keen led, ridden and headed between 4 out and 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up 2 out
in rear, ridden 4 out, tailed off
close up, ridden 3 out, held when hit next and fell
tracked leaders, hit 3rd and close up after, not fluent 5th, ridden 4 out, jumped left next, kept on same pace
raced wide close up, ridden 3 out, pressed leader next, led briefly bend before last, lost moderate 2nd near finish
in touch, headway to track leaders 3 out, led bend before last, soon clear, eased, comfortable
tracked leader, led between 4 out and 3 out, ridden and headed bend before last, switched right soon after last, kept on to go moderate 2nd near finish
always towards rear, ridden when slightly hampered 2 out, tailed off
NonRunner
Joycetick won on the Flat at Chantilly last year and opened his account over hurdles in the French Provinces in September. But he may be best watched under a penalty on his first run for Nick Littmoden. STAFF COLLEGE would have just about been the best of these on the Flat and, despite refusing to settle, was far from disgraced on his hurdles bow at Huntingdon. He holds Golconda Prince on that run and can take this. Oxford Blu won over 2m2f at Chepstow on the level so may find this too sharp but War At Sea also went close several times on the Flat.
Joycetick (FR) (10-10) won at Angouleme 2m 1f in Sep
Broadway Dreams 50-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, outpaced 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off, 5th of 15, dist behind We Have A Dream (10-12) at Warwick 2m (4) gs in Nov.
Golconda Prince (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, hampered 1st, headway on outside after 5th, every chance 2 out, no extra last, 5th of 9, 9 1/4l behind Speedo Boy (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gd in Nov.
Lazarus (IRE) 28-1 (11-2) Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, 10th of 11, 25 3/4l behind Topamichi (10-8) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Oceanus (IRE) 17-2 (10-7) In touch, headway 3f out, ridden and kept on same pace final 2f, 6th of 11, 5 1/2l behind Topamichi (10-8) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Oxford Blu 11-8fav (8-12) Keen, tracked clear leader and clear of rest, closed 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on, won at Chepstow 2m 2f hcp (6) gs in Aug beating Riptide (9-6) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Staff College (FR) 40-1 (10-12) Led, jumped left at times, not fluent 2 out, headed and not much room last, stayed on same pace flat, 3rd of 9, 4 3/4l behind Speedo Boy (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gd in Nov.
War At Sea (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Chased leaders on inside, steadied off heels 5f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Stanley (9-11) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Glorvina (IRE) 7-2 (11-2) Led, not fluent and headed 3 out, no impression on winner next, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 7, 5 3/4l behind Hillcrest Fire (10-10) at Leicester 2m fll (3) gs in Nov.