held up towards rear on inside, headway after 3 out, challenged last, led flat, headed towards finish
chased leaders, lost place when not fluent 9th, soon weakened, pulled up before last
in rear, lost touch after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
mid-division, ridden and headway on outside approaching 8th, weakened before 2 out
held up towards rear, closed after 2nd, challenged before 2 out, every chance flat, stayed on
always prominent, pecked 3 out, led final bend, hung left approaching last, headed flat, rallied and led again towards finish
led, not fluent 3rd, headed 7th, not fluent next, led 9th, headed final bend, hung left before 2 out, weakened approaching last
rear of mid-division, plugged on after 2 out, mistake last, no impression
held up in rear on outside, not fluent 5th, headway to lead 7th, headed 9th, soon weakened, pulled up before last
GOLD RUNNER gave notice of an imminent maiden success when a close third over 2m3f here then went to Southwell last week and scored over this trip for which he has a 7lb penalty. Maison D'Or is the only course and distance winner in the line-up and can't have been right when running a shocker here in December. Seapoint has a career strike-rate of 1-39 but that victory came from exactly the same mark as here. Winning bumper Wbee has been running quite well without getting there while First Man completed a double before jumping poorly in heavy going at Wincanton
Gold Runner (IRE) 15-2 (10-7) Towards rear, headway 2 out, ridden and led approaching last, stayed on well, won at Southwell 3m hcp (4) sft in Feb beating Linelee King (12-1) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
Handy Hollow (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Mid-division, closed 7f out, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, dist behind Quest For Life (11-4) at Newcastle 2m 4f (5) pol in Feb.
Stacey Sue (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Always rear-division, last of 13, 22 1/4l behind Tomorrow Mystery (11-0) at Kempton 2m (4) pol in Feb.
Maison D'Or (IRE) 9-2 (11-5) Midfield, reminder after 5th, nudged along 5 out, tailed off from 3 out, last of 9, dist behind Toi Storey (10-13) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Wbee (IRE) 9-2 (10-0) Keen in mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, ridden in 5th before next where went left, plugged on in dispute of 3rd, no chance with leading duo, 3rd of 11, 8 1/2l behind Small Present (11-4) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp (3) hvy in Feb.
First Man (IRE) 6-4fav (11-0) Chased leaders on outside, slow 3rd, mistake 6th and 3 out, struggling final bend, went 3rd from 2 out, no impression, plugged on, 3rd of 6, 7l behind Dentley De Mee (11-12) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
Dubh Des Champs (IRE) 15-2 (11-4) Amongst leaders, pushed along before 3 out, lost position approaching 2 out, weakened before last, 10th of 16, 33 1/2l behind Catchmeifyoucan (11-6) at Doncaster 3m hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Seapoint (IRE) 10-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway 4th, challenged 7th, led 3 out, headed last, stayed on same pace flat, 3rd of 18, 4 1/2l behind Embole (11-7) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Feb.
Milanvera (IRE) 150-1 (11-0) Always towards rear, 11th of 12, 21l behind Travel Lightly (11-6) at Newcastle 2m (5) pol in Feb.
