prominent, jumped left and not fluent 1st, led 7th, narrow leader when blundered and unseated rider 2 out
made most until not fluent 7th, weakened before 4 out, tailed off
soon held up in touch, not fluent 2nd, closed 5th, bumped next, challenged 2 out, edged left and every chance when fell last
tracked leaders, not always fluent, went left and bumped 7th, ridden next, soon weakened, tailed off
mid-division, headway 5th, not fluent 7th, one pace 2 out, left 3rd last
towards rear, well beaten 4 out, tailed off
held up in rear, took keen hold, headway before 4 out, not fluent and pitched on landing 3 out, soon beaten, weakened 2 out
prominent, pushed along 6th, not fluent 3 out, edged left and every chance last, held by winner flat
mid-division, lost place after 7th, well beaten 4 out, tailed off
soon held up in touch, not fluent 4 out, left in lead 2 out, hard pressed flat, stayed on
mid-division, headway 7th, no impression 4 out, tailed off
held up towards rear, not fluent 1st, headway 7th, weakened before 4 out, tailed off
always behind, tailed off
always behind, tailed off
in rear, modest headway 7th, soon weakened, tailed off
Surprisingly beaten when odds-on for a maiden at Huntingdon earlier this month, dual bumper winner BEFORE MIDNIGHT (NAP) gets another chance on this more galloping track. Mr Macho was staying on behind a hot favourite at Southwell in May with a subsequent winner back in third and he’ll be poised to pounce if Nicky Henderson’s charge comes up short again. Senior Citizen has been placed in a point and two bumpers so the switch to hurdles is likely to suit and Getaway Trump has won between the flags. Copper Coin and Enrichissant may be the pick of the remainder.
Before Midnight 1-2fav (11-0) Tracked winner, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and no impression between last 2, edged left and kept on towards stands side rail flat, always held, 2nd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Cotswold Way (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m 4f mdn (4) gd in Oct.
Clondaw Ace (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Led, headed over 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 9, dist behind Danny Kirwan (11-2) at Kempton 2m (5) gd in Feb.
Copper Coin 14-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, kept on and always well held towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Largy Glory (10-3) at Carlisle 2m 1f (5) sft in Apr.
Dr Wells 50-1 (11-0) Behind, mistake 6th, soon ridden and beaten, tailed off, last of 10, dist behind Net De Treve (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn (5) gd in Oct.
Enrichissant (FR) 14-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, weakened before the last, 5th of 8, 12 1/4l behind Val Mome (10-12) at Bangor 2m 1f (4) gd in Oct.
Gaelic Poet (IRE) 33-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders, led over 6f out, headed over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 15, 20 3/4l behind Colonel Custard (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (5) gd in May.
Getaway Trump (IRE) 9-4jfav (11-0) Held up in rear, headway 6f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 11, 22 1/2l behind Unwin Vc (11-1) at Wincanton 1m 7f (5) hvy in Apr.
Mr Macho (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, outpaced 4 out, rallied 2 out, stayed on into 2nd after last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 3 1/4l behind Truckers Lodge (11-2) at Southwell 2m 4f mdn (5) gd in May.
Over The Arch (IRE) 66-1 (10-13) Raced wide, tracked leading pair until 8th, soon pushed along, looked struggling in 4th when fell next, at Kempton 3m (4) gd in May.
Senior Citizen 16-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway over 5f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 15, 7 1/4l behind Sebastopol (10-9) at Ayr 2m (3) gd in Apr.
Some Operator (IRE) 3-1 (11-11) Chsd ldrs until 4th frm 5th, prog in 3rd aftr 5out,disp brfly bef 3out, 2nd frm 3out,mstk 2out, ld bef last, ko best, won at Tallow 3m mdn Yielding - Soft in Feb beating Notachance (11-11) by 1l, 5 ran.
Tea Time On Mars 10-1 (11-0) Mid-division, good headway on outside chasing leaders halfway, weakened 3f out, 10th of 15, 32 3/4l behind Nestor Park (11-0) at Ascot 2m (4) gs in Nov.
The Boom Is Back (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, well beaten 3 out, 7th of 9, 33 3/4l behind Pym (10-12) at Chepstow 2m (4) gd in Oct.
Dancing Grey 22-1 (10-7) Led, driven and headed 3f out, soon outpaced, well held in 4th final 2f, 4th of 6, 8 1/2l behind Hold The Note (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (5) hvy in Oct.
London Grammar (IRE) 40-1 (9-3) Close up, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 10l behind Kirkland Forever (10-0) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Oct.
Troed Y Melin (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) In touch, mistake 3rd, lost place halfway, tailed off, last of 6, dist behind Ilewin Geez (11-4) at Hereford 2m 4f (4) gf in Oct.
