led until 2nd, tracked leaders, no impression before 3 out
tracked leaders, mistake 2nd, led 3 out, ridden and headed before next, no chance with winner, not fluent last, stayed on same pace
tracked leaders, nudged along and went 3rd 2 out, no chance with winner, stayed on same pace
mid-division, headway 3rd, weakened 3 out
prominent, led 2nd, not fluent and headed 5th, weakened before 3 out
held up towards rear on inside, headway before 5th, challenged on bit 3 out, led before next, clear last, hard held
mid-division, jumped right and bumped into rival 1st, headway before 5th, weakened approaching 3 out
held up towards rear, hampered 1st, some headway after 5th, nudged along and no impression 3 out, stayed on flat
took keen hold, held up in rear, bumped 1st, not fluent next, blundered and unseated rider 4th
prominent, not fluent 4th, led 5th until 3 out, weakened before last
held up on outside, not fluent 1st, headway after 4th, jumped slowly and lost place next, well beaten before 3 out
mid-division, in rear from 3rd, behind 5th
John Ferguson has acquired some smart performers from the Flat in his time but few will have had the credentials of DUBAI PRINCE, who has been found a nice opportunity to make a winning start over hurdles. A Group 3 winner for Dermot Weld, he joined Godolphin and landed York's Group 3 Strensall Stakes on his final start last August and his new trainer has an excellent record with similar types. Catching On, a winning point-to-pointer, started odds-on for his hurdling debut at Wetherby last December but pulled up on the soft ground. He's expected to do much better while Ballygrooby Bertie has shown a bit of promise on his last two starts and Algernon Pazham has run well in two fast ground bumpers.
Great Link 50-1 (11-0) Led, not always fluent, clear until 3rd, headed 7th, weakened 3 out, 8th of 12, well behind Oscar Fortune (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Oct.
Algernon Pazham (IRE) 2-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd and edged left over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 6, 4l behind Prideofthecastle (11-9) at Stratford 2m NH flat (5) gd in May.
Ballygrooby Bertie (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway before 2 out, soon every chance, ridden and lost 3rd place run-in, lost 4th place close home, 5th of 17, 16l behind Volnay De Thaix (11-5) at Kempton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs.
Brasingaman Espee 66-1 (11-0) Mid-division, not always fluent, towards rear 3rd, well behind after 6th, tailed off, last of 9, well behind Garde La Victoire (11-0) at Aintree 2m mdn hdl (4) gs in Oct.
Catching On (IRE) 10-11fav (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway after 4 out, went 3rd before 3 out, weakened quickly and not fluent last, soon pulled up, in a race won by Malapie (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Dec, 11 ran.
Dubai Prince (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Held up in last pair, headway on outside 2f out, led over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on, won at York 1m 1f Grp 3 (1) gd in Aug '12 beating Side Glance (9-9) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran (flat).
Grandad Mac 5-1 (9-10) Prominent in chasing group, lost place 6f out, behind and pulled up 4f out, in a race won by Suzi's A Class Act (10-0) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Aug '12, 10 ran (flat).
Join The Clan (IRE) 40-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, never dangerous, 15th of 17, well behind Volnay De Thaix (11-5) at Kempton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs.
The Yank 8-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 14l behind Compton Bird (8-12) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Sep (flat).
Whileaway (USA) 66-1 (10-3) Mid-division, mistake 3rd, never a factor, 11th of 12, well behind Suerte Al Salto (11-0) at Wincanton 2m mdn hdl (5) sft in Apr.
Elixir Du Lac 66-1 (10-5) Held up, hampered 1st, not fluent next, blundered 3rd, jumped right and mistake next, well beaten 3 out, tailed off, 10th of 14, well behind Odin (10-12) at Stratford 2m nh nov hdl (4) gf in Jun.
Midnight Return (IRE) 200-1 (10-5) Held up, not fluent 3rd, behind when jumped slowly 5th, tailed off, 9th of 12, well behind Definite Memories (10-12) at Bangor 2m 1f mares NH nov hdl (4) gd in Feb '12.
