held up and behind, raced keenly, not fluent 1st, weakened approaching 4th, tailed off
jumped big, mid-division, headway after 4th, outpaced after 3 out, no danger after
held up in touch, ridden after 3 out, soon beaten, mistake 2 out
mid-division, raced keenly, headway 3rd, not fluent and jumped left 5th, soon weakened, tailed off
mid-division, headway after 5th, went 2nd after 3 out, ridden to lead 2 out, stayed on well flat
prominent, jumped big 3rd and 4th, ridden after 3 out, hung left and beaten approaching 2 out, mistake last
led 2nd, ridden and headed when not fluent 2 out, no extra flat
held up from behind, not fluent 2nd, weakened approaching 4th, tailed off when mistakes 5th and 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
led, hit 1st, headed next, weakened 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Prideus is the one to side with here ahead of Rock All and Hope Road. Alan King's runner looks to be getting his act together over hurdles and ran his best race by far to chase home Celestial Halo at Newbury last time with Fredo a further 27 lengths back in fifth. He'd be unlucky to bump into one as good as the winner this afternoon and seemed to handle the testing conditions well enough last time. Fredo is heading the right way but has plenty to find on the book and debutants Rock All and Hope Road could emerge as bigger dangers. The latter has joined an up and coming yard who have engaged Timmy Murphy's services this afternoon. He handled heavy ground well enough on the level and isn't ruled out lightly. The Pipe runner was placed in a Listed race in Germany and makes his debut here rather than in a more competitive contest at Doncaster. The market should prove informative but the proven form of Prideus wins him the vote.
Bret Maverick (IRE) 100-1 (10-9) Mid-division, ridden 3 out, never on terms, 9th of 18, 20l behind Furmigadelagiusta (10-11) at Wetherby 2m 3yo nov hdl (3) gs in Dec.
Fredo (IRE) 7-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, blundered 5th, ridden after 3 out, weakened next, 5th of 14, 41l behind Celestial Halo (10-12) at Newbury 2m 3yo nov hdl (3) sft in Dec.
Hope Road 5-2 (8-13) Tracked leader, driven to challenge 2f out, soon hung right and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 9, 6l behind Pinch of Salt (9-10) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct (Flat).
Jocheski (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) Held up, headway after 4th, ridden and weakened approaching last, 4th of 13, 24l behind Chapoturgeon (11-0) at Lingfield 2m 4yo mdn hdl (4) sft.
Prideus (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on to go 2nd flat, no chance with winner, 2nd of 14, 14l behind Celestial Halo (10-12) at Newbury 2m 3yo nov hdl (3) sft in Dec.
Rock All (DEN) (8-7) 2nd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Lamantan (9-0) at Mulheim 2m 1f lst stk (1) gd in Oct (Flat).
Trump Call (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Held up, ridden after 2 out, stayed on towards last, 5th of 13, 28l behind Chapoturgeon (11-0) at Lingfield 2m 4yo mdn hdl (4) sft.
Bali Belony 66-1 (8-4) Tracked leader 3f, ridden 3f out, gradually weakened from over 2f out, 9th of 10, 11l behind Fresh Mint (8-13) at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Nov (Flat).
Slo Mo Shun 4-1jt-fav (8-6) Held up, headway 3f out, ridden and one pace final 2f, 6th of 17, 6l behind Montemayorprincess (8-8) at Leicester 7f 3yo sll (6) gd in Sept (Flat).
Alecia (IRE) 5-2 (8-9) Held up in rear, headway 3f out, went 3rd over 2f out, one pace and no impression, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Glenridding (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Dec (Flat).
