always prominent, pulled hard, led after 3rd, not fluent and headed 4th, driven after 3 out, ran on towards finish
held up in touch, 2nd 2 out, led last, ridden out
led, hit 3rd, soon headed and again 4th, hung right after 2 out, headed last, stayed on towards finish
held up in rear, steady headway from 5th, not on terms, went 4th after 3 out but no further progress on leaders
mid-division, driven after 3rd, soon behind, tailed off and pulled up before 5th
in rear, ridden after 4th, behind next, jumped slowly 3 out, tailed off
raced keenly, tracked leader until hit 3rd, ridden after next, hit 5th, weakened 3 out
held up, not fluent 3rd, ridden after next, behind 5th, tailed off
behind when jumped slowly 1st, soon detached, jumped slowly 2nd, tailed off after 3rd, pulled up after next
in touch, hit 2nd, weakened approaching 4th, tailed off and pulled up before 5th
Sun King can land the opener at the expense of Green Prospect and Rebel Raider. The selection has been running well in this company throughout the season and was in winning form when scoring at Catterick recently. He is a consistent horse who is relishing this drop in company and he has conditions to suit once again. Green Prospect is another with chances on his form of late. He got his head in front at Fakenham in November and has since run well in defeat but at the weights has to improve to win. Rebel Raider reverts back to hurdles after a flat campaign. He has been highly tried over jumps in the past and this drop in grade gives him a chance at the weights so any market moves should be noted. But for the winner we return to Sun King.
Rebel Raider (IRE) 8-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, led approaching 3rd, headed 4th, weakened 3 out, 8th of 9, 37l behind Sebastiano (11-0) at Lingfield 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) hvy in Dec.
Sun King 10-3jt-fav (11-9) Held up in rear, headway 7th, led last, ridden flat, driven out, won at Catterick 2m 3f clm hdl (5) gs in Jan beating Diamond Mick (11-6) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.
Green Prospect (FR) 5-2fav (11-4) Led, headed approaching 2 out, stayed on from last, 2nd of 17, 4l behind Kingsbury (10-9) at Catterick 2m sll hdl (5) gf.
Music Celebre (IRE) 7-2 (11-0) Held up, headway on bit approaching 3 out, shaken up after 2 out, pushed out to lead close home, comfortably, won at Exeter 2m 1f nov sll hdl (5) sft beating Esteem (11-0) by 2l, 5 ran.
Colemanstown 125-1 (10-12) Mid-division until weakened 5th, 10th of 12, well behind Quillan Hill (11-1) at Market Rasen 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) gd.
Robin des Bank (FR) 33-1 (10-7) Mid-division, ridden 7f out, tailed off over 3f out, 11th of 19, well behind Charity Lane (10-4) at Haydock 2m nhf (6) sft in Dec.
Tooka 33-1 (10-13) Held up, headway approaching 3rd, behind from next, 7th of 10, 42l behind Councillor Jack (11-2) at Stratford 2m 3f sll hdl (4) gs.
Littlemissdynamite 11-1 (10-11) Always in rear, never a factor, 15th of 18, 39l behind Chinara (11-0) at Ludlow 2m mrs hcp hdl (4) gd in Jan.
Itsy Bitsy 20-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, headway 5f out, ridden and weakened 3f out, 9th of 10, 20l behind Fiddling Again (11-0) at Fakenham 2m mrs nhf (4) gs in Feb '07.
Lilac Star 25-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 13, 7l behind Little Carmela (9-0) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Sept (Flat).
