raced wide, prominent, led 9th, headed 11th, hit 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off
raced keenly, tracked leaders, pushed along 10th, weakened 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
held up in rear, raced keenly, headway 10th, led 3 out, clear next, eased towards finish
held up towards rear, headway approaching 10th, ridden after 3 out, one pace
not fluent, held up in rear, headway after 9th, beaten after 11th
in touch, challenging 11th, ridden 3 out, went 2nd flat, no chance with winner
held up towards rear, headway after 9th, weakened after 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
led to 9th, led 11th, headed 3 out, stayed on one pace, lost 2nd flat
chased leader until after 5th, lost place 7th, mistake next, tailed off 9th, pulled up before 11th
Orki Des Aigles stepped up considerably on his reappearance run when running out the good winner of the Lincolnshire National at Market Rasen on Boxing Day and he has to be considered but Ferdy Murphy's gelding is now 10lbs higher in the weights and a better bet may be TWILIGHT EAGLE, who gets the vote over Killard Point. Caroline Bailey's gelding has been placed in his last four starts and should again be thereabouts, especially having been dropped another 2lbs by the handicapper. Getinbybutonlyjust showed signs of a return to form at Newcastle last time and has slipped to a fair mark, while Maori Legend has been much improved of late but does have a career high mark to defy as a result. Phardessa has run well in all three starts this term and should again be thereabouts but a better bet looks to be Twilight Eagle. Jonjo O'Neill's gelding is lightly raced but has improved with each start, running well on his first outing in a handicap last time, and he is taken to open his account today.
Killard Point (IRE) 16-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, chased winner 9th until 3 out, soon one pace and no impression on front pair, 3rd of 15, 19l behind The Sawyer (11-6) at Newbury 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft in Jan.
Maori Legend 11-2 (11-5) Chased winner throughout, ridden approaching 2 out, kept on, always held, 2nd of 5, 8l behind Fix The Rib (11-8) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp chs 0-125 (3) hvy.
Phardessa 10-1 (10-9) Held up in rear, steady headway 4 out, went 3rd 3 out, no chance with front pair, 3rd of 9, 18l behind Jaunty Flight (10-5) at Newbury 2m 4f mrs nov chs (4) sft in Jan.
Twilight Eagle (IRE) 11-4 (11-1) In touch, hampered 13th, chased winner approaching 2 out, hard ridden and hung right between last 2, not fluent last, weakened flat, 2nd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Zacharova (10-12) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-120 (3) sft in Dec.
Jolejoker 3-1jt-fav (11-10) Held up in rear, hampered 4th, hit 7th, reminders after next, progress after 10th, weakened 14th, behind when pulled up 5 out in race won by Adare Prince (11-12) at Hereford 3m 1f hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Jan, 10 ran.
Paddy's Tern 40-1 (11-0) In rear, stayed on from 4 out, 5th of 18, 13l behind Supreme Keano (11-7) at Chepstow 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy in Jan.
Dickie Lewis 9-2 (9-9) Tracked leaders, reminders and lost place 14th, weakened 4 out and pulled up 3 out in race won by Chabrimal Minster (11-4) at Cartmel 3m 6f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in May, 11 ran.
Major Catch (IRE) 40-1 (11-5) Led to 8th, close up, ridden 5 out, weakened from 3 out, behind when pulled up 2 out in race won by Just Smudge (12-1) at Doncaster 3m nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Jan, 15 ran.
Getinbybutonlyjust 10-3 (10-10) Led 10th, headed approaching 4f out, no chance with winner from after 3f out, 2nd of 10, 14l behind Panama At Once (10-6) at Newcastle 3m hcp chs 0-110 (4) hvy in Jan.
Iloveturtle (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Always behind, tailed off from 6th, last of 11, well behind Spare Me (10-13) at Market Rasen 2m 3f clm hdl (5) sft in Nov.
Orki Des Aigles (FR) 16-1 (10-6) Always prominent, challenged 3 out, ridden to lead after last, stayed on well towards finish, won at Market Rasen 3m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (3) sft in Dec beating The Ring (11-0) by 2 1/2l, 13 ran.
