made all, went right 2 out, shaken up and went clear last, stayed on well, unchallenged
chased winner throughout, awkward 2nd, not fluent 4th, ridden between last 2, held
last throughout, outpaced and struggling 4th, no chance when went right 4 out (normal 5 out), tailed off
Winning point-to-pointer Sea Destination has been beaten a long way in her two starts over regulation fences. Outofthisworld has won a bumper and scored over hurdles but her jumping has been sketchy to say the least over timber. She may do better over the bigger obstacles, a remark that also applies to Dame du Soir, a dual bumper winner in France and a winner at Leicester over timber, who ended the last campaign in the Grade 2 Mares' Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham. MIDNIGHT TUNE is very smart over hurdles, winning a Grade 2 at Sandown last year. She was a long odds-on chance when making all over fences at Uttoxeter last month and will be very difficult to catch.
Midnight Tune 4-9fav (10-12) Made all, clear 3 out, unchallenged, won at Uttoxeter 3m (3) hvy in Nov beating The Toojumpa (10-12) by 32l, 4 ran.
Dame du Soir (FR) 100-1 (11-2) Held up, mid-division when not fluent 3 out, lost place before 2 out, well behind when pulled up before last, at Cheltenham 2m 1f (1) gs in Mar.
Outofthisworld (IRE) 15-2 (12-1) Tracked leader, not fluent and stumbled 6th, ridden 3 out, led approaching next, soon headed, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 1 3/4l behind Mabela (11-0) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Sea Destination (IRE) 66-1 (10-9) Held up last, gained a place at 5th, detached 8th, tailed off, 5th of 6, dist behind Esprit Du Large (11-2) at Exeter 2m 3f (3) sft in Nov.
