prominent, untidy 2nd and lost position, recovered to narrowly lead 4th, headed 4 out, left in third 3 out, pushed along and weakened before 2 out
prominent, left in second 3 out, shaken up before 2 out, strongly pressed for second after last and rallied run-in, but no match for easy winner
led early, narrowly headed 4th, pushed along and regained narrow lead 4 out, fell 3 out
tracked leaders, left in fourth 3 out, headway into third at last, kept on same pace run-in
midfield, headway to track leaders 4th, mistake 4 out, left in narrow lead 3 out, extended lead after 2 out, drew clear on run-in, easily
held up, headway to track leaders 4 out, third when mistake 2 out, kept on at same pace until no extra final 110 yards
held up, hampered by faller 3 out, soon detached
NonRunner
MISS HERITAGE scored on heavy going at Huntingdon in February and was only beaten narrowly in a Class 2 handicap at Ludlow last time so looks the one to beat despite a 4lb rise. Mick Maestro scored at Doncaster in October then took a crashing fall on a return visit a couple of weeks ago. If none the worse he'll be thereabouts while The Russian Doyen reverts to hurdling after falling over fences at Newbury. Lord Torranaga makes his handicap debut over timber but will need to improve on his latest run at Sedgefield.
The Russian Doyen (IRE) 5-1 (11-0) Tracked leading pair, awkward 1st, left 2nd next, left in lead 5th, fell 8th, at Newbury 2m hcp (2) gd in Nov.
Miss Heritage (IRE) 6-1 (10-10) Midfield, travelled strongly behind leaders 4 out, close up under pressure 3 out, outpaced before last, stayed on strongly flat, could not reach winner, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Miranda (11-10) at Ludlow 2m hcp (2) gs in Dec.
Lord Torranaga (FR) 5-2 (11-5) Led, headed and ridden before 2 out, kept on from last but no match for winner, 2nd of 12, 11l behind Minella Drama (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 1f (4) gd in Nov.
Stainsby Girl 9-4fav (11-3) Led, pushed along and headed before 3 out, weakened after 3 out, 5th of 6, 21 3/4l behind Fransham (11-10) at Wetherby 2m hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Mick Maestro (FR) 2-1fav (10-10) Pressed leader, led narrowly 4th, headed 4 out, led when fell 3 out, at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (2) gs in Dec.
Zuckerberg (GER) 40-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Aug.
Ilaya (FR) 14-1 (11-0) Prominent, dropped to last after 4 out, soon lost touch, last of 6, dist behind Fransham (11-10) at Wetherby 2m hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Fin And Game (IRE) 5-1 (11-7) Prominent, close up before 3 out, weakened approaching last, 4th of 6, 14 1/4l behind Fransham (11-10) at Wetherby 2m hcp (3) sft in Dec.
