held up towards rear, headway 7th, 6th and struggling before 12th, well beaten from 14th, pulled up before 2 out
towards rear, slow 1st and never really looked that convincing after, well beaten before 12th
prominent, not fluent 8th, outpaced when not fluent 14th, well beaten 4th 4 out
jumped right at times, prominent, driven and 4 lengths off winner when slipped on bend after 3 out, no impression 2 out, stayed on to close margin flat but always held
chased leaders, blundered 3rd, not fluent and lost place 5th, reminder 8th, stayed on past beaten horses from 2 out, took never dangerous 3rd flat
held up in rear, mistake 2nd, not fluent 8th, well beaten before 12th, pulled up before 2 out
in rear, jumped right at times, ridden 9th, well beaten before 12th
chased leaders, ridden before 12th, soon outpaced, well beaten 5th 4 out
mid-division, hit 10th and ridden, soon lost place, last and well beaten after next, stayed on flat
mid-division, headway 4th, ridden approaching 12th, outpaced when not fluent 4 out, well held 3rd until lost that position flat
Leo Luna has been a big disappointment this season but has plummeted down the weights as a consequence and could bounce back at any time. Take The Mick is proving hard to place but Hi Vic is lightly raced for his age and has already made the frame over these fences. What A Good Night is hard to catch right but won in a higher grade at Bangor in November. AS DE FER will have to defy a 12lb hike in the weights to complete his hat-trick but returning to a longer trip will suit, as will David Noonan's 5lb claim, so he gets the nod.
What A Good Night (IRE) 16-1 (10-11) Held up in rear, not fluent and ridden 14th, behind when pulled up after next, at Warwick 3m 5f hcp (1) hvy in Jan.
Farbreaga (IRE) 14-1 (11-11) Mistakes, always in rear, lost touch 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 11th, at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (3) hvy in Dec.
As De Fer (FR) 9-4fav (10-0) Led to 3rd, led again 6th, headed before 3 out, soon left in lead, not fluent 2 out, kept on towards finish, won at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Feb beating Quite By Chance (11-1) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
No Duffer 8-1 (11-11) Tracked leaders, lost place not much room on bend before 12th, struggling 14th, rallied 4 out, ridden before next, soon weakened, behind when pulled up 2 out, at Sandown 3m hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Leo Luna 12-1 (11-12) Tracked leader, under pressure before 6 out, weakened after next, behind when pulled up 3 out, at Wincanton 3m 3f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Achimota (IRE) 8-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, ridden before 3 out, kept on same pace, 9th of 16, 30 1/4l behind Night In Milan (11-11) at Doncaster 3m hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Hi Vic (IRE) 3-1jfav (11-2) In touch, mistake 7th, lost touch 9th, rallied 5 out, hard ridden 2 out, kept on well under pressure, 3rd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Ballyculla (11-12) at Bangor 3m hcp (3) hvy in Dec.
Umberto D'olivate (FR) 10-1 (11-6) With leader, under pressure 12th, rallied after next, weakened 3 out, 5th of 9, 23l behind Quite By Chance (11-7) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Denali Highway (IRE) 4-1fav (11-5) Chased leaders, ridden before 11th, lost place when mistake 4 out, soon behind, 5th of 9, dist behind Cadoudoff (11-10) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Take The Mick 7-2 (11-8) Led and jumped mainly right throughout, headed 5 out, soon ridden, weakened from 3 out, 3rd of 8, 15l behind Armedanddangerous (10-3) at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Winged Crusader (IRE) 7-1 (11-9) Led to before 6 out, reminders and quickly weakened before 5 out, pulled up before 4 out, at Exeter 3m hcp (3) hvy in Nov.
