led, headed narrowly approaching 3 out, kept on and every chance until one pace last, no impression flat
chased leaders, reminders after 2nd, soon lost place, struggling 4 out, kept on same pace under pressure from next, well beaten 4th when mistake last
held up in touch, headway to track leading pair approaching 3 out, effort next, challenged and every chance when slightly bumped and not fluent last, ridden and no extra flat
tracked leaders, lost place briefly and reminders after 3rd, went 2nd 4 out, led narrowly approaching next, ridden and hard pressed when edged left approaching last, stayed on well flat
wandered 1st, close up on outside, mistake 2nd, lost place 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off
raced keenly, tracked leader, mistake 2nd and 5th, lost place when jumped big 4 out, outpaced next, no impression from 2 out
held up in rear, raced keenly briefly after 3rd, struggling 5th, no danger after
Nonrunner
Kingdom Of Munster improved on his first run over timber when keeping on at the one pace behind Mark Twain at Catterick. That is the best form on offer here though Battle Honour, who was placed three times over a mile on the Flat, shaped with a bit of promise over this C&D last month and probably has more scope than Richard Fahey's gelding. A couple of newcomers catch the eye in this, however, with TAMANACO preferred to Patterning. The latter is lightly raced and won on the level in the French Provinces last year but Robert Walford's gelding, successful in a 1m2f handicap at Haydock in August, is more battle-hardened and the stable does well with its Flat converts.
Battle Honour 100-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, headway 4 out, weakened before 3 out, 7th of 12, 28l behind Waldvogel (11-4) at Musselburgh 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Jan.
Falcun 50-1 (10-7) In touch in 5th, jumped left 3rd, in 3rd when blundered and unseated rider on inner 5th, in a race won by Storm Brig (11-10) at Newcastle 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft, 16 ran.
Kingdom Of Munster (IRE) 7-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway to chase leading pair before 2 out, one pace, 3rd of 10, 16l behind Mark Twain (11-0) at Catterick 2m 4yo mdn hdl (5) gs in Jan.
Patterning (9-4) 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Diyaraka (8-11) at Saint-cloud(FR) 1m 4f stk gd in Sep (flat).
Sixties Rock 6-1 (8-6) Always in rear, pushed along and struggling over 3f out, poor 4th over 1f out, tailed off, 4th of 5, 32l behind Vito Volterra (9-1) at Pontefract 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul (flat).
Tamanaco (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, pushed along halfway, headway on inside under pressure over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to trouble leaders, 4th of 11, 9l behind Oriental Cat (9-8) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Oct (flat).
Thescottishsoldier 14-1 (8-4) Raced wide, held up, reminders over 4f out, headway over 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, soon weakened, 13th of 14, 18l behind Frontline Girl (9-6) at Ayr 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jul (flat).
Kai Broon (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Tracked clear leader, ridden approaching 3 out, soon beaten, 3rd of 6, 37l behind Empire Levant (10-12) at Doncaster 2m 4yo hdl (3) gd in Jan.
