chased leaders, jumped left and made mistakes, lost 3rd after 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
led after 1st, slow 4th, stayed handy, weakened 4 out, well behind in 4th 2 out
prominent, led 4th, slow 4th, not fluent 14th, headed before 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
behind, mistake and ridden along 4th, mistake and behind from 12th, pulled up before 15th
held up towards rear, jumped left and not fluent 2nd headway 10th, mistake 3 out, no impression on winner and mistake 2 out
chased leaders, slow 4th, lost place 9th, pulled up before 4 out
mid-division, headway on outside 13th, led before 4 out, clear 2 out, stayed on well
held up towards rear, headway 12th, went modest 3rd after 3 out, no impression, kept on
led until after 1st, prominent, not fluent 8th, ridden next, not fluent 11th, well beaten from 13th, pulled up before 2 out
Kilbrew Boy is best on sharp, right-handed tracks like this but has yet to hit top form this season and may be too close in the weights to LIFEISAHIGHWAY, who has definitely taken a step forward switched to fences this term. Coole Lion won a couple of times at Southwell in the summer of 2020 but has shown very little since returning from a lay-off and Maxi Jazz is now 0-11 over the larger obstacles while Fakenham winner Dubai Guest failed to cope with an 8lb rise at Market Rasen.
Lifeisahighway (IRE) 5-2fav (11-10) Raced handy, ridden 4 out, took lead 2 out, headed after last, stayed on, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Rizzardo (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Kilbrew Boy (IRE) 13-8 (11-6) Held up, ridden before 5 out, plugged on one pace, 4th of 5, 14 3/4l behind Galileo Silver (11-12) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Dec.
Scorpion Haze (IRE) 16-1 (11-9) Prominent, outpaced and pushed along home turn, plugged on one pace, 4th of 6, 37l behind Movethechains (10-8) at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Coole Lion (IRE) 8-1 (11-6) Pressed leader, led narrowly 8th, jumped clear 14th, badly hampered by loose horse and relegated towards rear soon after, not fluent in rear 15th, well beaten when pulled up after 4 out, at Southwell 3m 2f hcp (5) gs in Dec.
Dubai Guest (IRE) 10-3jfav (11-8) Always in rear, tailed off, 7th of 10, dist behind Light Flicker (11-9) at Market Rasen 3m hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Go Pharisee Flyer (FR) 22-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, mistake and fell 5th, at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Dec.
Alright Chief (IRE) 28-1 (10-8) Mid division on inside, not fluent 6 out, headway behind leaders 4 out, weakened 3 out, never a factor, 8th of 17, 19 1/2l behind Fairlawn Flyer (11-7) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Leskinfere (IRE) 14-1 (10-0) Chased leaders on inside, lost place after 2nd, effort before 4 out, no impression, well held 3 out, went 4th last, 4th of 7, 27 1/2l behind Ben Buie (11-2) at Leicester 2m hcp (5) gf in Dec.
Maxi Jazz (FR) 7-2 (10-6) Midfield, pushed after 16th, 3rd when ridden after 4 out, boxed on one pace, 3rd of 7, 20 1/4l behind Regaby (11-3) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
