Held up, headway to chase leaders 4 out, ridden before 4 out, ran on but no threat to winner after last
Made all, eased clear 2 out, ridden after last, easily
Always behind
Prominent, ridden and weakened 4 out
Held up, ridden and weakened 7 out, pulled up
Held up, headway into midfield 8 out, ridden 5 out, pulled up before 2 out
Held up, headway to chase leaders 6 out, ridden to chase leader 3 out, weakened after last
Prominent, ridden and weakened 5 out, pulled up before 4 out
Prominent, mistake 6 out, ridden 5 out, weakened, pulled up before 4 out
Several raced over these fences last time though Gosheven only finished second in a three-runner affair on his chasing bow and Flowing Cadenza finished runner-up over a shorter trip here. LE MILOS is preferred as he was having his first start since March when finding one too good over course and distance and Tim Vaughan’s charge won in testing going earlier in the year. Samuel Jackson will also be sharper today and makes more appeal than Laskalin and Tide Times.
Laskalin (FR) 4-1fav (11-0) Held up, ridden before 5 out, plugged on one pace, 7th of 10, dist behind Iwilldoit (10-6) at Chepstow 3m hcp (2) gs in Dec.
Le Milos 11-1 (11-10) Mid-division, pushed before 4 out where went 3rd, ridden before 3 out, stayed on well after last, grabbed 2nd on the line, 2nd of 13, 2 3/4l behind St Erney (10-6) at Exeter 3m hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Dawson City 50-1 (11-2) Mid-division, dropped to rear halfway, detached 4 out, ridden before 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, nearest finish, 4th of 13, 9 1/4l behind Big River (11-9) at Kelso 4m hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Samuel Jackson 14-1 (11-12) Led, headed 4th, led again 5 out (usual 6 out), headed next, ridden and kept on one pace, 3rd of 8, 7l behind Major Dundee (11-11) at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Gosheven (IRE) 11-10fav (11-4) Held up, nudged along 5 out, ridden 4 out, stayed on well but never getting to winner, 2nd of 3, 3l behind Beatthebullet (11-5) at Exeter 3m hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Henry Gondoff 14-1 (11-12) Midfield, dropped towards rear 8th, reminder 10th, jumped left 12th, hit 14th, ridden when jumped left 4 out, weakened 3 out, 7th of 9, 28 3/4l behind Fantastikas (11-11) at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Tide Times (IRE) 10-3 (10-3) Held up in rear, blundered 10th, badly hampered and rider lost irons 13th, pulled up and dismounted soon after, at Newbury 2m 7f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Tea Time On Mars 4-1 (11-11) Tracked leader, ridden outpaced before 3 out, weakened, 5th of 7, 25l behind Moroder (11-10) at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Dec.
Flowing Cadenza 18-1 (11-6) Prominent, ridden in 2nd 4 out, ran on well but always held, 2nd of 13, 3 1/4l behind Eurowork (10-10) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Dec.
