led, ridden 3 out, headed before 2 out, every chance last, kept on one pace flat
chased leader, not fluent 1st, pushed along before 4 out, lost second after 4 out, pulled up before next
jumped left on occasion, raced in last, detached 4th, not fluent 8th, jumped badly left 13th, soon pushed along, went second after 4 out, ridden to lead before 2 out when jumped left, hung left approaching last, stayed on flat
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Midnight Midge didn’t appear to stay when behind Harlem Soul over track and trip on Boxing Day, though did reverse that form over 2m here last month. Cap Du Mathan has won his last two in the style of an improver but Shang Tang returns from a lengthy absence and Flagrant Delitiep doesn’t arrive in the same form as when landing this 12 months ago. There were high hopes for ANY NEWS last season but the promise hasn’t been realised. However, he wasn’t beaten far at Kempton last month and maybe the penny is dropping now. The Widdow Maker is fairly treated but has become hard to place.
Cap Du Mathan (FR) 15-8 (11-5) Jumped well, made all, ridden before 4 out, well clear 2 out, easily, won at Exeter 2m 3f (3) gd in Feb beating Lac De Constance (11-5) by 17l, 4 ran.
The Widdow Maker 9-1 (11-2) Chased leader until 5th, 4th and beaten when fell 2 out, at Sandown 1m 7f hcp (2) gs in Feb.
Midnight Midge 11-4 (12-0) Held up in rear, some headway into midfield before 6th, driven before 4 out, left in 3rd jumping last, kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 11 1/4l behind Calgary Tiger (10-6) at Wincanton 2m hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Shang Tang (IRE) 12-1 (11-11) Held up in mid-division, headway out wide approaching 2 out, outpaced between last two, plugged on, 4th of 8, 17 3/4l behind Destrier (11-2) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in May.
Any News (IRE) 6-1 (11-1) Wore hood to post, raced keenly in close 3rd, went 2nd 4 out, every chance next, hung right under pressure approaching next, 2nd soon after 2 out, outpaced into 3rd final 100 yards, 3rd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Jay Jay Reilly (11-6) at Kempton 2m 2f hcp (3) gd in Feb.
Flagrant Delitiep (FR) 5-2 (11-0) Led until 10th, led next, headed after 4 out, weakened 2 out, 3rd of 5, 16 1/4l behind Flic Ou Voyou (12-0) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Feb.
Harlem Soul 5-1 (11-13) Not fluent and tended to jump to his left, held up in rear, ridden and dropped to last before 4 out, tailed off before 3 out, 5th of 6, dist behind Calgary Tiger (10-6) at Wincanton 2m hcp (4) gs in Feb.
