led after 3f, made rest, 3 lengths clear 7f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, found extra when pressed inside final furlong
tracked winner until pushed along 4f out, soon lost place, tailed off
slowly away, close up, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
keen in touch, headway over 2f out, effort when not clear run and switched left over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, stayed on
in touch in rear, pushed along 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
Goobinator, a decent hurdler, returns after a very long break and is likely to be seen back over timber before long. Reel Rosie gained a shock victory at Chester then ran poorly from just 2lb higher at Windsor. It's a year since Dark Jedi won over 1m6f on heavy ground at Doncaster and though he's 16lb lower he prefers further than this. ANIMATO, beaten a neck over the trip at Pontefract last month, has raced over longer trips subsequently and looks well enough handicapped to get back on the winning trail though Genesius was a winner at Thirsk the last time he encountered soft ground.
Goobinator (USA) 9-1 (8-12) Held up in mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Valley Forge (9-0) at Haydock 2m hcp (2) gd in May.
Reel Rosie (IRE) 12-1 (10-0) Led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened quickly, last of 9, 11 3/4l behind Khinjani (9-10) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Dark Jedi (IRE) 10-1 (9-11) In touch, went second turning for home, led 2f out, soon ridden when headed 1f out, outpaced by winner near finish, kept on, 2nd of 7, 6 1/2l behind Flash Bardot (9-3) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Oct.
Animato 16-1 (8-13) Mid-division, switched left and effort over 2f out, 3rd inside final furlong, kept on, no impression, 3rd of 9, 5 1/4l behind Punctuation (9-1) at York 2m hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Genesius (IRE) 11-2 (9-9) Raced keenly towards rear, good headway and squeezed through between horses over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Fulfilled (10-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Gastronomy 18-1 (9-4) Led, pushed along and headed home turn, weakened quickly, last of 5, 35 3/4l behind Arrange (10-2) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp (4) sft in Sep.