held up, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, weakened over 3f out
led, pushed along over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up, headway 3f out, stayed on to take 2nd near finish, no chance with winner
held up, lost place 3f out
tracked leaders, weakened over 3f out
held up in touch, lost place halfway, tailed off and pulled up
prominent, went 2nd over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out
held up towards rear, weakened over 4f out, tailed off
This won't be the best bumper staged at the track this winter and LAST OF THE BUNCH is possibly capable of doing what many find beyond them in defying a penalty to follow up, while Just For Jean and Sure Josie Sure are considered. The selection was not stopping when a little awkward in winning at Carlisle first time this season, when the ground was fast. Even so, pedigree suggests that she should be able to handle this ground and she may well find enough improvement to add another win to her CV. Just For Jean is a nicely bred filly by Presenting, and from a good family of stayers who acted with cut in the ground. Given her yard's good record with its females, and in these contests, she is much respected on debut. Sure Josie Sure appears to handle cut well enough if her own debut is anything to go by, and there will probably be more to come from David Pipe's four-year-old, who is today partnered by Tony McCoy. Caprysse is an interesting debutant for Ferdy Murphy, hailing from France and related to numerous winners across the channel, and market support would be interesting. Nothing else makes serious appeal and Last Of The Bunch is taken to defy her penalty.
Last of The Bunch 25-1 (10-7) Held up in touch, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, led over 1f out, edged right approaching final furlong, kept on, won at Carlisle 2m 1f NH flat (6) gf in Oct beating South Leinster (11-0) by 3l, 15 ran.
Caprysse (FR) Saint Cyrien filly out of Caline De Froment.
Cos Your Georgeous Shahrastani mare out of Equilibrium.
Florarossa 66-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, outpaced over 6f out, 8th of 16, 27l behind Alegralil (11-1) at Bangor 2m 1f N H flat (5) gs in May.
Just For Jean (IRE) Presenting filly out of Meldrum Lass.
Karingreason 5-1 (10-0) Held up mid-division, weakened over 3f out, 5th of 17, 17l behind Knockaveen (10-7) at Carlisle 2m 1f N H flat (6) gd in Oct.
Miss Nix 7-1 (10-3) Tracked leaders, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 17, well behind Knockaveen (10-7) at Carlisle 2m 1f N H flat (6) gd in Oct.
Sleep Over 12-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, soon no impression and weakened, 8th of 10, 41l behind Start Me Up (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m NH flat (4) gf in Oct.
So Cliche Classic Cliche mare out of Fen Terrier.
Sure Josie Sure (FR) 9-4fav (10-2) Pressed leader, led and hung right on bend over 6f out, headed well over 1f out, weakened 1f out, 5th of 9, 11l behind Extreme Conviction (11-2) at Stratford 2m NH flat (5) gf in Mar.
Triumph Of Love (IRE) Indian Danehill mare out of Flower Child.
Searree 33-1 (10-5) Always towards rear, 7th of 11, 12l behind Mac Aeda (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 1f NH flat (6) gd in May.
Tara's Attraction 7-2 (10-9) Tracked leaders, pulled hard, hanging left 6f out, weakening when hung badly left 4f out, last of 7, 39l behind Cityar (10-9) at Ludlow 2m nhf (5) gf in Oct.
