chased leaders, raced keenly, led 5th, headed before 2 out, soon beaten, took modest 4th after last
chased leader, led 2nd, soon headed, mistake 5th, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out
chased leaders, ridden 3 out, 3rd and beaten from 2 out, one pace
raced keenly, made most until 5th, led again before 2 out, headed approaching last, no impression on winner flat
prominent, ridden and weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
chased leaders, raced keenly, weakened before 2 out
held up rear of mid-division, not fluent 4th, effort when mistake 3 out, soon weakened
mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, went 2nd before next, led approaching last, clear flat, comfortably
behind, tailed off 5th, pulled up before 3 out
towards rear, jumped right 1st, slow 3rd, well beaten from 3 out, blundered last
dropped out way behind, slow 3rd, some headway when not fluent 3 out, closed approaching 2 out, 4th and no impression when blundered badly last, soon 5th and weakening
Placed on soft ground on the Flat in France, Flat White was pitched in against older mares on her hurdles debut at Uttoxeter and found only one too good. With improvement likely, she looks a threat to all in this. Kobra and Megan were winners on the level in Germany and the former is now with Dan Skelton. See The Eagle Fly won’t find it easy to defy a penalty but her Fontwell victory is turning out well with the fourth successful at Ludlow last week and the runner-up finishing third in a Grade 2 at Cheltenham on Saturday. ATAILOF TWO CITIES improved over longer distances at the end of the Flat season, winning over 2m on soft going at Catterick last month. With neither stamina nor conditions a problem, she could figure if her jumping holds up.
See The Eagle Fly (IRE) 9-2 (10-5) Held up, closed 2nd, not fluent 5th, mistake 4 out, went 2nd before 2 out, led last, soon edged right, clear towards finish, won at Fontwell 2m 2f (4) sft in Oct beating Balko Saint (10-12) by 3 1/2l, 7 ran.
Atailof Two Cities (IRE) 5-2fav (9-6) Midfield, ridden to challenge over 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 1 3/4l behind Eagle's Foot (9-2) at Newcastle 2m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Gilbertina 100-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, soon well beaten, last of 5, 34 1/4l behind Lady G (9-0) at Thirsk 1m 4f fll stks (4) gd in Sep.
High Moor Flyer 40-1 (8-0) Soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 12th of 14, 18 1/4l behind Eagle's Foot (9-2) at Newcastle 2m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Isayalittleprayer 10-3 (10-10) Chased leaders, lost place after 6th, outpaced 3 out, rallied before last, 3rd and held flat, 3rd of 9, 5l behind To Fly Free (10-10) at Fakenham 2m fll (4) gd in Oct.
Kobra (GER) (8-9) won at Dresden 1m 1f mdn stks gd in May beating Zero Six Nine (8-9), 6 ran.
Lunar Bounty 28-1 (9-0) Always in rear, weakened 3f out, 9th of 10, 15 1/4l behind Almareekh (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m 2f fll stks (5) gf in Jul.
Megan (GER) (8-7) 7th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Sunny Queen (8-9) at Hannover 1m 4f lst stks (1) in Oct.
Plusdargent (FR) 150-1 (8-8) Pulled hard towards rear, ridden over 3f out, modest headway between horses over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 31 3/4l behind Finoah (9-3) at Redcar 1m 2f stks (5) sft in Oct.
Restricted Access 66-1 (9-3) Raced wide close up, pushed along and lost place over 3f out, 13th of 14, 12 1/4l behind Party Island (9-3) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Volkovka (FR) 5-2fav (10-10) Mid-division on outside, raced keenly, not fluent and lost place 3rd, mistake next, soon hanging badly right, pulled up before 6th, at Fakenham 2m fll (4) gd in Oct.
Flat White (FR) 12-1 (10-2) Midfield, headway to chase leaders before 3 out, every chance when collided with rival 2 out, not fluent last, kept on flat, 2nd of 13, 4 1/2l behind Panic Attack (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m mdn (4) sft in Oct.
