led 1st, soon headed, mistake 4th, weakened before 8th, jumped left and behind 9th, pulled up before 3 out
mid-division, headway 5th, mistake 8th, outpaced 4 out, weakening when ran out 3 out
held up towards rear, headway before 8th, outpaced 4 out, soon weakened
prominent, led 5th, headed before 8th, weakened before 3 out, tailed off
prominent, lost place 8th, well behind 4 out, tailed off
fell 1st
held up towards rear, mistake 4th, closed from after 7th, challenged 10th, left in lead 3 out, headed after 2 out, bumped before not fluent last, held flat
always behind, tailed off
held up towards rear, mistake 8th, effort from next, 4th and no extra from 2 out
jumped left, led until 1st, led before 2nd, headed 5th, led before 8th, headed 10th, 3rd and no extra before last
soon prominent, led 10th, pecked and headed 3 out, led after 2 out, edged left before last, stayed on well flat
Opening Bid has placed twice over hurdles at Warwick recently but didn’t take to fences last season. Dindin is an infrequent winner nowadays but Miladygrace was chasing the winner when unseating her rider at Ludlow and would have finished ahead of eventual third Call Me Freddie had she stood up. Folly Gate is a long-standing maiden but has the form to figure and Gaelic Thunder lost a shoe last time at Hereford. LAZY SUNDAY can only improve on her third at Worcester and has more scope than Stanley Pincombe.
Opening Bid 7-2fav (11-3) Chased leaders, took keen hold, every chance when not fluent 2 out, held by winner flat, stayed on, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Iontach Cheval (11-9) at Warwick 2m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Stanley Pincombe (IRE) 7-2 (12-1) Close up, pressed leader and hit 4 out where left in 5 length lead, pushed along and reduced lead home turn, headed 2 out and ridden, kept on until faded run-in, 3rd of 7, 19l behind Sublime Heights (12-2) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Dindin (FR) 13-2 (11-2) Tracked leading pair, not fluent 3 out (usual 4 out), soon ridden along, kept on well flat, not trouble winner, 2nd of 4, 2l behind Ballaquane (11-9) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Go As You Please (IRE) 14-1 (11-11) Jumped right, slight lead until 3rd, chased leaders, went right and awkward 7th, outpaced 9th, reminder rallied and pushed along after 4 out, went right 3 out, no impression in 3rd when went badly right last, weakened run-in, 5th of 11, 14 3/4l behind Gouet Des Bruyeres (11-6) at Southwell 2m hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Call Me Freddie 40-1 (11-11) Not fluent on occasions, held up towards rear, ridden along 5 out, no impression, 3rd of 6, dist behind Presuming Ed (12-0) at Ludlow 2m hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Lazy Sunday 7-2 (10-12) Pressed leader, led 12th, jumped right and headed narrowly 3 out, soon ridden and kept on, every chance last, weakened final 110 yards on run-in, 3rd of 6, 5 1/2l behind Miss Jeanne Moon (11-10) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Folly Gate (FR) 9-2 (11-2) Held up, headway 6th, ridden and weakened 2 out, 8th of 11, 24 3/4l behind Brulure Noire (12-0) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Estate Italiana (USA) 300-1 (11-6) Behind, jumped left 3rd, some headway after 3 out, no impression, well beaten 2 out, 7th of 14, 34 1/4l behind Inca De Lafayette (10-8) at Taunton 2m mdn (4) gs in Feb.
Gaelic Thunder 9-2 (10-4) Off the pace towards rear, moderate headway, never involved, 6th of 10, 30l behind Ben Buie (10-13) at Hereford 2m hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Agent Saonois (FR) 16-1 (10-4) Mid-division, struggling 11th, well beaten when mistake 4 out, 8th of 12, dist behind Conceal (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Miladygrace 11-4 (10-2) Prominent, headway and 2nd 5 out, slipped and unseated rider before 4 out, at Ludlow 2m hcp (5) gd in Nov.
