took keen hold, mostly chased winner until mistake 6th, weakened after 3 out
not always fluent, made all, clear from 2 out, easily
held up, chased winner from 6th, not fluent next, no impression from 2 out
2nd when lost action and pulled up before 3rd
Rouge Devils was soon beaten when third at Hereford last week while Lucky Diva was probably flattered by her run behind Lostock Hall at Exeter as the odds-on favourite in that race was an early casualty - she also has an extra half-mile to cover. MURIFIELD (NAP) won easily between the flags over 2m4f in May. Now with Harry Fry, he'll know his job here and looks the one to beat. It's hard to fancy Rainbow Blues or Trakeur on what they've shown so far.
Rainbow Blues 100-1 (11-0) Mid-division, lost place over 6f out, soon behind, tailed off, 9th of 11, dist behind Red Square Revival (11-0) at Worcester 2m (6) gd in Sep.
Rouge Devils (IRE) 5-2 (11-0) With leader, pushed along before 2 out, soon lost place, 3rd of 4, 23l behind Some Kinda Lama (11-0) at Hereford 3m 1f mdn (5) gd in Oct.
Trakeur (FR) 33-1 (10-3) Chasing leaders 2nd, lost place before 3 out, 7th of 11, 33 1/4l behind I'm In Charge (11-8) at Exeter 2m 6f hcp (4) gf in Oct.
Lucky Diva 100-1 (10-5) Led, headed 2nd, chased winner, bumped by loose horse before 3rd, still chance last, rider dropped whip flat, held towards finish, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Lostock Hall (11-5) at Exeter 2m 1f (4) gf in Oct.
Murifield 5-2 (12-0) (xnb) trckd ldrs; lft in ld aft 4; made rest; 2l up 3 out; stayed on wl; drew clr flat, won at Littlewindsor 2m 4f mdn gd in May beating Flow With Eve (11-7) by 6l, 8 ran.
