held up, headway 5th, 2nd after 2 out, led going well before last where not fluent, soon clear, easily
tracked leaders, 2nd after 4th until ridden after 2 out, weakened before last
tracked leaders, on outside, mistake 2 out, soon weakened
jumped slightly right, led before 2nd, headed 4th, weakened from next
led until before 2nd, led 4th, ridden and headed before last, lost 2nd and mistake at hurdle, no extra
held up, in rear, mistake 4th, not fluent 5th or 3 out, headway after 2 out, 2nd before mistake last, no impression on winner
A tricky start but May Hay will be popular as she won over track and trip in June, though was beaten 10 lengths off a higher mark here last month. Midnight Jazz will surely find this much too short but Katie Gale has been getting her act together lately over hurdles, though does most of her winning at Southwell. SURENESS has won twice on the Flat this year and a recent third at Towcester will have done wonders for her confidence. She's very well treated over hurdles at present. All three of Carinena's victories have come in Scotland but she'll like the going and Jelly Monger's Flat speed will help on the sharp course.
Midnight Jazz 25-1 (10-1) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden entering straight, no extra before last, 16th of 25, 21 1/2l behind Anibale Fly (10-9) at Punchestown 2m 4f hcp Good - Yielding in Apr.
May Hay 4-1 (10-2) Tracked leaders, went 2nd from 3 out, not fluent next, ridden and no impression before last, one pace, 2nd of 5, 10l behind Sharp Rise (11-12) at Stratford 2m hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Carinena (IRE) 3-1 (11-10) Chased leading pair, hit 5th, every chance 2 out, ridden and weakened approaching last, 4th of 7, 9 3/4l behind Jet Master (11-3) at Perth 2m hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Katie Gale 6-4 (10-12) Tended to jump right, made all, ridden before 2 out, clear approaching last, driven out, won at Southwell 2m (4) gd in Sep beating Master Dancer (11-5) by 2 1/4l, 4 ran.
Sureness (IRE) 6-1 (11-5) Tracked leader, led before 2 out, headed 2 out, kept on and lost 2nd place when no extra towards finish, 3rd of 5, 7 1/4l behind Moonday Sun (11-12) at Towcester 2m hcp (3) gf in Oct.
Jelly Monger (IRE) 7-2 (11-5) Held up, in rear, not fluent 3rd, not clear run and hampered on home bend, went 3rd and closing before 2 out, mistake and no impression last, 3rd of 5, 10 1/2l behind Late Night Lily (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (4) gd in Sep.