took keen hold in mid-division, jumped slowly and dropped to rear 3rd, ridden after 3 out, soon well beaten, tailed off
prominent, mistake 1st, hit 4th, lost place after 5th, weakened 3 out
held up towards rear, headway after 4th, ridden 3 out, weakened next
took keen hold in touch, lost place 2nd, headway before next, weakened 2 out, mistake last
led until 5th, ridden and edged left after 3 out, stayed on under pressure to regain lead before last, hard pressed, headed close home
tracked leader after 1st, led 5th, ridden and headed before last, weakened flat
held up in rear, mistake 1st, ridden and lost touch after 4th, tailed off
held up in touch, challenged 2 out, ridden to move upsides when not fluent last, stayed on under pressure to lead close home
prominent, took keen hold, not fluent 2nd, ridden 2 out, no extra approaching last
held up towards rear, ridden and beaten after 3 out, stayed on flat, never on terms
held up in rear, some headway when jumped right 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off
FRANKLINO gets the nod following his satisfactory introduction at Aintree. Although left behind in the meat and bones of the race, it was still a decent start and this French recruit, with that run under his belt, can show why he was so prominent in the Triumph Hurdle market ahead of his debut. Celtic Intrigue may be one for handicaps, whilst the fascinating (90+ rated) flat recruit Admission is respected on his debut over timber. Rock Of Deauville is an obvious threat; Paul Nicholls introduced an exciting French recruit at the weekend and this Terry Warner-owned bay is another interesting debutant. The 110-rated Freckleface and Ultravox look the best of the rest after a satisfactory Fontwell debut.
Admission 40-1 (9-5) In rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 8th of 16, 10l behind Lost In The Moment (8-13) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Oct (flat).
Celtic Intrigue (IRE) 40-1 (10-12) Raced in rear, headway halfway, soon chasing leaders, weakened before 2 out, 7th of 8, 46l behind Marsh Warbler (10-9) at Bangor 2m 1f 3yo mdn hdl (4) sft.
Franklino (FR) 10-11fav (11-0) Raced keenly, held up towards rear, headway to track leaders after 4 out, effort next, every chance 2 out until ridden and one pace approaching last, no chance with leading pair flat, 3rd of 10, 18l behind Mason Hindmarsh (11-0) at Aintree 2m 1f juv hdl (3) gs in Oct.
Freckle Face 14-1 (10-7) Took keen hold, in touch, headway 5th, went 2nd next until hit next, regained well, held 2nd 2 out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 14, 4 1/2l behind Zakeeta (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f juv hdl (4) gs in Oct.
Harry Hunt 20-1 (10-8) Prominent, 2nd halfway, disputed 4 out, led briefly next, dropped to 3rd 2 out, soon no extra, 6th of 19, 8l behind Days Ahead (11-0) at Gowran Park 2m juv hdl in Oct.
Rock Of Deauville (IRE) (9-2) won at Chateaubriant(FR) 1m 5f stk in May beating Rose De Reims (8-8) by 4l, 16 ran (flat).
Royal Box 16-1 (8-3) Led until ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 4l behind Peter's Gift (8-12) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol (flat).
Tiptronic (FR) Officiel gelding out of Canlastou.
Ultravox (USA) 16-1 (10-12) Held up, headway to 5th and hit 6th, driven and stayed on to 3rd last, no impression, 3rd of 14, 8l behind Zakeeta (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f juv hdl (4) gs in Oct.
Matrow's Lady (IRE) Cloudings filly out of I'm Maggy.
Zambuka (FR) 16-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened 2f out, 10th of 13, 24l behind Swiftly Done (7-12) at Warwick 1m hcp 0-75 (5) hvy in Oct (flat).
