Favourites take prize
(45) G Swinbank 6 9-7 (D) .................. N Farley (11) D Brown 5 9-7 (D2)P Mulrennan (18) Kristin Stubbs 4 9-6 (BF, D3) .............. S Gray (21) Roger Fell 3 9-5 (C) .................... P McDonald (6) K Ryan 3 9-5 .................................. Joe Doyle (20) R Fahey 3 9-5 (BF, D2) .............................. D Nolan (79) N Bycroft 3 9-4 ................... B McHugh (25) I Jardine 5 9-0 (C) .............. Shirley Teasdale (5) (16) David Loughnane 3 9-0 ....................... S James (102) K McLintock 3 8-12 ................ G Gibbons (22) G Moss 4 8-11 (CD) .................. P Cosgrave BETTING: 11-4 Tadaawol, 7-2 Inaam, 6 Jacquotte Delahaye, 8 Gypsy Major, 10 Dodgy Bob, Sunnyside Bob, Qortaaj, 14 Let’s Twist, Wahaab, 20 Others. 11-8fav Dwelt, towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Newcastle 6f mdn stks (5) in Nov beating Epeius by 3/4l, 7 ran. 4-1fav Close up, ridden 2f out, effort entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Mr Christopher at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) in Nov. 9-1 Tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Colourfilly at Newcastle 7f fll hcp (3yo+) (5) in Nov. 20-1 Close up, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven out, won at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) in Nov beating Kirkham by nk, 11 ran. 8-1 Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 6l behind Severus at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5). 9-2 Slowly into stride and soon went left, headway on outside over 4f out, driven over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, 9th of 11, 8l behind Bold at Kempton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov. S Hirst and R Whitwam 13 M Sweeney and G Siswick 21, J Dyson and G Metcalfe 21 D Rae and M Allman 20, M Bramall and J Ollerenshaw 21 F Greenwood and P Ingleby 19, R Hitchen and C Gant 21 J Wright and P Kain 15. Sweeney and Siswick 21 Dyson and Metcalfe 17, Bramall and Ollerenshaw 18 Hitchen and Gant 21. Sweeney and Siswick 12 Hitchen and Gant 21.