held up towards rear, not fluent 7th, headway before 3 out, chased winner last, held flat, stayed on
mid-division, not fluent 2nd, ridden and struggling in rear 4 out
mid-division, headway on outside after 4 out, weakened 2 out
held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, no impression next
chased clear leader, not fluent 1st, lost 2nd 6th, weakened after 4 out
led, clear until mistake 6th, headed after 4 out, weakened 2 out
chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, went 2nd 6th, led after 4 out, clear briefly before 2 out, headed approaching last, no extra flat
chased leaders, ridden 4 out, soon weakened
held up, towards rear when fell 4th
held up in mid-division, well beaten before 3 out
held up in mid-division, headway after 4 out, no impression and one pace 2 out
held up towards rear, headway when not fluent 3 out, edged left before last, went 3rd flat, kept on
chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, led before last, stayed on, driven out
held up in rear, pushed along 4 out, headway 2 out, stayed on flat, nearest finish
held up in rear, well beaten after 4 out
Spectator and Winter Spice are both returning from a break but would have claims if fully wound-up. Soulsaver has won three times but all of those victories came at Fontwell. Sizing At Midnight is 6lb better off with GONE PLATINUM for a three-length defeat here last month but Dai Rees’ top weight was a very easy winner that day and has since run a couple of cracking races on good ground over fences. He is 3lb lower reverting to hurdles and should take all the beating. Ben Brody and Judge Earle are both worth a market check but have been largely disappointing.
Gone Platinum (IRE) 11-1 (10-6) Held up in rear, not fluent 4 out, headway under pressure before 3 out, chased leaders after next, ridden and stayed on to press winner towards finish, just held, 2nd of 11, nk behind Larry (11-12) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Schnabel (IRE) 50-1 (11-7) Behind, last and struggling 9th, tailed off, pulled up before 2 out, at Newbury 2m 6f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Ben Brody (IRE) 25-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, weakened last, 6th of 14, 16 3/4l behind Black Buble (11-0) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Feb.
Spectator 3-1 (11-2) Held up in touch, outpaced after 3 out, stayed on into 2nd approaching last, kept on under pressure, never reached winner, 2nd of 4, 3l behind Iolani (10-5) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Winter Spice (IRE) 4-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, ridden before 10th, weakened after 3 out, 5th of 7, 31 1/2l behind Worthy Farm (11-10) at Taunton 3m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Hallings Comet 16-1 (11-5) Led, went clear after 2nd, came back to the field when mistake 5th, pushed along and headed before 2 out, hard ridden and lost 2nd between last 2, weakened run-in, 4th of 11, 12 1/2l behind Midnightreferendum (11-6) at Warwick 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Never Equalled (IRE) 14-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, effort 3 out, outpaced by winner next, no impression, modest 2nd, 2nd of 8, 29l behind Champagne Champ (11-6) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Trafalgar Rock Evens (11-8) Jumped slowly at times, chased sole rival, ridden after 8th, struggling after, well behind after 14th, last of 2, dist behind General Bux (11-2) at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Soulsaver 8-1 (11-1) Chased leaders, steadied after 2nd, closed after 6th, outpaced 3 out, rallied 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on, won at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in May beating Magical Thomas (11-4) by 3 1/4l, 8 ran.
Judge Earle (IRE) 7-1 (10-8) Led until after 4 out, soon lost place, tailed off, 7th of 8, dist behind Champagne Champ (11-6) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Shadow's Boy 7-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, effort after 3 out, never able to challenge, 4th of 6, 7l behind It's Got Legs (11-11) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Santiago de Cuba (IRE) 20-1 (11-4) Not fluent, prominent, hit 5th, led after 6th, headed next, weakened 4 out, 12th of 13, dist behind Comrade Conrad (11-3) at Warwick 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Sizing At Midnight (IRE) 10-1 (11-5) In touch on outside, effort 3 out, ridden between last 2, one pace when switched left before last, stayed on to take narrow 2nd flat, no impression with winner, 2nd of 15, 3 1/4l behind Gone Platinum (11-12) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Apr.
Linguine (FR) 33-1 (11-8) In rear, ridden 3 out, kept on same pace, 5th of 6, 13 1/4l behind Bazarov (11-5) at Fakenham 2m 7f hcp (4) gf in Apr.
Outrageous Romana (IRE) 9-2 (10-12) Tracked leaders, mistake 2nd, outpaced 8th, rallied next, weakened 3 out, last of 3, 30 1/4l behind Eastern Lady (10-0) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Druide Premier (FR) 25-1 (11-0) Always towards rear, well beaten after 4 out, 9th of 11, dist behind Printing Dollars (11-7) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
