close up, led briefly before 3 out, soon headed, pushed along to lead approaching 2 out, ridden before last, outjumped and headed last, rallied well to lead again flat, just held on
mid-division, ridden approaching 2 out, no extra last
towards rear, headway to chase leaders 4 out, led next, headed before 2 out, good jump to lead again last, headed flat, kept on well, just held
chased leaders, not fluent 4 out, soon lost place and pushed along, ridden before 2 out, made no impression
chased leaders, niggled along before 4 out, pushed along to challenge before 2 out, every chance last, kept on well flat, just held
held up, outpaced and nudged along before 4 out, plugged on one pace from 2 out
led, pushed along and headed before 3 out, faded approaching last
mid-division, niggled along 4th, dropped to rear 7th, struggling 9th, tailed off before 4 out
GALLIC GEORDIE has returned from a lay-off in fine form and landed a hat-trick with a convincing success at Newbury last time. He has a hike in the weights to overcome but drops in class and Sam Drinkwater’s charge can continue winning ways. Both Treshnish and Rollerruler won their penultimate starts but struggled off higher marks last time and it remains to be seen how Da Vinci Hand copes with a 4lb rise for winning at Catterick recently. A point-to-point and hurdles winner, Time Leader makes his chasing debut.
Cenotice 12-1 (12-0) With leader, led 3rd, headed 8th, beaten before 2 out, plugged on, 4th of 6, 4 3/4l behind Out On The Tear (11-10) at Catterick 2m hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Baby King (IRE) 18-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, not fluent and lost place 4 out, well beaten from next, 5th of 7, 32 1/4l behind Jamacho (11-5) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Gallic Geordie 9-4fav (10-1) Never that fluent and waited with towards rear, smooth headway tracking leaders 9th, 3rd going well 4 out, 2nd soon after 2 out, led before last, ridden and quickened clear run-in, won at Newbury 2m hcp (3) sft in Dec beating The Russian Doyen (11-7) by 4 1/4l, 8 ran.
Da Vinci Hand (IRE) 15-2 (11-12) Chased leaders, lost place 3rd, closed form 5th, not fluent 3 out, went 2nd last, led final 100 yards, stayed on, won at Catterick 2m hcp (5) sft in Dec beating Claret Dabbler (10-11) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Treshnish (FR) 11-2 (10-6) Chased leaders, not fluent at times, mistake 3 out, soon ridden and gradually faded, 5th of 6, 27 1/2l behind Cedar Hill (11-7) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (3) hvy in Dec.
Time Leader (IRE) 6-1 (10-11) In rear, headway 5 out, tracked leaders next, ridden and stayed on one pace, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Operation Overlord (11-12) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Rollerruler 10-11fav (11-3) Slow jump 1st, tracked leaders, outpaced and dropped to rear before 4 out, soon ridden, kept on but never on terms, 6th of 7, 9l behind Pitempton Power (11-11) at Carlisle 2m hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Big Bold Gold (IRE) 80-1 (10-0) Towards rear, jumped right 10th, some headway on outside before 11th, soon weakened, pulled up before 13th, at Catterick 3m 1f hcp (5) sft in Dec.
