led, narrowly headed 7f out, chased leader until over 3f out, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after
chased leading trio, weakened over 2f out
held up disputing 5th, headway chasing leaders 3f out, 2nd approaching final furlong, not much room on outside soon after, ran on under pressure to lead final 100 yards, won going away
held up in last pair, smooth headway tracking leaders 5f out, 2nd 3f out, ridden over 1f out, lost 2nd approaching final furlong, kept on same pace in 3rd
held up in last pair, headway on wide outside halfway, soon chasing leaders, pushed along and weakened 5f out, soon behind, tailed off
took keen hold, chased leaders, pushed along 5f out, weakened 3f out
took keen hold, pressed leader, led 7f out, clear 3f out, wandered under pressure approaching final furlong, headed and no extra final 100 yards
took keen hold, held up disputing 5th on inside, headway 4f out, soon chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened soon after
Cadeaux's Fire is Flat-bred so might not appreciate the soft going but fellow newcomer Fortunello is a full sister to staying hurdler/chaser Cogry. Reine Des Miracles was staying on when second over 1m4f at Wetherby so should appreciate the step up and she gets a hefty weight-for-age allowance from the three previous winners. Sweetlittlemystery, Lady Valerie and DONT TELL VAL were all easy to back when scoring last time but the latter won over further at Fontwell and clearly isn’t lacking in stamina. She’ll probably try and run the finish out of these and can be another winner for Fergal O’Brien, who has a good strike-rate in bumpers.
Dont Tell Val 20-1 (10-12) Raced wide, made virtually all, edged left from over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, stayed on gamely, won at Fontwell 2m 2f (6) gs in Oct beating Peggies Venture (11-5) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Lady Valerie 20-1 (10-10) Held up mid-division, tracked leaders over 7f out, went 2nd over 6f out, led over 2f out, clear over 1f out, ridden out inside final furlong, kept on, won at Southwell 2m (6) gs in Jul beating Gvs Irportensa (10-10) by 5l, 9 ran.
Sweetlittlemystery 16-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway over 4f out, challenged 1f out, led inside final furlong, held on well, won at Towcester 2m (6) gs in Dec beating Molly Childers (10-12) by hd, 11 ran.
All Currencies (IRE) 9-4fav (10-12) Led, headed 4f out, weakened 3f out, 10th of 11, dist behind Sweetlittlemystery (10-12) at Towcester 2m (6) gs in Dec.
Fortunello King's Theatre M out of Wyldello.
Quine des Champs 6-1 (11-2) Held up in touch, struggling over 4f out, went remote 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 24 1/2l behind Carnspindle (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m mdn (5) sft in Dec.
Storm Patrol 25-1 (11-0) Always towards rear, 14th of 17, dist behind Kayf Grace (11-0) at Aintree 2m 1f (1) sft in Apr.
Cadeaux's Fire Major Cadeaux filly out of Confetti.
Reine Des Miracles 14-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd place close home, 2nd of 7, 3 3/4l behind Shearling (11-5) at Wetherby 1m 4f fll (6) gs in Dec.
