held up in last pair, closer in 4th before 4 out, weakened next
led until 4th, chased leaders, went 2nd briefly 8th, weakened before 4 out, tailed off
held up off the pace towards rear, pushed along in 6th before 4 out, never involved
chased leaders, switched left before 2nd, went 2nd after 4th until before 3 out, went 2nd again after 3 out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
chased leaders, led 4 out, went right next, 3 lengths ahead when went right next, driven out, stayed on well
off the pace towards rear, badly hampered 5 out, plugged on into modest 4th before 2 out
jumped right at times, chased leader, led 4th, went right 9th, jumped slowly and headed 4 out, chased winner until after next, went right 2 out, ridden and no extra in 3rd
raced keenly chasing leaders out wide, bad mistake and nearly unseated rider 10th, fell 5 out
in rear, not fluent 4th, never a factor, tailed off
Glory And Honour has not finished out of the first two in his last six starts but was behind Cruz Control at Newcastle and Deeper Blue has more scope. Harry Fry’s charge won twice over hurdles and has a future over fences judged on his latest second at Plumpton. Findthetime was the outsider of four when scoring at Wetherby but Vintage Fizz is a reliable sort. CERENDIPITY won over a shorter trip at Wetherby but is effective over this distance and has only been raised 3lb with his yard having a winner over fences here yesterday. Mister Who can only improve on his second at Lingfield and looks best of the rest.
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.
Deeper Blue (FR) 7-1 (11-11) Held up in rear, not fluent 11th, plenty to do 3 out, soon ridden and headway into 4th, kept on approaching last, stayed on run-in, took 2nd close home, nearest finish, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Sacre Coeur (11-7) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Henry's Friend (IRE) 8-1 (10-9) Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced home turn, tailed off, 20th of 22, dist behind West Balboa (11-2) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (1) gs in Apr.
Cruz Control (FR) 5-4fav (11-10) Handy, led 5th, hit 8th, pushed along 4 out and soon faced challenge, forged away after 2 out, kept on well run-in, won at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Nov beating Glory And Honour (11-10) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.
Glory And Honour (IRE) 8-1 (11-10) In rear, in touch on outer, went 3rd home turn, pressed leaders 3 out, pushed along in 2nd after 2 out, stayed on but always held, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Cruz Control (11-10) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Findthetime (IRE) 7-1 (10-8) Tracked leader who went clear after 5 out, closer next, challenged 3 out, led before next, good jump and 1 length ahead last, driven out and always doing enough, won at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (3) hvy in Nov beating Inedit Star (11-5) by 1l, 4 ran.
Cerendipity (IRE) 11-4 (11-8) Led, headed and remained close up at 2nd, ridden and led approaching 2 out, stayed on well when challenged run-in, always doing enough, won at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (4) sft in Nov beating Ukantango (11-13) by 1 3/4l, 5 ran.
Mister Who (IRE) 5-1 (11-9) Prominent, led after 2nd, headed 4th, lost some ground 9th, rallied before last, went 2nd and stayed on flat, not trouble winner, 2nd of 9, 2l behind Oxygen (10-11) at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Gentle Frank 4-1 (12-0) Keen in rear, pushed along and headway 13th, ridden and no impression from 3 out, 4th of 7, 35l behind Gaboriot (11-12) at Doncaster 3m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
