held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, soon hung left, went 3rd over 2f out, no impression
chased leader who went clear after 3f, closed from 10f out, led over 4f out, driven and edged left over 1f out, stayed on
held up in rear, plugged on final 3f, no impression
held up in mid-division, driven over 5f out, weakened over 4f out
chased leaders, went 2nd over 3f out until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, ridden 4f out, no impression, well beaten final 3f
chased leaders, ridden on outside 3f out, weakened from over 2f out
led, clear after 3f until 9f out, headed over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
mid-division, headway over 6f out, chased winner over 2f out, unable to challenge, kept on
Kaizer had every chance over hurdles at Musselburgh yesterday so may be a doubtful runner. KING D’ARGENT gets another chance in this as he was leading when he fell over fences at Newbury last time having won at Warwick before that. Loughermore is weighted to beat Ballycrystal on hurdles form having won at Wetherby on Boxing Day while Donald Dux may improve upped in distance today on the back of an outing over 2m here.
Ballycrystal (IRE) 11-1 (10-13) Held up in rear, hampered 2nd, not fluent 7th, behind 3 out, 10th of 12, 22 1/2l behind Just So Cool (11-9) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
King D'Argent (FR) 5-2fav (11-12) Led, not fluent 1st or 4th, clear 6th until after 8th, fell 5 out, at Newbury 2m hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Loughermore (IRE) 13-2 (11-6) Chased leaders, pushed along on outside before 3 out, weakened soon after, 6th of 11, 22 1/2l behind Quest For Life (11-10) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Jan.
My Strong Man (IRE) 17-2 (10-0) Close up, pushed along and lost touch 4 out, plugged on, never a factor, 4th of 14, 36 1/2l behind Loughermore (11-7) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Raecius Felix (IRE) 5-2 (12-0) Prominent, not fluent 1st, led 5th, headed after 8th, led 9th, headed after 12th, weakened 3 out, last of 5, 23 1/2l behind On A Promise (11-6) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
So Satisfied 66-1 (10-13) Never threatening, 10th of 14, 32 3/4l behind The Black Squirrel (11-4) at Newcastle 3m hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Tawseef (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) In touch, ridden and weakened 3 out, 8th of 10, 25l behind Serious Ego (11-4) at Haydock 2m hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Welsh Rarebit 40-1 (11-4) Chased leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 10, 34 1/4l behind Dagian (11-4) at Newcastle 2m (5) pol in Feb.
Reassurance 66-1 (11-4) Always behind, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Donald Dux (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Towards rear, switched towards near side 3f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 8th of 11, 5 1/2l behind Set In Stone (11-3) at Newcastle 2m (5) pol in Jan.
Kaizer 13-2 (10-7) Tracked leaders, not always fluent, mistake 8th, ridden before 3 out, stayed on same pace, went 3rd last, 3rd of 9, 11 1/4l behind Navajo Pass (12-0) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
