held up in touch, headway into modest 4th 2 out, left 3rd and hampered last
keen, tracked leading pair, 2nd before 2 out, 1 length down when fell last
tracked leader, led before 2nd, 1 length ahead when blundered and left clear last
keen, held up in touch, weakened approaching 2 out
took keen hold, held up and behind, outpaced and struggling 3 out, left remote 5th last
keen, tracked leaders on inside, hit 3 out, mistake and weakened next, left 4th and hit last
slight lead until before 2nd, chased leader until before 2 out, outpaced in 3rd between last 2, left in 2nd and badly hampered last, stayed on same pace run-in
PALMERS HILL beat a subsequent winner on his debut under Rules at Uttoxeter. He was too keen when running under a penalty over a longer trip at Ascot next time but should be too good for these if he settles. Miss Adventure was runner-up behind a useful sort over this trip at Lingfield in November and again last time at Plumpton. She shouldn’t be far away while Just So Cool returned from a long lay-off to win at Huntingdon and still has scope. Colonial Dreams was no match for Black Op at Doncaster but the latter was just beaten in a Grade 2 last week and the third has been placed again since so the form looks better now than it did at the time.
Palmers Hill (IRE) 10-3jfav (11-3) Chased leaders, 2nd 3 out until next, ridden between last 2, weakened before last, 4th of 9, 19l behind Count Meribel (11-6) at Ascot 2m 6f (2) gs in Nov.
Colonial Dreams (IRE) 11-4 (11-6) Prominent in 3rd place, chased winner from 3 out, well held when blundered last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 17l behind Black Op (11-6) at Doncaster 2m 5f mdn (5) sft in Jan.
Landin (GER) 8-1 (11-5) Chased leaders on long run to 1st, pushed along in modest 4th and struggling before last (normal 3 out), lost 4th last strides, 5th of 11, dist behind Sam Brown (10-12) at Plumpton 2m 5f (4) sft in Dec.
Kapcorse (FR) 14-1 (11-0) Never better than mid-division, some headway when hit 4 out, weakened soon after, 7th of 13, dist behind Lostintranslation (11-0) at Newbury 2m mdn (3) sft in Dec.
Miss Adventure (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Mid-division, good headway chasing leaders before 3 out, 2nd before 2 out, 1 length down last, kept on same pace run-in, 2nd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Jaisalmer (11-5) at Plumpton 2m (4) hvy in Jan.
Just So Cool (IRE) 8-1 (11-4) Held up, closed on outside 2nd, not fluent 7th, led going well before jumping left 2 out, went left and mistake last, clear flat, eased close home, won at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Jan beating Travertine (11-12) by 3 1/2l, 10 ran.
Holdbacktheriver (IRE) 11-1 (10-4) Led until 4th, led after 5th, headed next, ridden before 2 out, no extra last, 5th of 8, 14 3/4l behind Canelie (11-2) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
