held up in 5th on inside, closer in 4th before 6th, fell 8th
tracked leader, not fluent 7th, led 12th, went clear before 3 out, shaken up before last, stayed on well, eased towards finish
always behind, never on terms, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
led until blundered and headed 12th, lost 2nd next, chased leading pair until pushed along approaching 3 out, weakened and poor 4th when pulled up next
chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, went 2nd 13th, pushed along before 3 out, hung left and ridden when hit 2 out, stayed on same pace, stumbled last, no chance with winner
chased leaders in 4th until before 6th, left 4th at 8th, went 3rd approaching 3 out, stayed on same pace
behind and pushed along at times, lost touch 8th, tailed off next, pulled up before 13th
Royale Django won at Newton Abbot in August though broke a blood vessel when starting favourite but finishing well beaten over track and trip last time. VERY FIRST TIME makes more appeal as Dan Skelton’s charge may finally have fallen far enough down the weights to end a long losing run judged on a close-up third at Market Rasen. He gets the vote to come out best. Sartene’s Son returns to action with a conditional taking 7lb off his back as he debuts for the Twiston-Davies’ yard but it’s difficult to make a case for any of the rest.
Overworkdunderpaid (IRE) 9-1 (10-11) Not always fluent, prominent, lost place 7th, mistake and struggling 4 out, soon behind, last of 10, dist behind Gone Platinum (11-0) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Very First Time 4-1 (11-8) Held up in rear, pushed along after 7th, stayed on approaching last, went 3rd last stride, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Beautiful Ben (11-13) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
King Calvin (IRE) 25-1 (11-12) Not always fluent on rear, behind 8th, tailed off, 8th of 9, dist behind Primal Focus (11-7) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Royale Django (IRE) 5-4fav (11-11) Led to 14th, reminder and beaten just before 3 out, broke blood vessel, 2nd of 4, 27l behind Orchestrated (11-0) at Southwell 3m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Sartene's Son (FR) 11-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, hampered 3rd, headway 9th, chased leaders next, kept on same pace from 2 out, 3rd of 8, 13l behind Out For Justice (11-0) at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (5) gd in May.
Arthur's Reuben 7-1 (10-13) Bumped 1st, always towards rear, 6th of 11, 18 3/4l behind Chase The Wind (12-0) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
The Jugopolist (IRE) 66-1 (10-0) Chased leader until before 8th, struggling 11th, behind before 13th, pulled up after, at Huntingdon 3m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
