led, headed approaching 4th, ridden after 3 out, 5th and beaten when mistake 2 out, weakened before last
tracked leaders, challenged 2 out, every chance when mistake last, stayed on same pace flat
tracked leader, led before 4th, headed next, ridden after 3 out, weakened 2 out
mid-division, headway approaching 2 out, 2nd and edged right after last, stayed on, unable to challenge winner
held up, in rear, struggling after 5th, behind next, tailed off
mid-division, took keen hold, closed 2nd, led 5th, jumped left and not fluent 6th, headed after 2 out, no extra flat
tracked leaders, took keen hold, challenged 2 out, soon led, clear towards finish, comfortably
towards rear, struggling before 6th, well behind 3 out
held up, in mid-division, pushed along after 6th, weakened after 3 out
mistakes in rear, struggling 5th, well behind next, tailed off
Movewiththetimes made a winning start in a Wincanton bumper in April and could be a useful recruit to hurdling but AFFAIRE D'HONNEUR is the one to beat again. A very smart maiden last season, he had to be ridden out to get the better of Graasten here on his reappearance but the drop in distance is in his favour and the second went close at Plumpton on Monday. Sleep Easy, a four times Flat winner, won a maiden at Stratford in March and is open to further improvement while Icing On The Cake has shown signs of promise. Azzerti may be best of the rest ahead of Flat convert Archangel Raphael.
Affaire D'Honneur (FR) 3-10fav (10-12) Chased leader, not fluent 3rd, closed after 4 out, led after next, ridden before 2 out, stayed on to draw clear flat, won at Fontwell 2m 3f (4) sft in Oct beating Graasten (10-12) by 8l, 5 ran.
Sleep Easy 5-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, led between last 2, clear before last, stayed on well, comfortably, won at Stratford 2m mdn (4) sft in Mar beating Deebaj (11-0) by 7l, 9 ran.
Archangel Raphael (IRE) 33-1 (9-8) In touch, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 11th of 12, 20 3/4l behind Life Less Ordinary (9-9) at Ascot 2m hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Azzerti (FR) 3-1fav (10-10) Held up towards rear, headway before 4f out, went 2nd over 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 14 3/4l behind Aintree My Dream (11-2) at Warwick 2m mdn (6) sft in Apr.
Baron De Ligniere (FR) 7-2 (10-12) Keen, held up, headway tracking leaders approaching 5th, led after 5th until after 8th, chased leaders, weakened approaching 3 out, pulled up before next, at Plumpton 2m 5f (4) sft in Dec.
Icing On The Cake (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Mid-division, chased leaders 3 out, challenged next, soon one pace, no chance with front pair before last, 3rd of 10, 13 1/2l behind Premier Bond (11-0) at Newbury 2m (4) sft in Dec.
Movewiththetimes (IRE) 11-4 (11-3) Held up and keen, headway 4f out, 2nd 2f out, slight lead final furlong, kept on, won at Wincanton 1m 7f (6) gs in Apr beating Cruiseaweigh (11-3) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Serveontime (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, weakened soon after, mistake 2 out, soon eased, 7th of 8, 32 1/4l behind Black Corton (11-5) at Newton Abbot 2m 2f (4) gd in Oct.
Madame Lafite 8-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 5, 27 1/4l behind Leoncavallo (9-3) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Shanghai Sunrise 66-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, lost place over 3f out, eased over 1f out, last of 9, 30 3/4l behind Thomas Blossom (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
