midfield, ridden before 6th, outpaced 3 out, tailed off before 2 out
led, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon outpaced, kept on one pace approaching last
always in rear, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, soon tailed off
travelled strongly, held up in rear, smooth headway to lead before 2 out, soon ridden and extended advantage, wandered around approaching last, pushed out run-in
prominent, ridden and headway to briefly lead before 2 out, soon chased leader, 6 lengths behind approaching last, kept on same pace run-in
midfield, ridden and lost position before 2 out, soon tailed off
prominent, not fluent 6th, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, tailed off before last
prominent, not fluent 4th, ridden and kept on same pace before 2 out, no impression in 3rd approaching last
This looks competitive and course and distance winner No No Tonic looked to be on the way back at Taunton last month. Sizing Pottsie was only beaten half-a-length on his reappearance at Uttoxeter while Lingfield winner Celtic Art is back in the right grade and holds Despereaux on the form book. Great Ocean won at Hereford less than two weeks ago and Aurigny Mill lost a shoe when only fifth at Sandown. HIM MALAYA (NAP) only won a Class 5 here last month but that was a step forward on previous efforts and Paul Nicholls’ four-year-old may be worth sticking with now he’s got his head in front.
Sizing Pottsie (FR) 10-3 (12-0) Led at modest pace, pushed along after 2 out, ridden on long run to last, kept on until no extra and headed narrowly 110 yards out on flat, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Grain D'oudairies (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (4) hvy in Nov.
Celtic Art (FR) 25-1 (10-10) Chased leaders on outer, tailed off after 3 out, 6th of 8, dist behind Hansard (12-0) at Newbury 2m hcp (1) gs in Dec.
Prince Quali (FR) (10-5) 5th of 7, dist behind Niko Has (10-7) at Auteuil 2m 7f lst sft in Apr.
Aurigny Mill (FR) 11-1 (11-5) Mid-division, not fluent 4th, some headway before 2 out, weakened before last, 5th of 10, 19 1/2l behind Arqoob (11-2) at Sandown 2m hcp (3) sft in Nov.
No No Tonic 17-2 (11-13) Prominent, led approaching 2 out, not fluent 2 out, ridden and headed before last, lost second after last and no extra run-in, 3rd of 14, 4l behind Isabella Bee (11-7) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Despereaux (FR) 10-3 (11-9) Led until 1st, steadied into 3rd after 2nd, pushed along before 2 out, no extra last, 5th of 6, 11 1/4l behind Celtic Art (11-11) at Lingfield 2m hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Great Ocean (FR) 4-1 (12-0) Chased leaders, went 2nd from 2 out, ridden approaching last, stayed on, led towards finish, won at Hereford 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Nov beating Man Of The Sea (11-10) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
Him Malaya (FR) 7-2 (12-0) Prominent, shaken up to lead before 2 out, pushed along before last, kept on well, won at Wincanton 1m 7f hcp (5) sft in Nov beating Daany (10-2) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.
