mid-division on outside, headway before 7th, left close up 3 out, every chance 2 out, hung right and kept on same pace flat
held up in rear, fell 5th
held up in rear, steady headway from 7th, left handy 3 out, challenged next, led last, hung right flat, driven out
mid-division, hit 3rd and lost place, driven 7th, behind when hit 10th, stayed on from 2 out for modest 5th flat, no chance
tracked leaders, blundered badly 8th, left handy 3 out, led before hitting next, soon headed, edged right and one pace flat
mid-division, lost place when hit 4th, headway 4 out, left in touch 3 out, no extra next
chased leader who went clear 10th, about 10 lengths down when hampered and left in lead 3 out, headed before next, no extra
led, clear 10th, about 10 lengths ahead when fell 3 out
mid-division on inside, mistake and lost place 5th, left close up 3 out, led after next, headed last, carried right flat, switched left and stayed on, no impression on winner towards finish
mid-division, outpaced before 10th, well beaten 3 out
mid-division, blundered and lost place 5th, behind when mistake 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
Withdrawn
Parsnip Pete looked like winning at Newbury two weeks ago but was reeled in close home and has been raised a pound since – connections wouldn’t want any rain. Vaniteux and Cold March are closely matched on their run together at Ascot but there are possibilities about Sizing Platinum, who was second here in October, though he does seem better over further. De Faoithesdream is 5lb better off than when beaten four lengths by UN BEAU ROMAN here last month but Paul Henderson’s charge has the ground in his favour again and could defy his rise in the weights. Owen Na View is hard to catch right and may be outside his comfort zone in this grade.
Vaniteux (FR) 7-4fav (11-6) Tracked leaders on inside, outpaced approaching 4 out, rallied next where slightly hampered, went 2nd before 2 out, no impression when lost 2nd at the last, 3rd and one pace run-in, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Sire De Grugy (11-12) at Ascot 2m 1f hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Savello (IRE) 33-1 (11-6) Held up in rear, hit 4th, pushed along 9th, well beaten after 4 out, mistake 3 out, 7th of 8, dist behind Fox Norton (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m (1) sft in Nov.
Eastlake (IRE) 8-1 (11-11) Held up behind, lost touch 6th, pulled up before next, at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Nov.
Cold March (FR) 9-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, pushed along after 7th, headway chasing leaders approaching 4 out, pushed along and outpaced after next, ridden in 5th and no impression before 2 out, not fluent last, 5th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Sire De Grugy (11-12) at Ascot 2m 1f hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Sizing Platinum (IRE) 20-1 (10-11) In touch, mistake 5 out, chased leaders next, weakened approaching last, 9th of 17, 28l behind Taquin Du Seuil (11-11) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (1) sft in Nov.
Parsnip Pete 7-1 (11-1) Held up in last quartet, left in 3rd place 4th, went 2nd before 9th, led and went right 2 out and last, hard driven run-in, headed and no extra close home, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Ultragold (10-13) at Newbury 2m hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Sew On Target (IRE) 10-1 (11-6) Led to 3rd, led again when not fluent next, headed 5th, in touch, lost place 4 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out, blundered last, 8th of 9, 31 1/4l behind Art Mauresque (11-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp (2) gd in May.
De Faoithesdream (IRE) 25-1 (11-5) Led to before 2 out, ridden after last, kept on under pressure flat, just failed for 3rd, 4th of 9, 3 3/4l behind Un Beau Roman (10-13) at Cheltenham 2m hcp (2) gd in Nov.
Un Beau Roman (FR) 25-1 (10-13) Mistake 1st, tracked leaders on inside, close up when not fluent 2 out, switched outside before last, soon ridden, stayed on to challenge closing stages, led narrowly near finish, won at Cheltenham 2m hcp (2) gd in Nov beating Pairofbrowneyes (11-7) by hd, 9 ran.
Keel Haul (IRE) 8-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, not fluent 6th, bumped 4 out, went 2nd before last, stayed on, no impression on winner, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Raven's Tower (11-1) at Aintree 2m hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Owen Na View (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Took keen hold, tracked leader, led 2nd, headed after 5th, led next, ridden before 4 out, headed after 2 out, no extra flat, 2nd of 5, 8l behind Tornado In Milan (11-9) at Ludlow 2m hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Baltimore Rock (IRE) 20-1 (11-10) Took keen hold early, chased leaders, closer in 3rd approaching 4 out, slight mistake next, under pressure in 4th approaching straight, no impression 2 out, no extra and not fluent last, 4th of 5, 35l behind Douvan (11-10) at Punchestown 2m (1) Yielding in Apr.
