set good gallop, driven and headed flat, held towards finish
tracked leaders, left 2nd 3rd, ridden and dropped to last when mistake 2 out, no extra
tracked leader, mistake and unseated rider 3rd
off the pace, niggled along in last after 3 out, closed 2 out, soon went 2nd, ridden to lead flat, ran on well
off the pace, ridden to close after 3 out, 2nd briefly before next, 3rd and no extra approaching last
St Saviour looked as though he’d dropped to a decent mark when only beaten a head at Hereford. He’s been raised 2lb since but his rider claims 5lb. Unison was out of his depth in a Grade 3 last time at Ascot but had won earlier at Exeter and Doncaster and has a good strike rate over hurdles and on the Flat. FLORESCO has gone up 13lb since landing this 12 months ago but ran well at Cheltenham last month before finding 2m4f too far at Newbury and the cheekpieces could help him get back on track. Key To The West showed a bit more last time but is better over fences and Paddys Runner shows no sign of arresting his slump.
Unison (IRE) 50-1 (10-8) Chased leader until approaching 3rd, chased leaders, led approaching 4th until approaching next, chased leaders, weakened quickly after 3 out, tailed off, 18th of 19, dist behind Brain Power (11-11) at Ascot 2m hcp (1) gs in Dec.
Floresco (GER) 16-1 (10-6) Chased leaders, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and weakened after 2 out, 6th of 14, 20 1/4l behind Theligny (10-4) at Newbury 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Dec.
St Saviour 14-1 (11-5) Mid-division, headway 4th, challenged 3 out, led 2 out, hard pressed flat, headed post, 3rd of 9, shd behind Stamp Your Feet (10-5) at Hereford 2m hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Paddys Runner 28-1 (11-11) Mid-division, not fluent 5th, pushed along and weakened before 3 out, 7th of 11, 37 1/4l behind Trans Express (10-5) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Key To The West (IRE) 28-1 (11-9) Held up in rear, mistake 2nd, headway after 2 out, 4th from last, never dangerous, 4th of 15, 8 3/4l behind Matchaway (11-13) at Hereford 2m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
