raced wide in touch, headway when hit 4 out, ridden next, weakened approaching 2 out, hit last, tailed off
in rear, pushed along 4 out, some headway 2 out, never on terms
made all, ridden and joined 2 out, ran on
keen tracked winner 2nd, until ridden approaching 2 out, kept on same pace
keen in touch, headway and every chance 2 out, ridden and ran on
tracked winner until 2nd, tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off
close up, lost place after soon after 5th, headway 3 out, ridden and every chance next, hit last, stayed on towards finish
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Hunters Call is only a pound higher than his last winning mark but hasn’t run since November and is in the veteran stage now. West Cork should be thereabouts back over hurdles if recapturing last season’s form and is preferred to stablemate Too Friendly. The form of Bourbali’s second at Kempton was franked when the winner went on to land a Grade 2 at Warwick and Galore Desassences is another for the shortlist having failed to take to fences last time. Best on sharp, right-handed tracks like this, MOVEIT LIKE MINNIE may be 4lb out of the handicap but Finn Lambert’s claim takes care of that and there are no question marks hanging over the bottom weight’s form. Sonigino has been rested since finishing down the field in the Greatwood at Cheltenham so can’t be ignored.
Galore Desassences (FR) 22-1 (11-12) Raced wide, mid-division, headway tracking leaders 4th, lost place 7th, some headway out wide before 8th, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out, at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Hunters Call (IRE) 13-2 (12-0) In touch, headway 3 out, ridden to chase leader briefly next, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 11 3/4l behind Nayati (11-0) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (2) sft in Nov.
Sonigino (FR) 7-1 (11-5) Chased leader, led briefly before 2nd, lost 2nd on long run before 2 out, weakened soon after, 8th of 13, 29 1/2l behind I Like To Move It (12-0) at Cheltenham 2m hcp (1) gd in Nov.
Bourbali (FR) 40-1 (11-3) Soon tracking leaders on inside, went 2nd between last two, challenged and every chance when bumped and carried right run-in, found no extra inside final 100 yards, 2nd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Grey Dawning (11-0) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Too Friendly 5-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway travelling well after last (usual 2 out), ran on after bypassing last, 2nd of 9, 3 3/4l behind Punctuation (10-12) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in Dec.
Hydroplane (IRE) 16-1 (9-11) Held up in mid-division, headway 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Aced It (10-0) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Moveit Like Minnie (IRE) 9-4fav (11-11) In touch, headway to track leaders 4 out, pushed along to lead approaching 2 out, blundered last and went right, ridden out, won at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Jan beating Mullinaree (11-9) by 1 1/4l, 17 ran.
West Cork 5-1 (11-8) Jumped right on occasions, in rear, not fluent 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, at Doncaster 2m hcp (2) gd in Jan.
Gipsy De Choisel (FR) 5-1 (11-0) Chased leaders on inside, took keen hold, switched left and went 2nd off final bend, not fluent 2 out, lost 2nd and no extra from last, 5th of 9, 12l behind Monviel (10-4) at Ascot 2m hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Give Me A Cuddle (IRE) 7-1 (11-13) Chased leaders on inside, weakened before 2 out, soon behind, tailed off, 9th of 10, 13 3/4l behind River Bray (11-13) at Taunton 2m hcp (4) gd in Feb.
