jumped left, led to 4 out, weakened 2 out, eased when beaten flat
held up in touch, ridden and weakened 4 out
held up in touch, went 2nd after 3 out, ridden to lead before last, driven out
chased leader, led 4 out, not fluent 3 out, ridden and headed when hung left before last, stayed on flat
Goodnight Charlie returns to action 10lb higher than when scoring at Cheltenham in April though a conditional’s 7lb allowance helps on that score. But PETITE POWER (NAP) has a fitness advantage having also won at Cheltenham on last month’s reappearance and he gets the vote to defy a 5lb rise with Fergal O’Brien’s yard in such good form. Diger Daudaie won over these fences in March and will be sharper for a recent comeback while Coopers Square showed good progress last season though has been raised a further 9lb for finishing second at Warwick when last in action. Back To The Thatch still looks high enough in the weights but drops in class and is preferred to both Tanarpino and Irish Octave.
Goodnight Charlie 11-2 (10-13) Prominent, led 5th, headed before 11th, led 15th, clear when hit 4 out, soon reduced lead, clear again before 2 out, stayed on, won at Cheltenham 3m 2f hcp (3) gd in Apr beating The Wicket Chicken (10-10) by 6l, 8 ran.
Tanarpino 33-1 (11-1) Held up in touch, lost place from 7th, 10th of 12, dist behind Rocco (11-1) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Petite Power (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Held up in touch, outpaced in 3rd 3 out, rallied next, soon every chance, ridden to lead flat, kept on well, won at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp (3) gs in Oct beating Plantagenet (11-8) by 3 1/4l, 13 ran.
Coopers Square (IRE) 11-4 (11-12) Led after 1st until 3rd, chased leaders, went 2nd 10th, in front again before 12th, clear 4 out, still 12 lengths ahead when slowed into last, idled and headed final 110 yards, rallied, just failed, 2nd of 12, shd behind Danseur Du Large (11-5) at Warwick 3m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Back To The Thatch (IRE) 8-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders, blundered 11th, pushed along after 3 out (usual 4 out), weakened before 2 out, 7th of 15, 19 1/2l behind The Conditional (10-4) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Diger Daudaie (FR) 4-1fav (11-4) Pressed leader, led 9th, headed next, lost place before 12th, well beaten 4 out, 6th of 9, 11 3/4l behind Know The Score (10-11) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Irish Octave (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway 10th, outpaced from 12th, no impression after, 5th of 8, 11 1/4l behind For Good Measure (11-5) at Warwick 3m hcp (3) gd in Oct.
