chased winner who was clear from the 2nd, not fluent 3 out, mistake next, no impression
off the pace in 4th after 2nd, ridden 3 out, not fluent 2 out, no chance with winner, one pace
chased leaders, not fluent 5th, ridden and hanging right after 3 out, no chance with winner, one pace, mistake last
jumped slightly left and tended to want to edge left, made all, clear from 2nd, unchallenged
chased leaders, pecked and unseated rider 2nd
held up in rear, ridden and well beaten 5th when mistake 3 out
chased leaders, lost place before 3rd, well beaten approaching 3 out
held up in rear, well beaten before 3 out
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This may be a Class 3 handicap but some of these are little better than platers nowadays. That said, Collodi easily won a Fakenham seller in October when a pound higher. The Green Ogre wasn’t disgraced on his reappearance and first run for Alastair Ralph at Doncaster while Flashing Glance is starting to slip down the weights. MASTER WORK was only fifth in this grade at Cheltenham after completing a double over this course and distance a month ago but remains unexposed and he gets another chance, though Mad Jack Mytton was running well off higher marks in the autumn and looks a big danger.
Flashing Glance 7-1 (10-7) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders halfway, weakened after 3 out, 6th of 12, 24 1/2l behind Coeur Blimey (10-5) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Mad Jack Mytton (IRE) 11-4 (12-0) Chased leaders, mistakes, lost place after 5th, closed on outside 7th, struggling after 11th, well behind 3 out, soon pulled up, at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (3) gf in Dec.
Master Work (FR) 8-1 (11-0) Held up in mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden and stayed on same pace last, no extra close home, 5th of 9, 13 1/2l behind Al Dancer (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in Dec.
Turning Gold 16-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, mistake 2nd, weakened before 2 out, pulled up before last, at Sandown 2m hcp (3) hvy in Nov.
Thounder (FR) 16-1 (10-2) Held up, weakened 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, at Sandown 2m hcp lst (1) hvy in Dec.
Collodi (GER) 33-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, mistake 3 out, well beaten after, 8th of 11, 16 1/4l behind Ar Mest (11-2) at Leicester 2m hcp (3) gd in Dec.
The Green Ogre 5-2 (10-12) Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along before 3 out, soon ridden and one pace, no impression with front pair between last 2, 3rd of 6, 12l behind Remember The Days (11-2) at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Dec.
Affaire D'Honneur (FR) 7-2 (10-12) Made all, jumped right 2 out, edged left and just over 1/2 length ahead flat, driven out, won at Worcester 2m 7f (5) gd in Sep beating Take A Break (11-5) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Away For Slates (IRE) 50-1 (11-11) Always behind, 14th of 15, dist behind Texan Nomad (11-0) at Wincanton 1m 7f hcp (4) gd in Jan.
