held up in rear, headway after 3 out, soon chasing leaders, never able to challenge
chased leaders, under pressure before 5th, soon weakened, tailed off
tracked leader, not fluent 2nd and 3rd, weakened 3 out, pulled up before next
mid-division, headway before 3 out, soon weakened
led, clear before 2 out, ridden approaching last, eased right down final 75 yards and headed close home
chased leaders, ridden and weakened 3 out
pulled hard in rear, headway when mistake 6th, hard ridden to challenge approaching last, stayed on under pressure to lead towards finish
mid-division, slow 4th, headway 3 out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on same pace
Although he is a previous winner and fit from the Flat, top weight and soft ground has to be of concern for those siding with Fujin Dancer and we will take him on with SIMONE MARTINI. The presence of Sam Twiston-Davies on board is a positive for the Milton Harris-trained gelding, who relishes deep ground and this drop back in trip might see him fare better than last time out, while his feather weight is also a plus. Jeanry is raised 4lb for winning over 2m 4f at Worcester and does act with cut, so has to be taken seriously, while Monsieur looks likely to get competitive. Of the remainder Royal Chatelier is really well-related and would be very interesting if backed on his first run since leaving Charlie Longsdon for Michael Blake.
Fujin Dancer (FR) 3-1fav (10-0) Behind, not fluent and reminders 4th, outpaced 4 out, never dangerous, 7th of 10, well behind Top Mark (11-8) at Perth 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Apr '09.
Royal Chatelier (FR) 50-1 (11-1) Held up, headway 5th, ridden after next, weakened 3 out, 4th of 10, 16l behind Flanagan (11-1) at Hereford 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) sft in Mar.
Cybergenic (FR) 14-1 (11-5) Took keen hold, held up in rear, headway when hit 7th, soon ridden, weakened well before 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Glebehall Bay (10-9) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy in Feb, 8 ran.
Pete 6-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear and keen, weakened before 5 out, 10th of 14, well behind Primrose Time (10-10) at Carlisle 2m nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Oct.
Jeanry (FR) 12-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, pulled hard, not much room on landing 7th, stayed on under pressure flat, led towards finish, won at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Oct beating Lord Landen (11-12) by shd, 11 ran.
Sansili 13-2 (10-9) Led, ridden and headed 3 out, not much room next, weakened last, 6th of 7, 9l behind Al Dafa (11-5) at Ludlow 2m juv hdl (4) gd in Oct.
Monsieur (FR) 33-1 (11-1) Raced keenly, held up behind, headway after 4th, chased leaders when mistake 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, ridden and kept on flat, no chance with winner, 2nd of 17, 7l behind Black Phantom (11-7) at Chepstow 2m hcp hdl 0-90 (5) sft.
Simone Martini (IRE) 9-2 (10-3) In touch, not much room on bend after 7th, 5th when hit 2 out, weakened soon after, 6th of 15, 43l behind Prince Massini (10-13) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Oct.
