held up towards rear, soon in rear, struggling from 4 out
tracked leaders in 3rd, weakened before 3 out
made all, hit 4th, ridden before 2 out, kept on well run-in
in touch in 4th, chased winner before and hit 3 out, ridden and evey chance before 2 out, kept on and always held
tracked winner until before 3 out, weakened from last
held up towards rear, headway 3 out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, pushed along before 3 out, went 3rd before and not fluent last, one pace
in rear, pushed along before 3 out, weakened from 2 out
Following a decent second at Wetherby, Golden Future kept on well to beat the well-backed King Fingal at Musselburgh last time. He's 7lb higher here but has every chance of scoring again while Argaum has been thriving at a lower level, scoring at Hereford and Bangor over the summer. Katchmore may need this, however, while Quiet Whisper's limitations have been exposed since he scored at Towcester in May. Not Til Monday should strip fitter for a recent run on the Flat but the vote goes to OLYMPIAN. The top weight did well to beat Fujin Dancer at Stratford in September and it's easy to ignore his last run over fences. With a 7lb claimer on board here, he shouldn't be far away.
Olympian (FR) 6-1 (11-2) Held up, soon well behind, not fluent 2nd and jumped left thereafter, tailed off, 3rd of 4, well behind Australia Day (11-2) at Kempton 2m beg chs (4) gd in Oct.
Katchmore (IRE) 15-2 (11-5) Held up in touch on inside, lost place after 5th, weakened after 7th, 8th of 12, well behind Kylenoe Fairy (10-4) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gf in May.
Not Til Monday (IRE) 7-1 (11-13) Led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened before last, 4th of 14, 28l behind Hildisvini (11-7) at Lingfield 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Mar.
Quiet Whisper (IRE) 7-1 (11-4) Mistake 1st, chased leading pair, went 2nd 4th, ridden and lost 2nd well before 2 out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 39l behind Right Stuff (11-7) at Kempton 2m cond hcp hdl 0-1115 (4) gd in Oct.
Golden Future 7-2 (10-0) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 3 out, travelling well when left in lead and mistake 2 out, driven out from last, kept on well, won at Musselburgh 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd beating King Fingal (10-5) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.
Argaum (IRE) 1-2fav (10-12) Prominent, every chance 3 out, no chance with winner and weakened flat, 2nd of 6, 14l behind Dancewiththedevil (10-7) at Worcester 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Oct.
Vertueux (FR) 20-1 (10-3) Tracked leaders, ridden after 4th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off, last of 10, well behind Viva Colonia (11-12) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Aug.
Phoenix Eye 20-1 (10-0) Held up in rear, headway approaching 9th, went 3rd 2 out, closed on 2nd from approaching last, no chance with winner, 3rd of 11, 30l behind Oscar Prairie (10-11) at Hereford 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd.
