held up in 6th, in touch 15th, outpaced after 4 out, weakened from next
held up in touch, went 3rd after 16th, mistake 4 out, closed 2 out, every chance after last, held close home
tracked leaders, went 2nd 9th until 11th, mistake next, blundered 15th, ridden after next, no impression after 3 out, disputing 4th and weakening when looked to go wrong and pulled up before 2 out
held up, not fluent 5th, mistake 14th, blundered next, weakened 16th, pulled up after
tracked winner until 9th and again from 11th, not fluent 4 out, every chance 2 out, stayed on well towards finish, just held
in rear, reminders 11th, lost touch approaching 14th, pulled up after
INGA BIRD fell at the last here last time behind Plum Pudding but had put up a decent show and would probably have filled the minor placing. He had previously shown plenty of resilience when scoring on his chasing debut at Huntingdon and should definitely play a leading role here. Qelqu'un Comme Toi will provide thorny opposition though as he's come back well from an absence to post a couple of meritorious seconds, not beaten far on either occasion, including when beaten less than a length by Bishophill Jack on his chasing debut. Amroth Bay improved dramatically last time when hunting up Quetzal at Doncaster and will be involved if repeating that level, whilst One More Dinar is more exposed than his rivals but is also more experienced over the bigger obstacles.
Craiglands (IRE) 3-1fav (11-5) Held up mid-division, pushed along before 11th, son reminders, tailed off and pulled up before 12th, in a race won by Seize (11-1) at Doncaster 3m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Dec, 8 ran.
Inga Bird 13-2 (11-2) Tracked leaders, led 5th, headed narrowly 7th, driven and outpaced by leading pair after 3 out, kept on same pace, disputed 3rd when fell last, in a race won by Plum Pudding (10-13) at Warwick 3m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Dec, 12 ran.
Tim The Chair (IRE) 17-2 (10-1) Held up in touch, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before last, in a race won by Giles Cross (11-12) at Fontwell 3m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Nov, 16 ran.
Quelqu'un Comme Toi (FR) 11-4 (11-10) Held up, mistake 2nd, not fluent 11th, headway after next, mistakes 14th and 15th, went 2nd after 4 out, led 2 out, headed last, stayed on, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Bishophill Jack (11-12) at Huntingdon 3m hcp 0-100 (5) gs in Dec.
Amroth Bay 13-2 (10-13) Held up towards rear, mistake 10th, headway before 4 out, ridden to challenge from 2 out, mistake last, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 9, nk behind Quetzal (11-8) at Doncaster 3m hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd.
One More Dinar 85-40fav (11-2) Held up, headway approaching 3rd, went 2nd 11th, led before 2 out, stayed on well, won at Ludlow 3m hcp ch 0-95 (5) gs beating Turbulance (11-8) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran.
Get Ready To Go (IRE) 16-1 (10-6) Held up towards rear, took keen hold, headway before 3 out, kept on to take 3rd run-in, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Quetzal (11-8) at Doncaster 3m hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd.
