took keen hold, held up in rear, good headway to chase leaders approaching 11th, led soon after 3 out until approaching 2 out, dropped to 3rd soon after, no chance with leading duo, no extra in 3rd at the last
chased leaders, challenged and mistake 3 out, rallied to lead 2 out, soon joined, narrowly headed under pressure flat, kept on until no extra and held in closing stages
chased leaders on inside, lost place after 10th, struggling and no chance after, plugged on past beaten rivals from 2 out
led, headed 10th, chased leader until 3 out, weakened soon after, tailed off
held up in touch, effort approaching 10th, ridden after next, weakened soon after, tailed off
took keen hold, held up tracking leaders, hit 7th, went close 2nd and mistake 3 out, soon recovered to challenge in 2nd next, driven between last 2, led narrowly flat, kept on gamely, driven out
raced widest of all and ran in snatches in touch, lost place approaching 8th, reminders and struggling in rear 10th, rallied under pressure to 5th after 3 out, stayed on to 3rd at the last, no chance with leading duo
chased leader until ridden and lost place after 10th, modest rally to 5th and mistake 2 out
chased leaders, mistake 6th, weakened approaching 11th, tailed off
held up tracking leaders, headway to chase leaders approaching 9th, led next, headed soon after 3 out, chased leading pair until weakened quickly before next, tailed off
Tidal Dance makes his handicap debut having been placed twice in bumpers and over hurdles. He probably won't be far away if improving a little on his second at Folkestone while Award Winner bounced back to form at Uttoxeter and has now won three times this season when McCoy has been in the saddle. Promised Wings can't be ignored but Twin Bud is still a maiden after 20 runs over hurdles and is currently on a career-high mark. HAZY BAY is a durable stayer and made a promising reappearance at Towcester last month. He doesn't stand much racing but, if that hasn't taken too much out of him, could be the answer to this as he's already won twice over C&D on soft going. The remainder have a bit to prove at present.
Turbo Du Ranch (FR) 5-1 (11-2) Tracked leader on outer, jumped left, jumped slow 4th, weakened from 9th, pulled up, in a race won by Current Event (11-1) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Nov, 6 ran.
Tidal Dance (IRE) 13-8 (11-0) Chased winner, mistake 8th, lost 2nd and outpaced approaching 2 out, rallied approaching last, went 2nd final 100 yards, strong run near finish, just held, 2nd of 9, nk behind Milansbar (10-9) at Folkestone 2m 6f mdn hdl (5) hvy in Dec.
Promised Wings (GER) 5-1 (11-6) Pushed along virtually throughout, in touch, reminders approaching 5th, chased leading trio next, went 3rd on long run to last, stayed on to 2nd close home, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 18l behind Who Owns Me (11-5) at Folkestone 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Dec.
Award Winner 12-1 (11-4) Prominent, challenged 2 out, led and held together before last, driven out, won at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) hvy in Dec beating Always Bold (11-6) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
Tarvini (IRE) 40-1 (11-2) Behind, struggling in rear after 7th, tailed off and eased after 3 out, 10th of 16, well behind Okafranca (11-4) at Taunton 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Dec.
Virginia Ash (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, weakened before 3 out, 8th of 13, 32l behind Buck's Bond (10-9) at Taunton 3m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Hazy Bay 16-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, outpaced in 4th before 3 out, plugged on to take 2nd approaching next, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 19l behind Bravo Riquet (10-0) at Towcester 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy in Dec.
Twin Bud 8-1 (10-11) Chased leader until 3 out, rallied to modest 2nd in closing stages, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 10l behind Queens Grove (11-13) at Fontwell 2m 4f Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-120) (3yo+) (4) hvy in Dec.
Royal Kicks (FR) 9-2 (10-9) Led, headed 2 out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 19l behind Overlay (10-4) at Fontwell 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Nov.
Ashmolian (IRE) 33-1 (10-10) Held up in rear, headway before 3 out, soon went 3rd, ridden before last, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 8l behind Overlay (10-4) at Fontwell 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Nov.
