Baron De Midleton won at Newcastle and Carlisle earlier in the year but has pulled up the last twice. FIX AT ALL (NAP) has had a couple of months off after a busy summer campaign but the forecast good ground has persuaded connections to curtail his holiday. Though the seven-year-old has yet to win a handicap, he is starting to look well treated. Quinta Do Mar has a chance if wind surgery has had the desired effect but Geromino had been struggling to get his head in front prior to unseating at Catterick, though his yard did saddle the winner of this last year. Whodini edged out Vintage Fizz at Ayr but there is nothing between the pair on today’s terms and the latter was behind the selection at Market Rasen earlier.
Baron De Midleton (IRE) 25-1 (11-3) Tracked leader, led 6th, headed 4 out, weakened 2 out, pulled up approaching next, at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (2) sft in Nov.
Quinta Do Mar (IRE) 9-1 (11-11) Tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced in 4th before 2 out, soon weakened, 4th of 8, 11 1/4l behind Gloire D'Athon (11-3) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Geromino (FR) 9-4fav (12-1) Chased leaders, bad mistake and unseated rider 3rd, at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Vintage Fizz 5-1 (12-0) Rear of midfield, tracked leaders 4 out, went second 3 out, challenging when jumped left 2 out, jumped badly left last, soon ridden and kept on strongly, just failed, 2nd of 10, hd behind Whodini (11-3) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Fix At All (FR) 9-1 (10-13) Prominent, not fluent 4 out, ridden 3 out, held from last, kept on, 4th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Found On (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Whodini (IRE) 11-2 (11-3) In rear, headway on outer when not fluent 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, chased leaders before last, ran on strongly to lead post, won at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Nov beating Vintage Fizz (12-0) by hd, 10 ran.
