chased leaders on outside, lost place 4th, mistake 6th, closed before 7th, outpaced 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
chased leaders, ridden and weakened from 2 out
held up towards rear, closed 4 out, went 2nd after 2 out until before last where not fluent, stayed on same pace
led until after 1st, chased leader until 6th, ridden 4 out, stayed on same pace approaching 2 out
led after 1st, headed 4 out, weakened after 3 out, tailed off
mid-division, closed 2nd, led 4 out, ridden before last, headed by cheekily ridden winner towards finish
held up on inside, improved before 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, 3rd when not fluent last, stayed on same pace
held up in last, headway going well when not fluent 2 out, eased left to inside and went 2nd last, led towards finish, very cheekily
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Yeavering Belle has been doing her winning on quicker surfaces and is probably too high in the weights now. Coillte Eile won this 12 months ago off a 5lb higher mark but is having a first run for a new yard. Lily The Pink could only manage fourth when favourite at Market Rasen on Thursday but Robin Gold remains in good form, despite still creeping up the weights, and Hotter Than Hell ran a nice race at Wincanton two weeks ago and shouldn’t be far away again. SAME CIRCUS won off this mark last season and her turn may have come around again after a solid effort behind Dell’Arca at Aintree. Dame De Ruban, another northern raider, looks best of the rest.
Yeavering Belle 9-1 (11-2) Prominent, ridden and lost ground 3 out, weakened before last, 16th of 19, 13 1/4l behind Captain Tom Cat (10-9) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Printing Dollars (IRE) 10-1 (11-9) Prominent until weakened just before 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before last, at Doncaster 3m hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Hotter Than Hell (FR) 20-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, led briefly before next, lost 2nd between last 2, plugged on one pace in 3rd, 3rd of 14, 6 1/4l behind The White Mouse (10-1) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (2) gd in Nov.
Same Circus (IRE) 11-2 (11-5) Chased leaders, went 2nd 5th, led after 3 out, headed before next, soon held, rallied flat, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner, 2nd of 9, 5l behind Dell' Arca (11-10) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Dame De Ruban (FR) 10-1 (11-12) Led, ridden and headed 2 out, no chance with winner, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 11, 6 1/2l behind Ratfacemcdougall (10-9) at Musselburgh 3m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Midnightreflection 12-1 (10-0) Always behind, never a factor, 11th of 14, 15 3/4l behind The White Mouse (10-1) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (2) gd in Nov.
Coillte Eile (IRE) 11-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd before 10th until before next, ridden and weakened after 2 out, 5th of 8, dist behind Transpennine Star (11-2) at Stratford 3m 2f hcp (4) sft in Aug.
Robin Gold (IRE) 5-2jfav (10-0) Raced keenly in rear, hit 6th, steady headway 4 out, chased leaders before 2 out, went between horses to lead last, hard ridden and strongly pressed run-in, headed and not pace of winner close home, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 7, 1/2l behind Storm Arising (11-10) at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Lily The Pink 10-3fav (11-12) Prominent, outpaced 2 out where jumped untidily, ridden after last but lost third on run-in, 4th of 10, 16 3/4l behind Catchmeifyoucan (10-8) at Market Rasen 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
