chased leaders, took closer order 7th, every chance 2 out, kept on under pressure closing stages
tracked leader, led before 2 out, soon strongly challenged, hard ridden last, held on gamely
tracked leaders, mistakes throughout, outpaced 5 out, rallied after 3 out, stayed on into 3rd after next, mistake last, no extra
led, headed after 3 out, mistake next, weakening when not fluent last, , tailed off, modest 4th
Rose Dobbin would love to win this for her parents and sponsors with Some Reign, a winning bumper and hurdler, but so far not so impressive over fences and he has a bad habit of refusing to race. Monsieur Co won at Musselburgh last month and reverted to hurdles when running moderately last time. He'd earlier been beaten a very long way behind ALIZEE DE JANEIRO over the track and trip and the latter followed up over hurdles here in impressive fashion. He looks one to follow while the ground is in his favour as Cool Valley is yet to win in 14 starts over fences and has been beaten off this mark the last twice.
Some Reign (IRE) 5-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, headway on inside when hampered approaching 4 out, soon lost place and struggling, 4th of 8, 16 1/4l behind Rock On Fruity (11-12) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Monsieur Co (FR) 16-1 (11-11) Chased leaders, driven after 2 out, weakened last, 5th of 12, 20 3/4l behind Flash The Steel (11-12) at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Dec.
Alizee De Janeiro (FR) 7-1 (11-10) Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, went 2nd next, led between last 2, ridden before last, forged clear flat, won at Kelso 2m 2f hcp (4) gd in Dec beating Tokaramore (11-5) by 9l, 8 ran.
Cool Valley (IRE) 12-1 (10-5) Made most, ridden and headed last, one pace and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Henry's Joy (11-8) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jan.
