waited with in rear, not fluent 6th, steady headway after 3 out, went 2nd before 2 out, closer and 1 length down when ridden last, found no extra run-in
jumped left at times, chased leaders on inside, ridden before 3 out, outpaced before next, rallied into modest 3rd run-in
raced keenly, chased leaders out wide, went left and slightly hampered 11th, weakened 2 out, pulled up before last
jumped left, led, went clear after 1st until steadied pace 7th, went badly left and headed briefly 11th, mistake and headed 3 out, ridden and well held before next, lost 2nd 2 out, weakened into 4th run-in
pressed leader who went clear after 7th, closer at 7th, led briefly 11th, definite advantage 3 out, clear before 2 out, driven 1 length ahead last, came further clear run-in
jumped left, held up in last pair, never on terms
held up in 5th, hit 6th, went left and weakened 13th
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Returning from a lay-off, Deauville Dancer unseated his rider on his reappearance here in November but Marracudja placed off higher marks at Wetherby and Hereford before benefiting from a walkover at Kempton last week. Awake At Midnight was second at Kempton last month having gone up 10lb for winning at Huntingdon but has another 3lb rise to contend with here. ANOTHER CRICK has been lightly raced in the last couple of years but has shown he retains plenty of ability in three runs this term and has his sights lowered today. Defi Sacre is slipping towards a winning mark and rates a danger.
Marracudja (FR) (11-0) won at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Mar.
Highest Sun (FR) 7-2 (11-11) Held up early, headway chasing leaders 3rd, pecked 6th, went left 17th and next, 4th and struggling before 3 out, no chance when blundered badly next and pulled up, at Sandown 3m hcp (3) hvy in Feb.
Another Crick 8-1 (10-6) Behind, hit 3rd, headway 4 out, ridden hung left and weakened before 2 out, 6th of 14, 13 1/2l behind Umbrigado (11-3) at Newbury 2m 4f hcp (1) gd in Mar.
Awake At Midnight 18-1 (11-2) Mistake 1st, towards rear, steady headway out wide 9th, chasing leading trio before 12th, 2nd 4 out, no chance with winner when went badly left 3 out, 2nd of 10, 2 1/4l behind My Way (11-1) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Feb.
Defi Sacre (FR) 10-3 (11-8) Held up in last pair, closer before 4th, chased leaders after 8th, went 3rd after 4 out, ridden and stayed on same pace next, 3rd of 8, 6 3/4l behind Editeur Du Gite (11-8) at Newbury 2m hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Dustin Des Mottes (FR) 33-1 (11-7) Held up in last trio, steady headway into 5th when stumbled badly and unseated rider 12th, at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Mystical Clouds (IRE) 11-1 (11-4) Held up off the pace in 5th, left in 4th place 6th, pushed along before 8th, dropped to last next, tailed off 4 out, 5th of 7, dist behind Doitforthevillage (11-0) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Deauville Dancer (IRE) 18-1 (11-1) Mid-division, mistake and unseated rider 7th, at Ascot 2m 5f hcp (2) sft in Nov.
