led 2nd, headed after 4th, led again next, headed 4 out, soon under pressure and weakened
led until 2nd, chased leaders, led 4 out, hit last, hard ridden and headed towards finish
held up towards rear, under pressure halfway, soon beaten
pulled hard in rear, headway before 3 out, soon under pressure and weakened
tracked leaders, lost place 4th, soon behind
held up mid-division, pushed along halfway, headway before 3 out, hard ridden and stayed on under pressure to lead close home
prominent, slow 3rd, led after next, headed 5th, slow next, weakened before 2 out
held up in touch, lost place after 3 out, soon beaten
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Nonrunner
BEAUTIFUL VISION is the selection in a valuable seller but Orchard King and Classic Chic will ensure that this is no walkover. The nine year old clearly isn't as purposeful as he once was but he won under similar conditions when trained by Tom Taaffe and this engagement is likely to have been planned for quite some time by Evan Williams. Orchard King won two races in October. The suspicion is that he may just be better with a more genuine surface. Classic Chic was claimed out of Donald McCain's stable following victory at Hereford. He appeared to need every yard of that race though there will be no issues in relation to an aptitude toward soft ground. Tabaran has struggled to get his head infront under both codes and clearly has ideas about the game. Devito will be a big price. He is unfavoured at the weights though invariably runs well at big prices. Isle De Maurice went close on the polytrack at Lingfield while Autueil winner, Reste Beau, makes a first run for David Pipe. Le Corvee has won with give in the ground though probably wants it faster than this afternoon avails. Beautiful Vision appears the best option.
Orchard King (IRE) 7-1 (11-7) Prominent, chased winner 8th, pushed along approaching 3 out, lost 2nd and weakened from next, 6th of 9, 15l behind Herons Well (10-6) at Ffos Las 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Nov.
Classic Chic 6-1 (11-0) Led until after 2 out, regained lead last, stayed on gamely, won at Hereford 2m 4f clm hdl (4) sft beating Covert Mission (10-10) by 3l, 10 ran.
Le Corvee (IRE) 7-2 (11-5) Prominent, led 3 out, soon driven, headed last, no extra final 100 yards, 2nd of 6, 7l behind Golden Globe (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m sll hdl (4-8yo) (5) hvy in Nov.
Tabaran (FR) 10-1 (10-3) Held up, not fluent 4th, headway 3 out, outpaced after 2 out, stayed on flat, 3rd of 10, 7l behind Classic Chic (11-0) at Hereford 2m 4f clm hdl (4) sft.
Devito (FR) 8-1 (10-5) Led, headed 4th, remained prominent, beaten when left 3rd 2 out, took 2nd close home, 2nd of 10, 12l behind Timetoring (10-5) at Chepstow 2m 4f sll hdl (4-8yo) (5) hvy in Nov.
Isle de Maurice 2-1fav (10-11) Held up in touch, outpaced and hit 7th, stayed on approaching last, went poor 3rd near finish, 3rd of 6, 25l behind Heir To Be (11-3) at Fontwell 2m 6f clm hdl (5) gd in May.
Nous Voila (FR) 7-1 (11-12) Prominent, went 2nd 4th to 6th, weakened 8th, last of 6, 45l behind Glimmer of Light (11-3) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in May.
Reste Beau (FR) (11-0) 2nd of 14, 1l behind Whimper (11-0) at Auteuil(FR) 2m 1f clm chs hvy in Nov.
Beautiful Vision (IRE) 7-2 (11-8) Held up in rear, headway approaching 13th, mistake 3 out, beaten in 3rd before 2 out, 4th of 6, 8l behind Wychwoods Legend (10-9) at Huntingdon 3m nov chs (3) gs in Nov.
Orange Street 16-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, pushed along after 6th, weakened approaching 2 out, 10th of 11, well behind Yoursomethinelse (11-1) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Jul '08.
