held up in touch, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
held up in rear, pushed along and stayed on from 3 out, ridden approaching last, never troubled leaders
behind from 4th
held up towards rear, steady headway on outside 3 out, led approaching last, in command when edged right flat, ridden out
with leader, led 3rd until approaching 2 out, soon ridden, weakened flat
raced keenly in mid-division, behind from 10th
led to 3rd, with leader, led approaching 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, no extra flat
held up in mid-division, behind from 10th
held up in touch, outpaced 10th, soon pushed along, rallied 2 out, stayed on flat
always in rear, tailed off 7th, pulled up before 3 out
held up in touch, weakened 3 out
prominent, hit 10th and 3 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before last
Keep To The Beat has won just once in 38 career starts so looks a risky proposition as he was 4l behind Mr Mulliner, who was beaten 10 lengths when second over course and distance last time. The in-form Tim Vaughan runs two and Midnight Queen has won a point and a chase at Newton Abbot this summer, though was beaten a distance in a seller the last time she ran over hurdles. Stablemate FRASER CANYON was keeping better company when last seen around the turn of the year. He may have preferred some give in the ground but is probably a bit better than most of these. Mauna Kea also has decent claims but Beautiful People was a disappointing favourite at Sedgefield in August and has gone up a further 5lb since.
Fraser Canyon 7-2 (10-13) Prominent, chased winner before 3 out, kept on and no impression, 2nd of 6, 6l behind Jump For Dough (11-12) at Musselburgh 3m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Premier Rose (IRE) 18-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, ridden after 2 out, outpaced when hampered on long run between last 2, no danger after, 8th of 13, 27 1/2l behind Justatenner (11-7) at Cartmel 2m 6f hcp (5) sft in Aug.
Love The Leader (IRE) 16-1 (11-10) Held up in mid-division, lost place 5th, well behind when not fluent 9th, 10th of 12, 26 3/4l behind Discay (11-11) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Beautiful People (FR) 5-4fav (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway after 4 out, chased leaders before 2 out, soon weakened, 10th of 13, 22 1/4l behind Jack Lamb (11-10) at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Keep To The Beat 33-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, headway into 2nd place 12f out until 6f out, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 13, 12 1/4l behind Bamako Du Chatelet (10-0) at Lingfield 1m 6f hcp (6) gf in Sep.
Apachee Prince (IRE) 22-1 (10-13) Mid-division, outpaced 4 out, ridden and headway under pressure after next, stayed on to take 3rd near finish, never nearer, 3rd of 11, 6 3/4l behind Da Baba Elephant (11-12) at Market Rasen 3m hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Hollow Park (IRE) 16-1 (10-11) In rear, several slow jumps, behind 12th, pulled up before next, at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Mount Vesuvius (IRE) 50-1 (11-4) Always last, tailed off, 6th of 7, dist behind Atlantic Grey (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 2f (5) gd in Sep.
Midnight Queen 15-2 (10-4) Tracking leaders in 5th when stumbled badly on landing and fell 9th, at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Backoftherock 20-1 (10-3) Held up in rear, stayed on from after 2 out, kept on under pressure run-in, 4th of 12, 5 3/4l behind Overtoujay (11-7) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Mr Mulliner (IRE) 4-1 (10-0) Led, driven when challenged 2 out, headed before last, no extra closing stages, 2nd of 8, 10l behind More Than Luck (11-12) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Flugzeug 40-1 (10-1) Always towards rear, tailed off, 11th of 13, dist behind Bermeo (10-6) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
The Last Melon 20-1 (11-3) Tracked leader, not fluent 3rd, lost 2nd when awkward next, lost place before 8th, soon behind, 7th of 11, dist behind Rubys Cube (10-11) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Mauna Kea (IRE) 7-1 (11-5) Towards rear headway under pressure before 2 out, kept on run-in, 4th of 17, 2 1/4l behind Amour D'or (11-8) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
