took keen hold, held up behind, headway to lead after 3rd, driven and headed 3 out, outpaced when not fluent next, soon weakened, tailed off
held up mid-division, headway before 3 out, driven to chase front pair before next, outpaced before last, ridden and no impression after
tracked leaders, led 3 out, ridden and edged left flat, kept on well
led to after 3rd, in touch, mistake 5th, ridden and no impression before 2 out, weakened last
held up behind, headway before 3 out, soon tracked winner, every chance when not fluent last, ridden and one pace when switched right flat, no extra
held up behind, driven after 3 out, never able to challenge
raced keenly, in touch on outside, dropped to mid-division after 3rd, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off
tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, kept on same pace, no impression
Cause Toujours won in a canter at Kempton last month on his first start for new connections but this has a much more competitive look about it. French import Melody Of Scotland could be anything but the handicapper has taken no chances with her. Mick Thonic has only run once over hurdles in the last two years and Phoenix Dawn already looks exposed but Parthenius has had a wind operation and remains unexposed. We’ll stick with GLOBAL THRILL as he beat a similar field at Newton Abbot and has a good strike-rate. Though 4lb higher, he’s still receiving weight all round.
One For The Guv'nr (IRE) 4-1 (11-1) Took keen hold, behind early, closed 5th, not fluent 7th, 2nd next until after 4 out, 3rd and no impression before 3 out, 3rd of 5, 20l behind Hammersly Lake (11-1) at Market Rasen 2m 3f (4) gd in Aug.
Melody Of Scotland (FR) (10-7) won at Bordeaux Le Bouscat 2m gd in May beating En P'tit Comite (10-7) by 6l, 8 ran.
Cause Toujours (FR) (10-12) Led until 2nd, chased leader, led again approaching 3 out, soon clear, very easily, eased, won at Kempton 2m (4) gd in May beating Blushing Red (10-8) by 6l, 6 ran.
Phoenix Dawn 5-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, driven forward and chasing leaders after 1f, outpaced halfway, beaten over 3f out, tailed off, 7th of 8, dist behind Volpone Jelois (9-4) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in May.
Parthenius (GER) 8-1 (11-4) Pulled hard, held up, headway 3 out, chasing leaders when mistake next, never a threat, 7th of 14, 15 3/4l behind Brahms De Clermont (11-10) at Taunton 2m (4) sft in Dec.
Mick Thonic (FR) 2-1jfav (11-10) Tracked leaders, not fluent 7th, mistakes 4 out and 2 out, held in 3rd when blundered and unseated rider last, at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Coolmeen Hill (IRE) 9-1 (10-1) Tracked leaders, outpaced before 2 out, weakened before last, 5th of 6, 24l behind William Of Orange (10-13) at Kelso 2m hcp (3) gd in May.
Global Thrill 12-1 (10-8) Held up mid-division, headway before 2 out, ridden before last, soon led, held on near finish, won at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in May beating Shrubland (10-11) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
