pressed winner, wandered into 2nd, not fluent 4th, not fluent and pecked 3 out, soon weakened
chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, losing place when mistake 5th, plugged on from 2 out and went 4th flat, no chance
made all, not fluent 4th, ridden when mistake 2 out, clear last, stayed on
mid-division, took keen hold, headway on outside 4th, weakened before 2 out
held up in rear, behind 5th, tailed off
mid-division, jumped right and reminder 3rd, weakened before 5th, tailed off
chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 3 out
held up towards rear, jumped slowly 3rd, weakened after 5th, tailed off
held up in rear, not fluent 4th, some headway 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off
tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last
held up towards rear, took keen hold, headway 3 out, weakened before next
mid-division, headway approaching 5th, went 2nd after 3 out, no impression on winner from last, kept on same pace
Cobra De Mai won a bumper over 1m4f in the French provinces in the summer and has since joined Dan Skelton's team. But the one to be on here looks to be another French import PEMBA, who was completely unfancied on her hurdling debut at Auteuil in March but finished a close-up third and could be useful. Chic Name looks thoroughly exposed and will probably find at least one too good again while the twice-placed Albert Herring already looks as though he needs further. Newcomers worth a market check include Vocaliser, who won twice on the Flat in Ireland, and June's Windsor winner Akavit.
Akavit (IRE) 12-1 (8-6) Led after 1 1/2f, raced keenly, led and clear 10f out, reduced lead 2f out, pushed along 3f out, soon headed and weakened, last of 7, 33 1/4l behind Adele (8-7) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp (3) gf in Sep.
Albert Herring 14-1 (10-12) Chased winner throughout, pushed along before 2 out, never any chance but kept on well for clear 2nd, 2nd of 6, 15l behind Romain De Senam (11-5) at Wincanton 1m 7f (4) gd in Oct.
Chic Name (FR) 5-1 (11-0) Led, not fluent 3rd, mistake 3 out, hard pressed from next, came close to rival flat, headed near finish, 2nd of 10, nk behind Duke Of Sonning (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m mdn (5) gd in Oct.
Cobra De Mai (FR) (10-1) won at Nancy 1m 5f stks gd in Jun beating Carrieriste (9-12), 6 ran.
Fidelity 66-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, last of 7, dist behind Rib Reserve (9-0) at Bath 1m 2f mdn stks (6) gf in May.
Light Breaks (IRE) Evensfav (9-10) Soon led and set strong pace, clear 5f out, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon hung right and weakened, 4th of 7, 16 1/2l behind Le Torrent (9-2) at Bath 1m 4f hcp (6) fm in Jul.
Midtech Star (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, not fluent 1st, weakened before 3 out, 7th of 10, dist behind Duke Of Sonning (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m mdn (5) gd in Oct.
Prince Of Cardamom (IRE) 20-1 (8-5) Held up in rear, ridden 4f out, no headway, well behind final 2f, last of 8, dist behind Goathland (9-7) at Bath 1m 5f hcp (4) fm in Sep.
Red Touch (USA) 15-8fav (9-5) Led, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 3l behind Kyrenia Castle (9-0) at Redcar 1m stks (6) gf in Aug.
Swincombe Toby 11-1 (10-3) last of 8, dist behind Frodon (10-3) at Auteuil 1m 7f sft in Apr.
Vocaliser (IRE) 2-1fav (9-5) Chased leader in 2nd early and took keen hold, improved to lead after 3f, went clear travelling well 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, eased close home, easily, won at Wexford 1m 1f sft in Jul beating Wider World (9-0) by 2 1/4l, 4 ran.
Pemba (FR) 33-1 (10-3) 3rd of 12, 2l behind Terre Et Mer (10-3) at Auteuil 1m 7f mdn sft in Mar.
