held up in rear, mistake 1st, closed 10th, jumped right 12th, ridden after 15th, 2nd from 4 out, left in clear lead 2 out, slowed up markedly into last, went badly right at fence, bumped rival and headed, no extra flat
tracked leader, led before 4 out, narrow advantage when fell 2 out
led, clear 6th until before 10th, ridden after 15th, one pace and beaten 2 out, lost 3rd close home
chased leaders, mistake and last 10th, not fluent 11th, behind next, not fluent 14th, plugged on from 2 out, went 3rd close home, no impression
whipped round to the right start and refused to race
tracked leaders, outpaced after 15th, stayed on from 3 out, left 2nd next, bumped, carried right and led last, clear flat
Angus Milan is 10lb higher after winning a novices handicap at Kelso and the runner-up has been beaten since. No Planning and Bigirononhiship were both placed over these fences on their latest respective starts with the latter preferred having only his third start over the bigger obstacles. But top weight FAYETTE COUNTY followed a success at Worcester with another good effort when placed at Cheltenham last time and Tim Vaughan’s charge should make a bold bid in this. Subtle Grey and Alto Des Motte are hard to fancy in their current form.
Fayette County (IRE) 10-1 (11-8) Held up behind, headway on outside 4 out, driven to chase front pair after next, ridden and kept on under pressure from last, always held, 3rd of 15, 5l behind What A Moment (11-0) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Subtle Grey (IRE) 9-1 (11-12) Mid-division, blundered 10th, pushed along from 13th, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 7th of 13, dist behind Ballyboker Breeze (11-7) at Bangor 3m hcp (3) sft in Dec.
No Planning 7-2 (11-10) Tracked leader led 5th, headed 2 out, one pace, 3rd of 7, 7 1/4l behind Bun Doran (11-11) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Angus Milan (IRE) 8-1 (11-6) Chased leaders, led 2 out, kept on well, won at Kelso 2m 6f hcp (4) gs in Dec beating Ascot De Bruyere (11-2) by 8l, 11 ran.
Bigirononhiship (IRE) 9-4fav (11-6) Tracked leaders, chased winner from 6 out, ridden before 3 out, kept on and no impression, 2nd of 7, 7l behind Smooth Stepper (11-7) at Newcastle 2m 7f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Alto Des Mottes (FR) 16-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, lost place 19th, soon struggling, kept on from last, no impression, 6th of 14, 14 1/4l behind Straidnahanna (11-10) at Catterick 3m 6f hcp (3) gd in Jan.
