tracked leaders, hung left and lost place 5f out, soon well behind
held up in rear, took keen hold, struggling final 9f
tracked leader, led 4f out, clear final 2f, comfortably
held up in mid-division, headway 6f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on, no impression on winner
chased leaders, ridden and one pace final 2f
led, headed 4f out, lost 2nd 2f out, one pace from over 1f out
in touch in mid-division, closed 9f out, went 2nd 2f out, no impression on winner, kept on
in touch in mid-division, pushed along 6f out, weakened over 4f out
mid-division, took keen hold, struggling final 5f
held up in mid-division, pushed along 6f out, well beaten final 4f
held up towards rear, headway over 5f out, one pace 2f out, weakened from over 1f out
A potentially-informative bumper with entries from several top yards. Nicky Henderson gives a debut under Rules to winning pointer Beyond Redemption, who cost £140,000. Green Dolphin and Hawk's Well showed up well in the same race at Warwick in December and Saint De Reve started favourite at Exeter in January and wasn’t beaten far. Midnight Glance made late headway when fourth at Newbury but a tentative vote goes to RAVEN COURT, who ran green at Aintree in November but only gave best inside the final furlong - the second has franked the form since.
Big Boy Blues (IRE) Resplendent Cee gelding out of Lovely Pride.
En Coeur (FR) Kap Rock gelding out of Fairyleap.
Green Dolphin (IRE) 10-3 (11-0) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 3f out, rallied over 1f out, no impression on front pair, 3rd of 14, 8l behind Keep Rolling (11-0) at Warwick 2m (5) gs in Dec.
Hawk's Well (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, nudged along 5f out, stayed on well from over 1f out, improve, 4th of 14, 8 1/4l behind Keep Rolling (11-0) at Warwick 2m (5) gs in Dec.
Raven Court (IRE) 5-1 (11-0) Tracked winner, closed entering final furlong, no impression inside final 100 yards, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Sojourn (11-0) at Aintree 2m 1f (4) gd in Nov.
Saint De Reve (FR) 11-4fav (11-4) Chased leaders, effort over 3f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Young Lieutenant (11-4) at Exeter 2m 1f (5) gs in Jan.
Stormy Flight (IRE) Cloudings gelding out of Help Yourself.
Who Shot Jr (IRE) Scorpion gelding out of Ariesanne.
Beecher (IRE) Shirocco gelding out of Roli Flight.
Calgary Tiger 100-1 (10-7) Always behind, 10th of 12, dist behind The Macon Lugnatic (11-4) at Newbury 2m (5) gd in Jan.
Midnight Glance 9-1 (10-7) Mid-division, headway 3f out, went 4th over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 12, 11l behind The Macon Lugnatic (11-4) at Newbury 2m (5) gd in Jan.
Stolen Silver (FR) Lord Du Sud gelding out of Change Partner.
Beyond Redemption (IRE) 4-7 (11-11) Mid-div, 4th 1/2way, trvl well 4th 4out & 3rd 2out, chall & slight adv last, qcknd clr run in, won at Loughanmore 3m mdn Good - Yielding in Nov beating Muckamore (11-11) by 4l, 9 ran.
Sense Of Adventure (IRE) 5-4fav (11-7) Stdy hdwy 13; went 2nd 3 out; led aft nxt; fell last, at Clifton-on-dunsmore 2m 5f mdn in Dec.
