chased winner until 4th and again from 6th until after 3 out, soon beaten
took keen hold, made all, clear until hit 5th, edged right flat, stayed on
took keen hold, held up in 5th, slow 1st, mistakes 4th and 7th, jumped slowly and weakened next, pulled up before 2 out
tracked leaders, 2nd 4th until 6th, 2nd again after 3 out, mistake 2 out, about 2 lengths off winner when blundered badly last, 4th and well beaten after
held up well in rear, headway after 3 out, pressing for 2nd 2 out, left clear 2nd last, no impression on winner flat, stayed on same pace
held up in 4th, ridden 8th, one pace and beaten from 2 out, left 3rd last
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Back By Midnight made all at Sandown on Friday and will carry 7lb extra if turning up here. Trojan Star finally won over 2m4f here last time but struggles for pace over the minimum. Bishops Court would have finished second last time at Sedgefield had he not fallen at the last but A Little Magic has yet to show much over fences. Winning Ticket and DOUBLE TREASURE may do better now tackling the larger obstacles and we'll take a chance on the latter in this given he remains relatively unexposed.
Frontline (IRE) 33-1 (11-1) Held up, hampered and unseated rider 3rd, at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
A Little Magic (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, lost place before 4 out, 9th of 10, dist behind Foxtail Hill (11-9) at Worcester 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Winning Ticket (IRE) 3-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, challenged 3 out, ridden approaching last, no impression flat, 2nd of 5, 9l behind Angus Glens (11-9) at Warwick 2m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Bishops Court 5-1 (10-8) Held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders before 4 out, led 2 out, headed before and one pace in 2nd when fell last, at Sedgefield 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Double Treasure 8-1 (11-10) In rear and keen, headway before 3 out, soon pushed along, one pace, 6th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Third Act (11-12) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Trojan Star (IRE) 11-2 (11-0) Mid-division, headway 5th, left in lead 12th, headed before 3 out, led again before next, mistake last, edged right flat, held on well, won at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Nov beating Goohar (11-11) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Back By Midnight 10-1 (10-12) Raced keenly, made all, hit 5th, clear 7th, hit 9th and next (4 out), pushed along and in command before 2 out, stayed on strongly to go further clear after last, unchallenged, won at Sandown 2m hcp (3) gd in Dec beating Gores Island (11-10) by 9l, 7 ran.
Emperor Commodos 125-1 (11-0) Tracked winner until before 2 out, soon weakened, last of 5, 26 3/4l behind Tahira (10-13) at Haydock 2m lst (1) sft in Nov.
