Formwatch

Salver (FR) 7-2 (11-7) Went to post early wearing red hood, in rear, not fluent 1st, improved into mid-division 8th, untidy 12th, went third next, pushed along before 3 out, stayed on one pace, 4th of 6, 5 1/2l behind Kitzbuhel (11-7) at Kempton 3m (1) gd in Dec.

Wade Out (IRE) 9-4 (11-4) Not always fluent and ran in snatches, midfield, mistake 13th, outpaced by leaders before 3 out, kept on over 2f out, headway to chase leader approaching last, soon led and went clear, won at Cheltenham 3m 1f lst (1) sft in Nov beating One Big Bang (11-4) by 3 1/4l, 5 ran.

Doyen Quest (IRE) 4-1 (11-7) Jumped well, ridden and headed after 2 out, not fluent last, no chance with winner run-in, 2nd of 4, 12l behind Salver (11-4) at Sandown 3m (1) gs in Dec.

Jeriko Du Reponet (FR) 2-1 (11-4) Tracked leader, not fluent 1st, mistake and lost a couple of lengths 2nd, pushed along after 3 out, outpaced by winner after 2 out, kept on but always held after last, last of 2, 4 1/4l behind Regent's Stroll (11-4) at Wincanton 2m 4f (3) sft in Dec.

Laurens Bay (FR) 5-2 (11-4) Raced in third, hit 17th, dropped to last 18th, ridden after 4 out, went moderate third before 3 out, stayed on, 3rd of 4, 16 1/4l behind Salver (11-4) at Sandown 3m (1) gs in Dec.

Moon Rocket (IRE) 1-3fav (11-8) Led, set sedate tempo, went four lengths clear 2nd, jumped right on several occasions, reduced lead 10th, jumped badly right 4 out, pushed along before joined 2 out, headed before last, ridden and still every chance when switched right towards finish, just denied, last of 2, 1/2l behind Gamesters Guy (11-2) at Doncaster 3m (3) gs in Dec.