in rear, outpaced before 4 out
towards rear, headway 6 out, ridden before 2 out, chased winner before last, kept on and held towards finish
made all, held on well run-in
prominent, lost place before 3 out, left 3rd from last, never dangerous
tracked winner, blundered 2 out, weakening in 3rd when mistake and unseated rider last
always towards rear, blundered 4th, jumped slow 10th, soon detached, pulled up before 7 out
tracked leaders in 4th, weakened from 6 out, tailed off
NonRunner
Tap Night is not short of ability but has become increasingly unreliable and hasn’t raced over fences since April of last year. HARLEYS MAX is probably the one to beat as he followed up a game win at Newcastle with a fair second over a trip too short at the same track last week and gets on well with 7lb claimer James Corbett. Asuncion sprung a surprise at Market Rasen last month but was then well beaten over 2m here in a lesser grade and is 8lb out of the handicap today. Danehills Well is proving difficult to place and Lowanbehold is probably also worth opposing, despite first-time cheekpieces.
Tap Night (USA) 7-1 (11-5) Led to 5th, soon reminders, led again 6th headed before 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 7th of 8, 31 1/4l behind Jonny Delta (10-9) at Musselburgh 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Dec.
Nakadam (FR) 6-1 (11-7) Always behind, 8th of 10, dist behind Nortonthorpelegend (10-13) at Sedgefield 3m 2f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
The Orange Rogue (IRE) 13-2 (10-11) In touch in 4th, mistake 7 out, soon struggling, 4th of 5, dist behind Nortonthorpelegend (11-6) at Ayr 3m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Lowanbehold (IRE) 16-1 (10-9) Mid-division, pushed along before 11th, lost place from 4 out, 4th of 9, 21 1/4l behind Total Assets (10-9) at Kelso 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Danehills Well (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Mid-division, hampered 3rd, jumped right 7th, in rear from 10th, well behind 15th, soon pulled up, at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Dingo Bay 22-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, led narrowly 11th to next, in touch, pecked and reminder after 5 out, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before last, at Hexham 3m 1f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Asuncion (FR) 7-2 (11-1) In touch, outpaced from 5 out, kept on and no impression, 3rd of 5, 14 3/4l behind Casual Cavalier (12-6) at Ayr 2m hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Harleys Max 7-1 (11-1) Held up, closed from 7th, went 2nd 2 out, no impression on winner, kept on, 2nd of 9, 4l behind Uno Valoroso (11-7) at Newcastle 2m hcp (4) sft in Jan.