held up in last pair, headway on inside before 3 out, chasing leaders and every chance next, left in 2nd at the last, kept on same pace, no chance with winner
raced keenly, held up, good headway chasing leaders before 2 out, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, left modest 3rd and hampered at the last
chased leaders, weakened between last 2, left modest 4th and badly hampered last
chased leaders on inside, weakened 3 out
chased leaders, 2nd before 2 out, every chance when fell heavily last
raced keenly, chased winner until ridden before 2 out, weakened soon after
hit 1st, pulled hard in rear, headway chasing leaders 3 out, still pulling on long run before next not run on and soon lost place
chased leaders, weakened after 3 out
chased leaders on outside, jumped slowly and pushed along 3rd, ridden and weakened before 2 out, left modest 4th at the last
bit keen, made all, joined when left clear last
Placed in both starts so far over hurdles, the three-year-old Catch The Cuban could be interesting pitched in against older horses for the first time. Global Tour couldn’t cope with an 8lb rise back at Ludlow last month but should be thereabouts again and is preferred to Dream Machine and the returning Honorable. Mantovani remains unexposed and Dariya has been getting closer but PURPLE KING didn’t give his true running on his handicap debut at Wincanton and can take advantage of this drop back down in grade.
Global Tour (IRE) 5-4fav (12-0) Held up in rear, headway from 3 out, switched left and unable to quicken flat, 3rd of 10, 3l behind Mix Of Clover (11-5) at Ludlow 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Dream Machine (IRE) 6-1 (10-13) Mistake 1st, chased leaders, hit 3rd, weakened before 2 out, 4th of 9, 12 1/2l behind Harefield (11-8) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Purple King (IRE) 6-1 (11-3) Prominent, mistake 5th, not fluent and weakened 2 out, 9th of 12, 24l behind Sebastopol (11-10) at Wincanton 1m 7f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Mantovani (FR) 5-2 (10-12) Chased leaders, veered right 1st, left prominent after 3rd, led next, headed and not fluent 3 out, no extra and lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 8, 9l behind Thegallantway (10-12) at Exeter 2m 3f (4) gd in Oct.
First Quest (USA) 9-4 (11-6) Chased leader, led approaching 3rd, joined between last 2, ridden and headed approaching last, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 8, 3l behind Skeaping (11-6) at Stratford 2m (5) sft in Oct.
Be My Sea (IRE) 50-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, driven and outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 12 1/2l behind Maid In Manhattan (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
Ekayburg (FR) 8-1 (9-2) Chased leader until over 2f out, weakened rapidly, tailed off, last of 12, 18 1/2l behind Mandocello (9-4) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Dariya (USA) 7-1 (11-7) Held up rear but in touch, smooth headway on inside before 3 out, led after 3 out, clear before next, still 2 lengths ahead last, idled in front and reduced lead run in, ridden and hung badly right towards finish, headed final strides, 2nd of 7, shd behind Percy Thrower (10-5) at Southwell 2m hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Honorable (FR) 16-1 (10-0) Mid-division, slow 4th, headway 3 out, chasing leaders when mistake next, soon lost place, 12th of 15, 28 1/4l behind Legal History (10-4) at Ascot 2m hcp fll (2) gd in Mar.
Catch The Cuban 9-1 (10-12) Chased winner until after 1st, handy 3rd, rallied into 2nd again between last 2, kept on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 3l behind Nordano (11-4) at Chepstow 2m (4) sft in Oct.
