held up towards rear, headway after 5th, not much room 3 out, weakened before 2 out
led until not fluent 1st, with leader, led after 5th, headed 3 out, soon weakened
chased leaders, jumped left 1st, not fluent 2nd, challenged 2 out, soon led, clear last, stayed on well
mid-division, effort before 3 out, wandered before being left 4th and hampered 2 out, no extra
held up towards rear, not fluent 3rd, headway after 5th, challenging when jumped left 3 out and 2 out, soon ridden, 3rd and no extra last
mistake 3rd, always behind, tailed off
towards rear on outside, well beaten 3 out, tailed off
led 1st, headed after 5th, led 3 out, hard pressed 2 out, soon headed, no impression on winner last
held up in touch, closed from 4th, every chance when fell 2 out
held up towards rear, headway after 5th, switched right after 3 out, no impression when jumped left 2 out
THERAPIST’s yard has won this in two of the last three years and the daughter of Le Havre, though unlikely to be one of Nicky Henderson’s best juveniles, has a good opportunity to recoup Newbury losses. Ezmerellda was pitched in at the deep end at Newbury and not disgraced so looks a big danger but Ruler Of The River has been well beaten in both starts over timber. Love True, a middle-distance winner on the Flat in France, looks the best of the newcomers.
Brora Breeze 7-2 (9-6) Held up, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, found little and dropped to last inside final furlong, last of 7, 4 1/2l behind Fox Flame (9-10) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp fll (5) pol in Sep.
Clenched 80-1 (8-9) Steadied start, held up in last pair, never involved, 6th of 7, 8 1/2l behind Hul Ah Bah Loo (9-10) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Ezmerellda (IRE) 66-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3 out, ridden and weakened approaching last, 5th of 9, 19 1/4l behind Wodhooh (11-0) at Newbury 2m lst fll (1) gs in Dec.
Leazy Lindsay 33-1 (9-6) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms, 10th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Upepo (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Love True (FR) 10-3 (9-8) 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind The Top Gatsby (9-6) at Bordeaux Le Bouscat 1m 4f hcp sft in Oct.
Miss Raindrop 22-1 (8-4) Slowly away, towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never on terms, 6th of 7, 16 1/4l behind This Ones For Fred (10-0) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Oceana Orange 18-1 (11-0) Prominent on outer, weakened 3f out, 8th of 9, 24 1/2l behind Dameofthecotswolds (11-0) at Huntingdon 1m 6f fll (5) gd in Nov.
Ruler Of The River (IRE) 18-1 (10-11) Raced wide in last pair, plugged on into remote 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 8, 29 1/4l behind Whispering Royal (11-4) at Doncaster 2m 1f mdn (4) gs in Dec.
Therapist 5-4fav (10-7) Handy, slow jump 3 out, no impression on leader thereafter, plugged on and lost 2nd final flight, 3rd of 6, 15 3/4l behind Through The Ages (11-0) at Newbury 2m (3) sft in Dec.
Zooks (FR) 80-1 (10-9) In rear, some headway 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 5th of 7, 22 1/4l behind Castelfort (11-2) at Sandown 2m (2) hvy in Dec.
