held up in rear, pushed along 5th, behind next, tailed off
chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, mistake 4 out, every chance before next, one pace from 2 out
held up in touch, not much room 5th, weakened well before 3 out, tailed off
chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, mistake 5th, challenged before 7th, led before 3 out, joined when mistake last, soon headed, stayed on same pace
prominent, led before 3rd, headed approaching 3 out, one pace, weakened flat
held up, pulled hard, headway after 4 out, weakened well before next, pulled up approaching 2 out
mid-division, headway after 5th, lost place after 7th, tailed off
took keen hold, led until after 2nd, stayed handy, lost place from 4 out, tailed off
mid-division, not much room on inside when not fluent 5th, headway next, went 2nd 2 out, challenging when not fluent last, stayed on well, readily
held up in rear, not fluent and well beaten 4 out, tailed off
prominent, led after 2nd until before next, stayed prominent, weakened well before 3 out, tailed off
chased leaders, lost place after 2nd, weakened well before 3 out, tailed off
mid-division, headway approaching 4 out, ridden in 5th and no impression before 3 out, weakened
mistakes, prominent until after 4 out, tailed off
held up in rear, struggling from 7th, never any chance, tailed off
always behind, tailed off
Colin's Brother had been looking a likely future winner before stepping out of his class at Cheltenham where he blundered his way round. FATHER EDWARD, who showed real potential on his successful debut in a bumper, has failed to follow up and been a short price in most of his subsequent starts. The champion jockey knows him well and hopefully can persuade him to produce his best. Thats My Rabbit, a winning bumper at Kilbeggan in June, ran quite well on his hurdling bow at Fakenham though he'll need to step-up to get into the frame here. Horsehill scored between the flags at Loughanmore in April and caught the eye on his debut for new connections over this course and distance in November when Stand Aside was behind. He should go well while New Horizons has shown a bit of potential and can be expected to do better.
A Hairy Koala (FR) 25-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, some headway on outside 7th, never on terms, well held after 3 out, 6th of 13, 24l behind Earthmoves (10-12) at Taunton 2m 3f nov hdl (4) sft in Nov.
Colin's Brother 16-1 (10-12) Held up, not fluent 1st or 3rd, mistake 5th, outpaced 3 out, soon behind, 6th of 7, well behind Seedling (11-8) at Cheltenham 2m 1f NH nov hdl 4-6yo (3) gs in Dec.
Double Shuffle (IRE) 11-4 (11-2) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon ridden to challenge, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 15l behind Desilvano (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 1f NH flat (6) sft in Nov.
Father Edward (IRE) 2-1fav (11-0) Tracked leader, effort approaching 2 out, never a threat, 3rd of 18, 10l behind Cardinal Walter (11-0) at Doncaster 2m mdn hdl (5) sft in Dec.
Horsehill (IRE) 5-2 (10-12) Held up, closed 3rd, jumped slowly 8th, pressing leaders before 3 out, soon switched right, edged right before 2 out, close 3rd when mistake last, one pace and no impression flat, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Ewings (10-12) at Ludlow 2m 5f NH nov hdl 4-6yo (4) gs in Nov.
Nervous Nineties 20-1 (10-11) Held up behind, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 6, well behind Upsanddowns (10-8) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f cond mdn hdle (5) gd in Sep.
New Horizons (IRE) 5-1 (10-12) Towards rear, stumbled 5 out, blundered next, plugged to go 3rd after last, no impression, 3rd of 6, 26l behind Brother Tedd (11-5) at Kempton 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Nov.
Rough King (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Tracked winner to after 3 out, kept on same pace in 3rd from next, no chance with front pair, 3rd of 14, 13l behind Chieftain's Choice (11-5) at Catterick 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Dec.
Shanroe Santos (IRE) 2-1 (12-2) Tr ldrs, ld 2out, alw in command, row, won at Loughanmore 3m ire ptp in Oct beating Sprintingforgold (12-2) by 16l, 7 ran.
Shantou River (IRE) 66-1 (11-0) Mid-division, struggling from 7th, 11th of 17, well behind Kylemore Lough (11-0) at Warwick 2m 5f mdn hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Stand Aside (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, every chance before 3 out where not fluent, beaten next, no extra when mistake last, 6th of 12, 10l behind Ewings (10-12) at Ludlow 2m 5f NH nov hdl 4-6yo (4) gs in Nov.
Summer Sounds (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, plugged on final 2f, went 4th in closing stages, 4th of 11, 10l behind Third Act (11-4) at Kempton 2m NH flat (5) hvy in Feb.
Thats My Rabbit (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, hit 4th, tracked leaders next, ridden 3 out, outpaced 2 out, kept on to go 3rd near finish, 3rd of 6, 14l behind Nicolas Chauvin (11-0) at Fakenham 2m NH mdn hdl (5) gs in Nov.
Toast And Jam (IRE) 3-1 (11-6) Mid div, 4l 3rd 1/2way, rdn to chse ldr in 1l 2nd appr 3out where ran out, in a race won by General Principle (12-2) at Kirkistown 3m ire ptp sft in Nov, 5 ran.
Dubh Eile (IRE) 33-1 (10-10) In rear, pushed along and struggling before 7th, never a factor, tailed off, 8th of 9, 45l behind Miss Sophierose (10-10) at Fontwell 2m 4f mrs nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Femme D'espere 125-1 (10-0) Behind 4th (normal 7th), 13th of 18, well behind Mr Maynard (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Jun.
