chased leaders, pushed along and lost place halfway, behind final 6f, tailed off
chased leaders on inside, ridden and weakened 2f out
raced keenly in last trio, headway when not clear run and switched right over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, not quite get up
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, ridden and in pace in 3rd final 100 yards
held up in rear, headway under pressure on outside 2f out, chased leaders and hung left over 1f out, hung left and led inside final furlong, always just doing enough
held up in last trio, pushed along 4f out, headway on outside chasing leaders over 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, every chance just inside final furlong, weakened final 100 yards
chased leader until 4f out, chased leaders, weakened quickly over 3f out
held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders halfway, led narrowly inside final 2f, ridden and headed inside final furlong, weakened final 100 yards
raced out wide, soon chasing leaders, pushed along 5f out, ridden and weakened 4f out
raced keenly, led until ridden and headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders on inside, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
KITTY’S LIGHT has shown progressive form over fences since last summer and won three of his last five outings. He should go close if carrying over that improvement and is preferred to Getariver. The latter has been in the mix over hurdles since landing an all-weather bumper at Wolverhampton while Darebin won a maiden on the Flat here in his younger days and scored over fences at Sandown last month. Zoltan Varga won over hurdles at Fontwell but has plenty to find on these terms and Good Bye is preferred having finished second in one of these events over track and trip last time.
Darebin (GER) 14-1 (10-0) Led briefly, chased leaders, jumped slowly 5th, lost place before next, tailed off, last of 8, dist behind Ibleo (11-9) at Sandown 2m hcp (2) sft in Jan.
Don't Ask (IRE) 18-1 (11-11) Prominent, tracked winner throughout, lost second but still every chance 3 out, soon ridden and raced wide on turn, struggled to pick up, 6th of 9, 12 1/4l behind Gortroe Joe (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Imphal 5-2 (11-12) Held up in 5th on inside, hit 4th and next, weakened 3 out, wide on home turn, no impression, 5th of 8, 17 3/4l behind Mount Windsor (11-7) at Lingfield 2m hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Jack Thunder (IRE) 13-2 (11-10) Keen towards rear, ridden and lost touch 2 out, one pace, 8th of 13, 27l behind San Rumoldo (11-5) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Jarlath 17-2 (11-12) Held up in close 5th, headway chasing leaders before 11th, left in close 3rd 3 out, went 2nd before 2 out, no chance with winner, dropped to 3rd final strides, 3rd of 9, 7 1/4l behind Defuture Is Bright (10-13) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Kitty's Light 12-1 (10-2) Led up and behind, hit 2nd, mistake 11th, plugging on when hampered and left 6th 3 out, closer when hung right before last, stayed on strongly run-in into 3rd towards finish, unlucky, 3rd of 13, 3 1/4l behind El Presente (11-8) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp lst (1) gd in Nov.
Severus Alexander (IRE) 6-1 (9-11) Led narrowly, pushed along and headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f, tailed off, 5th of 6, dist behind Ravenscar (10-3) at Southwell 2m hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Sunny Express (IRE) 11-1 (11-3) Mid-division, ridden along and struggling 4 out, well held when fell last, at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (4) hvy in Dec.
Zoltan Varga 14-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, led 3 out, stayed on flat, driven out, won at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (4) gd in Sep beating Vorashann (11-13) by 1 1/2l, 15 ran.
Getariver (IRE) 2-1fav (11-5) Chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, kept on after last, up for 3rd final strides, 3rd of 7, 4 3/4l behind Glajou (11-2) at Southwell 2m hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Northern Princess 7-2 (11-8) Held up towards rear, not fluent 5th, niggled along after next, weakened from 3 out, 6th of 7, dist behind Misty Whisky (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Good Bye (GER) 50-1 (11-5) Held up last in slowly run race, driven along 3f out, headway chasing leaders and wide home turn, went 3rd entering final furlong, took 2nd inside final 100 yards, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Whitlock (11-5) at Lingfield 2m (4) pol in Jan.
