tracked winner, ridden 3 out, no impression next, stayed on same pace
held up, headway 5th, soon went 3rd, weakened from 2 out
held up, headway approaching 4th, ridden after next, weakened before 2 out
tracked leaders, ridden 5th, pulled up approaching 3 out
made all, clear when not fluent last 2, edged left flat, ridden out
tracked leaders, lost place 5th, behind 3 out
tracked leaders, stopped quickly before 4th and soon pulled up
mid-division on outside, headway approaching 4th, weakened after 3 out
Malanos didn't beat much on his hurdling debut at Leicester but has done well since, finishing a fair second to Specialagent Alfie at Sandown nine days ago. He's only a pound higher here so must go well and makes more appeal than the other four-year-old Rasam Aldaar. Kayaan doesn't look particularly well handicapped but will enjoy the quicker ground, as will JUBAIL. This is his easiest task for a while and he would take all the beating if reproducing the form of last year's fifth in the Fred Winter at Cheltenham off a 6lb higher mark. Bumper winner Be All Man makes his handicap debut and looks best of the rest.
Jubail (IRE) 10-3 (10-9) Tracked winner, ridden and lost place after 4 out, behind from next, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 5, 40l behind Afsoun (11-2) at Newcastle 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Dec.
Prince Of Dreams 12-1 (10-2) Tracked leaders, lost place 3 out, weakened before next, 10th of 12, 45l behind Ranjaan (10-5) at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gs in Jan.
Kayaan 9-2 (11-8) Raced keenly, held up in last pair in touch, outpaced before 3 out, kept on same pace from next, 4th and held when hit last, 4th of 6, 12l behind Yahrab (11-8) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Dec.
Go Set Go 7-1 (11-0) In rear, headway before 3 out, went 3rd and hit last, kept on, 4th of 7, 7l behind Brough Academy (11-2) at Fontwell 2m 2f nov hdl (4) hvy in Jan.
Malanos (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, went 2nd 2 out, stayed on same pace flat, no impression on winner, 2nd of 13, 6l behind Specialagent Alfie (11-7) at Sandown 2m cond hcp hdl 0-1115 (4) gd in Feb.
Rasam Aldaar 18-1 (11-2) Made most, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened between last 2, 4th of 6, 24l behind Colebrooke (10-12) at Sandown 2m 4yo hdl (4) sft in Jan.
Hogan's Bridge (IRE) 66-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, lost place before 2 out, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 30l behind Ile De Re (11-9) at Sandown 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Feb.
Song of Pride (GER) 50-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, weakened next, 6th of 10, 38l behind Santo Thomas (11-12) at Southwell 2m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Feb.
Be All Man (IRE) 13-2 (11-3) Chased leaders, went 2nd approaching 2 out, ridden and weakened on long run to last, 6th of 10, 30l behind Open Hearted (11-13) at Folkestone 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Jan.
Taaresh (IRE) 25-1 (10-8) Held up towards rear, headway 8th, ridden 3 out, weakened flat, 7th of 14, 15l behind Tayarat (9-7) at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Feb.
