tracked leading trio, lost place 6th, hit 4 out, 5th and no impression when mistake and weakened 3 out, left modest 4th last
tracked leading pair on outside, outpaced after 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, plugged on, never going pace to challenge
last pair, pushed along in rear before 7th, ridden and beaten before 4 out, tailed off and pulled up after next
chased winner who went clear after 2nd, closer when lost 2nd 4 out, chased leading pair, 2nd again well before 2 out until 2 out, weakened soon after, pulled up before last
made all, clear after 2nd until before 4 out, clear again when hit 2 out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged
held up in last pair, closer in 4th place 6th, 2nd 4 out until pushed along well before 2 out, soon outpaced, rallied into modest 3rd after 2 out
This looks wide-open with Wincanton maiden winner Midnight Tune clearly capable of better. Midnight Tour finished ahead of RONS DREAM and Treackle Tart when third behind La Bague Au Roi in a Listed race over track and trip last month but Peter Bowen’s mare comes out best at the weights today and usually pops up once or twice during a season. Jester Jet has only won four times this year so owes connections nothing, though is still edging up the weights. Loves Destination probably has a bit to find racing from out of the handicap.
Midnight Tour 4-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, effort 2 out, kept on under pressure, never a threat, 3rd of 6, 4 1/2l behind La Bague Au Roi (11-2) at Kempton 3m lst (1) gs in Nov.
Rons Dream 8-1 (11-12) Mid-division, headway 3 out, weakened before last, 9th of 13, 26l behind Momella (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Treackle Tart (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Led until 2nd, led again next, headed before 6th, effort 2 out, soon outpaced, weakened last, last of 6, 10 3/4l behind La Bague Au Roi (11-2) at Kempton 3m lst (1) gs in Nov.
Jester Jet 7-1 (10-10) Held up in mid-division, headway before 2 out, went 2nd approaching last, every chance flat, held inside final 100 yards, kept on, 3rd of 11, 2l behind Arthur's Gift (10-11) at Cheltenham 3m hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Midnight Tune 11-8fav (10-12) Made all, jumped right 2 out, drew clear before last, unchallenged, won at Wincanton 2m 5f mdn (4) sft in Dec beating Just A Thought (10-12) by 10l, 5 ran.
Loves Destination 20-1 (11-3) Led until 4th, led again approaching 2 out, headed soon after last, rallied and every chance throughout final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 8, shd behind Awesome Rosie (11-6) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
