led, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, lost 2nd inside final furlong, no impression
tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, edged right and stayed on strongly inside final furlong, eased towards finish
held up last, effort on outside 3f out, ridden and outpaced 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in 3rd, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
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MILDENBERGER (NAP) finished a creditable third behind Raymond Tusk, rated 113, in a conditions' race at Newcastle on his first attempt at 2m. Mark Johnston’s charge should have too much class for these back in handicap company and can return to winning ways. Rainbow Dreamer finished a couple of lengths in front Astromachia with the disappointing Smart Champion well beaten when scoring over track and trip last month and is 5lb higher today while the progressive Pianissimo has won both starts for new connections and can confirm earlier running here with Rydan.
Mildenberger 3-1 (9-3) Led after 1f, brought field to centre over 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Raymond Tusk (9-3) at Newcastle 2m stks (2) pol in Dec.
Rainbow Dreamer 12-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, switched left to challenge over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on strongly, won at Kempton 2m hcp (3) pol in Dec beating Astromachia (9-10) by 2l, 9 ran.
Smart Champion 7-1 (9-6) Held up, some late headway, never a threat, 6th of 9, 10 1/4l behind Rainbow Dreamer (9-11) at Kempton 2m hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Pianissimo 16-1 (8-7) Held up in last pair, steady headway 2f out, switched right over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, soon challenging, stayed on to lead post, won at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (2) pol in Dec beating Grandmaster Flash (8-13) by ns, 9 ran.
Astromachia 5-4fav (9-10) Tracked leader, led over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 9, 2l behind Rainbow Dreamer (9-11) at Kempton 2m hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Rydan (IRE) 20-1 (10-0) Held up, pushed along and weakened 2f out, 10th of 11, 12 1/2l behind Pianissimo (9-4) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Nov.