held up in rear, not fluent 7th, ridden and well beaten before 2 out, pulled up approaching last
mid-division, closed after 9th, 4th and weakening when not fluent 2 out
led, clear until before 3rd, ridden approaching 2 out, headed before last, stayed on gamely flat, held final 75 yards
chased leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, went close 2nd when slightly impeded flat, soon edged right, stayed on gamely, held final 75 yards
slightly reluctant to race, chasing leaders 1st, ridden 9th, weakened well before 2 out, pulled up approaching last
held up towards rear, hit 4th, not fluent 6th, headway 8th, ridden and weakened before 2 out, pulled up approaching last
chased leader, ridden approaching 2 out, led and edged left before last, edged right flat, stayed on gamely
held up in rear, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
held up towards rear, ridden, weakened and pulled up before 2 out
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non runner
Good to see a northern raider with strong claims in the shape of Baywing, one of the most improved horses in training this season. Unbeaten in four handicap starts, he's been raised a total of 46lb for those victories, all of which have been achieved under testing conditions. He should be competitive again as he impressed once more the last time but it remains to be seen if he's as effective on what should be better conditions than he's experienced this term. Yala Enki was extremely resilient and tough in landing the Lanzarote and should give another resolute account but IBIS DU RHEU, third that day, is 7lb better off here and might just be better suited to the longer trip. He remains open to improvement on just this fifth start for Paul Nicholls.
Medinas (FR) 6-1 (11-7) Tracked leading trio, pushed along after 4 out, driven and outpaced next, weakened 2 out, 4th of 5, 31 1/4l behind Reve De Sivola (11-7) at Ascot 3m 1f (1) gs in Dec.
Ibis Du Rheu (FR) 11-2 (10-8) Settled towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, soon chasing leaders, ridden to challenge 2 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 3 3/4l behind Yala Enki (10-3) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp lst (1) sft in Jan.
Yala Enki (FR) 11-4fav (10-3) Made all, 6 lengths clear before 1st, hit 5th, challenged after 3 out, stayed on strongly after last, won at Kempton 2m 5f hcp lst (1) sft in Jan beating Westren Warrior (10-0) by 2l, 9 ran.
Join The Clan (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Not always fluent in last, mistakes 2nd and 3rd, no chance with winner 3 out, tried to close on 2nd from last, last of 3, 8 1/4l behind Bristol De Mai (10-13) at Leicester 2m 4f (3) sft in Dec.
Donna's Diamond (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Always prominent, led 9th, strongly challenged after 3 out, hit 2 out, stayed on strongly, won at Musselburgh 3m 2f hcp (3) gs in Jan beating Harry Hunt (11-1) by 3/4l, 15 ran.
Anteros (IRE) 25-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, close 3rd and edging left before last, unable to quicken, stayed on final 100 yards, 3rd of 16, 3 1/2l behind Singlefarmpayment (10-7) at Cheltenham 3m hcp (2) hvy in Jan.
Saddlers Encore (IRE) 16-1 (10-9) Tracked leader, every chance 2 out, no extra flat, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind If In Doubt (11-6) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Little Boy Boru (IRE) 16-1 (10-0) Held up in rear, headway before 3 out, stayed on after last, never on terms, 5th of 9, 16l behind Yala Enki (10-3) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp lst (1) sft in Jan.
Invicta Lake (IRE) 20-1 (10-8) Led until headed before 2 out, 4th and no extra last, 4th of 10, 12 1/2l behind Taj Badalandabad (10-10) at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (2) gs in Jan.
Foxcub (IRE) 10-1 (11-12) Mid-division on inside, lost place when not fluent 7th, well beaten 3 out, tailed off, 6th of 9, dist behind Tornado In Milan (10-9) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (2) hvy in Jan.
Baywing (IRE) 11-4fav (11-0) Mid-division, mistake 6 out, outpaced after 4 out, led before last, soon clear, easily, won at Haydock 2m 7f hcp (3) hvy in Jan beating Goodbye Dancer (11-5) by 5l, 10 ran.
