led, joined 12th, headed 3 out, pushed along and no extra in 3rd next, well beaten when fell last
tracked leader until after 1st, chased leading pair until weakened before 2 out, left remote 2nd at the last
bit keen, tracked leading pair on inside, went 2nd after 1st, not fluent 8th, upsides 12th, led 3 out, almost joined when left well clear at the last
held up last, outpaced 11th, headway on outside before 2 out, went 2nd 2 out, keeping on hanging right and every chance when fell heavily last
CYRNAME has just three rivals as he looks to get back on track having failed to stay 3m behind stable companion Clan Des Obeaux in the King George. He’d beaten Altior on his seasonal reappearance and won this last year so will be a short price. Janika is next best on official ratings but connections seem to be struggling to find his best trip. Riders Onthe Storm has won both starts for Nigel Twiston-Davies but this is a big step up in class. Traffic Fluide has won a Grade 2 and a Grade 3 in his last three outings but is rated 28lb lower than the selection.
Cyrname (FR) 5-4fav (11-10) Tracked leader, led 5th, went left and headed 2 out, soon no chance with winner, finished tired, 2nd of 5, 21l behind Clan Des Obeaux (11-10) at Kempton 3m (1) sft in Dec.
Janika (FR) 8-1 (11-7) Raced keenly in touch, ridden and weakened approaching last, 4th of 5, 17 1/2l behind Defi Du Seuil (11-7) at Ascot 2m 1f (1) hvy in Jan.
Riders Onthe Storm (IRE) 9-4 (11-7) Jumped well, tracked leaders, led after 8th, clear before 2 out, stayed on strongly, won at Ascot 2m 5f (2) hvy in Dec beating On The Blind Side (11-0) by 7l, 5 ran.
Traffic Fluide (FR) 4-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, led after 2 out, soon headed, rallied after last, stayed on gamely to lead again towards finish, won at Ascot 3m hcp (1) gd in Nov beating Art Mauresque (11-11) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
