led until over 3 out, kept on under pressure
held up in rear, headway over 5f out, chased leaders over 2f out, stayed on same pace
in touch, headway over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
held up in rear, weakened over 5f out
chased leaders driven over 6f out, weakened over 3f out
chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, never on terms
prominent, led over 3f out, ran on well
held up towards rear, weakened halfway, soon tailed off and pulled up
Locally-trained Counteract is worth a market check, as is Bring The Bacon from Tom Gretton’s in-form yard. Right Hand Of God and Jungle Prose have bumper experience but Annual Invictus and KILCONNY BRIDGE have won points and it’s Anthony Honeyball’s Stowaway mare, a half-sister to useful hurdler Benny’s Bridge, who gets the nod ahead of stablemate Windswept Girl and Colin Tizzard’s Russian Exile.
Annual Invictus (IRE) 8-1 (11-6) Ld, 3l adv 5out, wo 4out, hdd 2out, kow in 2nd bef last, rallied well to ld cl hm, won at Toomebridge 3m mdn hvy in Oct beating Minella Beauty (11-11) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.
Bring The Bacon Sulamani gelding out of Grainne Ni Maille.
Counteract Dr Massini gelding out of Aimigayle.
Right Hand Of God 25-1 (11-0) Held up in touch, weakened 5f out, behind final 4f, 12th of 16, dist behind Where's Tom (11-0) at Ascot 2m (4) gs in Nov.
Russian Exile Pasternak gelding out of Psychosis.
Jungle Prose (IRE) 11-1 (10-12) Held up, hampered and outpaced over 3f out, some late headway, 6th of 12, 20 1/4l behind Midnight Callisto (10-12) at Fontwell 1m 6f (5) sft in Oct.
Kilconny Bridge (IRE) 3-1 (11-11) Rr, last brfly by 6th, prog in 10l 5th 6out, cl 4th 4out, ld frm 2out, 3l adv gng best bef last, sow, won at Inchydoney 3m mdn fm in May beating Mammoth (11-11) by 4l, 8 ran.
Wessington Park Bollin Eric filly out of Sandend.
Windswept Girl (IRE) Getaway filly out of Chicago Vic.
