held up, smooth headway from 3 out, led last, ran on
keen, held up, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, weakened next
tracked leaders, effort before 3 out, weakened next
pulled hard, prominent, ridden, every chance from after 3 out, weakened flat
held up, headway, mistake 3 out, stayed on same pace
with leader, jumped slow 4th, ridden, weakened approaching 2 out
pulled hard, held up, ridden, headway 3 out, one pace from next
soon led, ridden 3 out, headed last, soon weakened
pulled hard, held up, ridden, headway 3 out, weakened before last
mid-division, ridden 5 out, soon weakened
Pseudonym is given the nod over The Castilian, Misbehaviour and Gaelic Roulette. Nothing stands out too much here and only a tentative vote goes to Pseudonym who at least shaped well in defeat when chasing home Overstrand at Market Rasen six days ago. By Daylami out of the well-related Stage Struck, he never showed much in five outings on the Flat, but is getting the hang of things over hurdles and does not look too harshly treated at present. The Castilian has been tried in the visor on quite a few occasions, and although the aid has helped him to be involved at the business end he flatly refuses to get his head in front and so is not one to rely on at all, despite Martin Pipe having had a couple of winners over the past few days. Misbehaviour has gone up around a stone in the ratings since scoring at Warwick last March, but has only had two outings this year and ran well in very heavy ground at Uttoxeter at the weekend, so if that has not left its mark, he can again make his presence felt. Gaelic Roulette was very disappointing on her last visit here a fortnight ago and is best watched, with preference given to Pseudonym.
Misbehaviour 7-1 (11-1) Held up, headway approaching 6th, led 2 out, ridden and headed last, one pace flat, 2nd of 12, 6l behind Speed Venture (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy.
Gaelic Roulette (IRE) 4-1 (11-8) Always in rear, 9th of 10, well behind Coralbrook (11-1) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd.
Moldavia (GER) 14-1 (11-4) Held up behind, struggling from 5th, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Qualitair Pleasure (10-6) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (E) gd in Jun, 12 ran.
Shaman 10-1 (10-11) Held up, headway before 2 out, one pace run-in, 4th of 12, 6l behind Honan (11-2) at Folkestone 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Jan.
The Castilian (FR) 4-1 (10-4) Tracked leaders, challenged when not fluent last, not run on, 2nd of 12, nk behind Beau Torero (10-10) at Fakenham 2m cnd hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Jan.
Pseudonym (IRE) 33-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders 3 out, led and hit last, headed flat, no extra, 2nd of 11, 3l behind Overstrand (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs.
Wardash (GER) 22-1 (11-4) Always towards rear, 6th of 9, well behind Imperial Royale (11-1) at Leicester 2m ldy hcp hdl (4) gd.
Foxtrot Yankee (IRE) 16-1 (11-5) Towards rear, mistake 4th, never better than finishing position, 6th of 16, 25l behind Fabulous Jet (11-5) at Ludlow 2m mdn hdl (4) gd in Jan.
