set strong pace, clear 2nd, reduced lead and headed 5th, soon struggling, pulled up 3 out
tracked clear leader, led 5th, pushed along 2 out, ridden and all out, finished tired
outpaced, headway to track leaders 5th, chased winner 4 out, ridden 2 out, stayed on to press winner close home
tracked leaders, ridden 4th, weakened approaching next, pulled up soon after
outpaced, left very poor 3rd 3 out
Lechro was a maiden on the Flat but only beaten half-a-length over 1m3f at Hamilton on his debut for new connections. Never No Trouble and Miss Fedora have both placed twice but showers are forecast and any easing of conditions would suit TOUTE CHIC, who won twice on the level in France at the start of the summer. Market Rasen winner Exciting News ran a shocker when odds-on at Huntingdon and is penalised again while La Breille was weakening when coming to grief at the last at Stratford.
Exciting News 8-15fav (11-0) Took keen hold, chased leader, led 3rd, headed 5th, weakened after 3 out, last of 4, 30 1/2l behind Anger Management (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gd in Oct.
La Breille (FR) 10-3 (10-9) Led, ridden and joined when blundered and fell last, at Stratford 2m mdn (4) gd in Oct.
Lechro (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Mid-division, shaken up to improve 3f out, ridden along 2f out and went second, kept on inside final furlong, always held, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind A La Francaise (9-4) at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Miss Fedora (IRE) 2-1 (10-7) Prominent, pushed along before 2 out, within 1 length jumping the last, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 7, 12 3/4l behind Mr Freedom (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f (4) gd in Sep.
Toute Chic (IRE) Evens (8-6) Won well, won at Salon-De-Provence 1m 4f stks gs in Jun beating Decima (8-9) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.
Never No Trouble 16-5fav (10-2) Raced keenly in mid-division, good headway on inside after 3 out, chased leaders turning in, 3rd and held when hit last, 3rd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Gerard Mentor (11-4) at Warwick 2m hcp (5) gd in Oct.
