held up in rear, not clear run over 3f out, closed going well over 2f out, led over 1f out, readily
mid-division, closed 5f out, ridden over 3f out, lost place 2f out
held up towards rear, ridden and struggling over 5f out, well behind final 3f
tracked leader, led 4f out, headed over 1f out, one pace and well held inside final furlong
towards rear, closed on outside over 9f out, outpaced 5f out, rallied over 3f out, one pace and well held over 1f out
mid-division, closed 8f out, one pace and well held over 1f out
tracked leaders, 2nd 4f out, driven and close up from 2f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong
led, clear after 4f until 10f out, pushed along 7f out, headed 4f out, weakened 3f out
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La Bacouetteuse was raised 5lb for winning at Musselburgh in October and has his first start since. Frederic is another returning to action and also won at Musselburgh last summer but LA FRITILLAIRE is preferred raised only 2lb for scoring over 2m at Ripon just 10 days ago. Jan Smuts and Medina Sidonia have a bit to find with the selection on latest running and the veteran Riptide looks a bigger threat on his second at Chepstow last time.
Frederic 12-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, short lived effort on outside 4 out, weakened next, 7th of 9, 36 1/2l behind Robinshill (11-2) at Wetherby 2m hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Medina Sidonia (IRE) 7-2 (9-10) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, never a factor, 5th of 6, 7 1/2l behind La Fritillaire (8-13) at Ripon 2m hcp (5) gf in May.
La Bacouetteuse (FR) 8-1 (9-1) Pushed along in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on strongly, won at Musselburgh 2m hcp (5) gd in Oct beating Rocktherunway (9-11) by 3 3/4l, 9 ran.
La Fritillaire 5-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on, won at Ripon 2m hcp (5) gf in May beating Rembrandt (9-3) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Riptide 7-1 (9-10) Dwelt, held up in rear, headway over 3f out, chased winner well over 1f out, never able to challenge, 2nd of 7, 3l behind Akavit (9-9) at Chepstow 2m hcp (6) gf in May.
Jan Smuts (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Held up behind, headway 7f out to go 3rd, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 3l behind La Fritillaire (8-13) at Ripon 2m hcp (5) gf in May.
Teak (IRE) 50-1 (9-7) Close up, pushed along 8f out, outpaced when short of room over 3f out, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 19 1/4l behind Pour L'amour (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in May.
Omid 12-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, behind, driven forward to track leaders after 5f, led 3f out, headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace, 5th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Hazely (8-5) at Newcastle 2m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Oratorio's Joy (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) In touch in 4th, ridden over 2f out, kept on to chase leading pair inside final furlong, always well held, 3rd of 5, 3l behind Masterson (9-7) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (5) pol in May.
Nashville (IRE) 14-1 (10-1) Held up, towards rear, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Rosette (10-3) at Doncaster 2m hcp (5) gd in Jul.
