held up mid-division, chased leaders after 3rd on inner, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, chased winner over 2f out, led 1f out, kept on well
led, ridden over 3f out, headed final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd place last 100 yards
tracked leader, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace
held up in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on to chase winner inside final furlong, always held
held up towards rear, headway after last( over 5f out), ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders and keen, weakened over 4f out
held up in touch and keen, hit 1st, lost place from 2nd, hit 3rd, soon behind and struggling, tailed off
chased leaders and keen, not fluent 1st, weakened over 2f out
held up towards rear, weakened over 4f out
Jack The Gent got off the mark over C&D earlier this month but probably lacks the scope of some of his rivals here. The same can probably be said of Rudanphast but Soir D'Estruval, a winner at Vichy last August, is interesting on his first start in this country though would probably prefer more give in the ground. Basford Bob is heading in the right direction and should be competitive getting weight from the previous winners in the race but there's almost certainly more to come from easy Ludlow winner CAVITE BETA and the five-year-old is preferred to King Of The Night, who could be excused his failure to cope with Cue Card and company in a Grade 2 at Cheltenham last time but isn't certain to appreciate this longer trip on breeding.
Cavite Beta (IRE) 4-9fav (11-0) Led and keen, headed after 2nd, led again 5th, made rest, always in command from 3 out, hard held, won at Ludlow 2m 5f hdl (3) gs in Nov beating Ultimate Quest (10-7) by 11l, 6 ran.
King Of The Night (GER) 15-2 (11-7) Held up in rear and well off the pace, hit 1st, pushed along after 5th, soon outpaced and no chance, tailed off, 5th of 7, 39l behind Cue Card (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m nov hdl G2 (1) gd in Nov.
Jack The Gent (IRE) 33-1 (11-6) Led from 1st and keen, not fluent 2nd, pressed from 3 out, headed 2 out, ridden before next, rallied to regain lead last 100 yards, driven out, just held on, won at Doncaster 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gd beating Loose Preformer (11-6) by hd, 14 ran.
Rudanphast (IRE) 10-11fav (11-5) Led to 1st, tracked leader, led again narrowly before 6th, blundered and headed 3 out, regained led briefly before next, no chance with leading pair approaching last, 3rd of 7, 17l behind Get It On (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Sep.
Barnack 80-1 (10-12) Mid-division and keen, steady headway from 3 out, never dangerous, 7th of 18, 33l behind Palace Jester (10-12) at Wetherby 2m nov hdl (4) sft in Nov.
Basford Bob (IRE) 6-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, took keen hold, blundered 6th, headway 3 out, ridden approaching last, kept on to take 2nd towards finish, always well held, 2nd of 14, 3 1/2l behind Bear's Affair (11-4) at Southwell 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs.
Candleford 100-1 (10-13) Held up mid-division, weakened from 7th, 4th of 17, 22l behind Trustan Times (11-2) at Wetherby 2m 4f NH nov hdl (4-7yo) (4) sft.
Cloudy Joe (IRE) 100-1 (10-9) Held up in rear, struggling 6th, weakened and pulled up approaching 4 out, in a race won by Badgers Cove (11-5) at Towcester 3m nov hdl (4) sft, 11 ran.
Gun And More 150-1 (10-12) Mid-division, lost place and behind from 4th, tailed off when pulled up approaching 7th, in a race won by Bottman (10-12) at Towcester 2m 3f nov hdl (4) sft, 14 ran.
Maxford Lass 33-1 (11-1) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, lost place over 6f out, no impression after, 10th of 16, well behind De Dodger (11-7) at Gowran Park 2m 1f N H flat sft in Feb.
Verde Goodwood 7-4fav (10-12) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway over 8f out, went 2nd 5f out, hard ridden and no chance with winner over 1f out, kept on for clear 2nd, 2nd of 9, 7l behind Tazzarine (10-12) at Southwell 2m mares n h flat (5) std in Dec.
Semah George 100-1 (11-5) Mid-division, weakened before 3 out, tailed off, 11th of 13, well behind Buddy Holly (11-5) at Towcester 2m mdn hdl (4) sft.
Soir D'estruval (FR) (10-3) won at Vichy(FR) 2m 3f hdl gd in Aug beating Sampion Du Monde (10-5) by 3/4l, 13 ran.
Just Benny (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, pushed along 8f out, headway over 6f out, weakened and hung left 3f out, 4th of 7, 32l behind Poole Master (10-11) at Uttoxeter 2m NH flat (6) sft in Nov.
Skybull (IRE) Milan gelding out of Elphis.
