held up in rear, smooth headway approaching 2 out, ridden to challenge last, stayed on under pressure to lead closing stages
chased leader, slow 4th, soon lost place, rallied 4 out, hit 2 out, never a threat
tracked leader, hard driven approaching 4 out, weakened 2 out
led, pushed along after 3 out, hard ridden when challenged last, headed and no extra flat
pulled hard in rear, headway approaching 3 out, chased leaders next, faded flat
took keen hold tracking leader, lost place 5th, soon behind, pulled up 4 out
Withdrawn
Sam Twiston-Davies only has two booked rides all day and hangs around for Into The Wind, who would have gone close to winning but for several mistakes at Huntingdon last month. The ground is a concern for Golden Games, whose lone success came on good ground on this track and whose last run was on fast going in the summer. His trainer also runs Nouailhas, who has been chasing and needs a stiffer test than he's likely to get here. GOOCHYPOOCHYPRADER usually goes well on the track and will like the testing ground. He ran poorly at Fontwell last time but has been placed in five of his last six runs here and is entitled to the vote. G'Dai Sydney, a dual bumper winner on quick ground last summer, has been beaten a long way in all three starts over timber.
G'dai Sydney 66-1 (11-0) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway approaching 4 out, pushed along and weakened before next, 7th of 11, well behind Shantou Bob (11-0) at Ffos Las 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gs in Oct.
Into The Wind 9-1 (11-4) Held up in mid-division, headway when mistake 5th, not fluent 3 out, 4 lengths off winner when jumped right and mistake last, lost 2nd and stayed on same pace, 3rd of 8, 6l behind Helamis (10-11) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl (5) sft in Nov.
Dude Alert (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) Led, mistake 3 out, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened, 3rd of 7, 17l behind Hold The Bucks (11-5) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft.
Nouailhas 20-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 17l behind L Frank Baum (11-0) at Plumpton 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy in Nov.
Maccabees 6-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, hampered 4 out, soon weakened, 4th of 7, 18l behind Hold The Bucks (11-5) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft.
Bedibyes 33-1 (9-11) Held up in rear, not fluent 4th, headway on outside 6th, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden and struggling, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Seaside Shuffle (11-4) at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl (3yo+) (5) gd in Dec '13, 14 ran.
Goochypoochyprader 5-1 (11-5) Reluctant to line up, chased leader, hit 4th and pushed along, lost 2nd after next, weakened 6th, tailed off, 5th of 6, well behind Zero Visibility (9-7) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy in Nov.
Golden Games (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) Mid-division, pushed along and in touch after 7th, challenged 3 out, soon led, headed next, every chance towards finish, no impression close home, 4th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Nether Stream (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gf in Jun.
