1st, mistake 9th, ridden 16th, not fluent next, well beaten 4 out, tailed off
hampered 1st, in rear, behind 13th, went remote 5th last, tailed off
headway to track leaders when mistake 2nd, went 2nd after 8th, led when hit 10th, headed 12th, jumped slowly 15th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
tracked leaders, jumped slowly and lost place 3rd, headway after 12th, went 2nd 3 out, led next, all out, just held on
tracked leader, led 8th, headed approaching 10th, led 12th, headed 16th, mistake next, weakening in 5th when pulled up before 3 out
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Moleskin finally got off the mark at Kempton last month when Reblis was back in fourth but this looks a little more competitive. Inga Bird is progressing nicely and Court By Surprise is probably better than he's shown so far, while veterans Mid Div And Creep and Without A Doubt are still capable of making their presence felt in this grade. Star Beat can be difficult to pass when on a going day but DONT TELL SAILOR has taken really well to the larger obstacles and had a little up his sleeve when winning at Leicester last month. The handicapper may not have caught up with him just yet.
Ballyvesey (IRE) 20-1 (10-0) Prominent early, chased leaders, lost place 10th, well held after, plugged on to take remote 3rd close home, 3rd of 14, well behind West End Rocker (10-10) at Aintree 3m 2f lstd hcp chs (1) hvy in Dec.
Fort View (IRE) 6-1 (11-8) Held up, jumped right at times, not fluent 7th or 11th (water), soon ridden, outpaced 15th, stayed on flat, no impression, 5th of 8, 9l behind Gorge (10-13) at Ludlow 3m Am hcp ch 0-125 (3) gs in Jan.
Mid Div And Creep 10-1 (11-6) Badly hampered 1st, in rear after, bad mistake and ridden 8th, hit 14th, went 8 lengths 3rd 4 out, no impression and well held after 3 out, 3rd of 9, 22l behind Double Dizzy (10-9) at Plumpton 3m 5f hcp chs 0-130 (3) hvy in Jan.
Moleskin (IRE) 9-2 (11-5) Made all, drew clear from 2 out, eased towards finsh, comfortably, won at Kempton 3m nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Jan beating Croan Rock (11-4) by 9l, 9 ran.
Court By Surprise (IRE) 20-1 (10-10) Led until 3rd, close up, lost place 9th, behind and struggling when hit 3 out, 6th of 11, 23l behind Triolo D'Alene (10-8) at Ascot 2m 3f nov ltd hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs in Jan.
Without A Doubt 4-1 (11-11) Tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, mistake 6th, not fluent 12th, 3 lengths 3rd when mistake 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 5, 5l behind Satou (11-5) at Sandown 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Dec.
Dont Tell Sailor (IRE) 6-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 14th, led approaching 3 out, driven out, idled near finish, won at Leicester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Jan beating Toby Belch (11-1) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.
Star Beat 14-1 (11-4) Left in lead 1st, headed 15th, blundered 17th, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened, 7th of 12, 32l behind Posh Bird (10-3) at Catterick 3m 6f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Jan.
Nozic (FR) 28-1 (9-9) Towards rear, headway 6th, weakened approaching 3 out, 8th of 14, 36l behind Quincy Des Pictons (9-7) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp chs (2) hvy in Dec.
Reblis (FR) 6-1 (11-4) Pressed winner, lost place after 4 out, kept on same pace, no impression when lost 3rd last, 4th of 9, 12l behind Moleskin (11-5) at Kempton 3m nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Jan.
Inga Bird 5-2fav (11-12) Made all, mistake 11th, hard pressed from 2 out, not fluent last, driven flat, held on gamely, won at Warwick 3m 2f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gs in Jan beating One More Dinar (10-0) by shd, 7 ran.
Marescsou (FR) (10-10) in a race won by Or Noir De Somoza (11-4) at Auteuil(FR) 2m 5f chs hvy in Nov '10, 10 ran.
Noakarad De Verzee (FR) 28-1 (11-2) Led, jumped big 5th, headed approaching 8th (water), chased leaders until lost place before 13th, 9th of 16, 47l behind Glens Boy (10-11) at Newbury 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Jan.
Roseneath (IRE) 25-1 (10-13) Refused to race, in a race won by Midnight Appeal (11-5) at Sandown 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd, 13 ran.
