mid-division, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened
held up mid-division, ridden before and blundered last when in 2nd, kept on and always well held by winner
led to 4th, tracked leaders, ridden before last, kept on same pace
held up mid-division, ridden before 2 out, one pace
tracked leaders, weakened before 2 out
tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, pushed along 4 out, headway before 3 out, weakened before next
held up in rear, ridden and headway before 2 out, kept on well to take 3rd place run-in
tracked leader and keen, led 4th, made rest, ridden and stayed on strongly from last
held up towards rear, took keen hold, weakened from 5th, soon tailed off and pulled up
EL BEAU defied a penalty for an earlier win over track and trip to score with plenty in hand at Sedgefield last time. He's worth sticking with in this. Listowel winner Celtic Artisan failed to cope penalised 7lb at Catterick last month and it remains to be seen how Cooking Fat fares after popping-up at 66/1 at the same track recently. Adrakhan looks a bigger threat on his second at Warwick with Galizzi, Enzani and Superb Story, all winners on the Flat, worth keeping an eye on now hurdling for the first time.
Celtic Artisan (IRE) 7-1 (11-5) Led after 1st, headed 3rd, remained prominent, mistake 3 out, lost place next, no impression before last, 7th of 14, 13l behind Notnowsam (10-12) at Catterick 2m 3yo hdl (4) gs in Dec.
El Beau (IRE) 1-2fav (11-5) Tracked leader, led after 3 out, went left next and again last, driven clear flat, won at Sedgefield 2m 1f 3yo hdl (4) sft in Nov beating Shimba Hills (10-12) by 4l, 6 ran.
Cooking Fat 66-1 (10-7) Led until after 3rd, hampered next, led again 2 out, hard ridden flat, stayed on, won at Catterick 2m 3yo hdl (4) gd in Dec beating Medicine Hat (10-7) by 3/4l, 16 ran.
Adrakhan (FR) 22-1 (10-12) Held up, headway 5th, mistake 3 out, every chance next, stayed on flat, no impression on winner, 2nd of 13, 4l behind Chatez (11-5) at Warwick 2m 3yo hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Amirli (IRE) 10-1 (10-12) Led to after 1st, tracked leaders, pushed along after 3 out, ridden and effort next, kept on same pace approaching last, faded flat, 5th of 14, 12l behind Notnowsam (10-12) at Catterick 2m 3yo hdl (4) gs in Dec.
Enzani (IRE) 11-8 (9-5) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden to challenge 1f out, led over 100 yards out, kept on well, won at Dundalk 1m 4f mdn stks pol in Nov beating Kadayma (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran (flat).
Galizzi (USA) 50-1 (8-0) Tracked leader, ridden and effort over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 16th of 24, 16l behind Farquhar (8-5) at Newmarket 1m 4f her hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Oct (flat).
Silver Duke (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, took keen hold, jumped right 1st, well behind 3 out, 9th of 16, 33l behind Cooking Fat (10-7) at Catterick 2m 3yo hdl (4) gd in Dec.
Superb Story (IRE) (8-13) 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Pearl Dragon (8-13) at Chantilly(FR) 1m 5f 3yo stks fbs in Nov (flat).
Pal Ella 20-1 (8-3) Always towards rear, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 11, 25l behind Delightful Sleep (9-6) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) fbs in Nov (flat).
