held in rear, steady headway from 5f out, chased leaders over 2f out, soon ridden, no extra final furlong
mid-division, steady headway from over 6f out, ridden and close up 2f out, soon one pace
raced freely, made most over 4f out, weakened rapidly, tailed off
took keen hold early, steadied mid-division, smooth headway from 4f out, challengened over 2f out, soon led, pushed clear final furlong
raced wide in rear, no impression final 3f
with leader, green and jumped path and again over 4f out, weakened rapidly, tailed off
prominent, led over 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened quickly
rear when hampered over 4f out, never dangerous
chased leaders, challenged from over 4f out, close up and ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced in mid-division, headway on outside from 3f out, every chance 2f out, soon ridden and stayed on same pace
mid-division, headway going well over 3f out, every chance 2f out, soon driven and one pace final furlong
behind, brief effort on outside and driven over 3f out, soon beaten
held up, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on steadily final furlong
Although the market should be closely watched here, Le Galactico is taken to go one better, with Glasker Mill, Sommelier, and Promise To Be Good all worthy of a mention in the finale. Le Galactico is a half-brother to the stable's leading staying hurdler Crystal D'Ainay and is highly rated by connections, so he will be fancied to step up on his debut second to Creinch at Newbury. That was over a mile and a half, and he will surely improve over this two mile trip. he can make experience count over Nicky Henderson's newcomer Promise To Be Good who is sure to have been taught his job well. Sommelier looked one-paced on his Towcester introduction and comes up against some potentially smart sorts here, while ex-Irish point-to-pointer Glasker Mill is best watched with his trainer reporting that one or two have the cough. Paul Webber definitely knows how to get one ready for these sort of contests, and he has two runners, Cash King and Wotashambles who should both be noted in the market. Cantgeton was very disappointing at Uttoxeter last time and is surely better than that, but Le Galactico shaped very well at Newbury and is the pick.
Cantgeton (IRE) 11-8fav Held up, headway over 6f out, ridden and hung left over 3f out, 7th of 9, 44l behind It's In The Stars at Uttoxeter 2m nhf (H) hvy in Jan.
Cash King (IRE) Beneficial gelding out of a lightly-raced mare.
Double Magnum 25-1 Chased leaders over 5f, 10th of 15, 27l behind Earth Man at Newbury 2m nhf Grd 2 (A) gs in Dec.
Glasker Mill (IRE) won at Killultagh 3m ptp sft in Nov beating Little Duke by 5l, 16 ran.
Sir Pandy (IRE) Taipan gelding, half-brother to several winning jumpers including Grade 2 winner Midnight Caller.
Sommelier 16-1 With leaders, led halfway, headed 7f out, every chance over 3f out, soon ridden, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 12, 8l behind Sunset Light at Towcester 2m nhf (H) sft.
Stark Raven Sea Raven gelding, half-brother to winning hurdler Bridle Path.
Victree (IRE) Old Vic gelding, half-brother to winning chaser Multi Talented.
Seemma 10-1 Chased leaders, ridden over 7f out, weakened over 4f out, 9th of 12, 19l behind Round The Horn at Warwick 2m nhf (H) sft in Jan.
Le Galactico (FR) 11-4fav In touch, ridden to challenge 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, 2nd of 14, nk behind Creinch at Newbury 1m 4f 4yo nhf (H) gs in Jan.
Promise To Be Good Unfuwain gelding, half-brother to middle-distance winner Noble Doble.
Wednesday Club 40-1 Mid-division, ridden 6f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 14, 7l behind Wishin And Hopin at Exeter 1m 5f 4yo nhf (H) sft in Jan.
Wotashambles (IRE) Shambo gelding out of a moderate racemare.
Waterloo Son (IRE) 9-1 In touch for 3f, settled mid-division, ridden and weakened 5f out, 9th of 15, well behind The Mick Weston at Chepstow 2m nhf (H) hvy in Dec.
