held up and behind, steady headway 13th, went 2nd before the last, no chance with easy winner
towards rear, progress 5th, ridden and hit 5 out, mistake and beaten 3 out
hampered and unseated rider 3rd
chased leader, led 9th, made rest, clear 3 out, hit next, kept on strongly
soon lost good early position, progress 13th, ridden and weakened 3 out, tailed off
mid-division, making progress when hit 10th, ridden and one pace 5 out, chasing leaders when unseated rider 3 out
led until 9th, soon lost place, tailed off
mid-division, chased winner after 9th, went right final 3, no extra in 3rd before the last
Doing Fine won at Ffos Las on his reappearance but was never travelling before unseating when trying to give weight to a couple of potentially decent novices at Wetherby. Ballyculla should improve on his third at Exeter but has nothing in hand on fourth MINELLAHALFCENTURY, who stayed on in promising fashion in the closing stages. Sean Bowen's claim can tip things his way today. Perfect Candidate has gone up 10lb for winning a Bangor race in which only three finished while Touch Back is best watched having his first run over fences since 2012.
Ballyculla (IRE) 4-1 (11-8) Held up in last pair, smooth headway on long run after 7th, 3rd before 4 out, blundered 4 out, driven and one pace before 2 out, kept on pressing for 2nd but no chance with winner, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Chase The Spud (10-9) at Exeter 3m nov hcap ch (3) sft in Nov.
Doing Fine (IRE) 15-8 (11-10) Led to 4th, blundered 7th, mistake 9th, pushed along and weakened after 5 out, mistake and unseated rider 4 out, in a race won by Kaysersberg (11-3) at Wetherby 3m 1f nov chs (4) gd in Nov, 3 ran.
Touch Back (IRE) 25-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, headway after 7th, not fluent 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 11, 28l behind Volnay De Thaix (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-150 (2) sft in Nov.
Minellahalfcentury (IRE) 10-3 (11-3) Chased leaders on outside, outpaced on long run after 7th, plugged on into modest 4th before 2 out, 4th of 7, 8l behind Chase The Spud (10-9) at Exeter 3m nov hcap ch (3) sft in Nov.
Perfect Candidate (IRE) 11-8fav (11-7) Close up, led 4 out, ridden clear approaching last, comfortable, won at Bangor 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Nov beating Faustina Pius (10-3) by 13l, 5 ran.
Templebraden (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, hit 2nd, headway 4 out, chased leaders approaching 2 out, no extra closing stages, 3rd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Heavenstown (10-6) at Bangor 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Mar.
Champagne Rian (IRE) 10-1 (10-12) Held up in last pair in touch, struggling 5 out, weakened next, tailed off, last of 6, 38l behind Tara Road (11-5) at Ffos Las 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) hvy in Nov.
Kudu Shine 66-1 (11-1) Prominent, outpaced approaching 2 ot, rallied before last, stayed on flat, unable to challenge, 5th of 19, 8l behind Tinker Time (11-2) at Cheltenham 3m nov hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Apr.
