made all, not fluent 2nd, shaken up before last, ridden and stayed on well flat
mid-division, headway 4th, outpaced by leaders before 2 out, weakened last
held up in rear, took keen hold, headway 5th, weakened before 2 out
held up towards rear, pushed along after 5th, well beaten before 3 out
chased winner, not always fluent, ridden before last, held flat, kept on
chased leaders, ridden and losing place when stumbled before 2 out, soon weakened
held up in rear, took keen hold, headway before 3 out, 3rd before next, shaken up before last, unable to challenge, kept on
mid-division, headway before 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, weakened last
mid-division, lost place 5th, no impression after
chased leaders, lost place after 5th, well beaten before 3 out, pulled up after
BRIGHT FORECAST (NAP) made a winning start over hurdles when scoring at Newbury last month. He’s penalised for that success but that was his first outing since March and there should be plenty more to come. Bumper winner Apres Le Deluge will likely figure having finished fourth at Exeter on his debut and Tegerek is expected to finish closer today having won on the Flat when trained in France. Thibault failed to land the odds at Musselburgh last time on the back of placing at Kempton while Humble Hero was a decent handicapper on the Flat and has joined Dan Skelton’s yard for his hurdling bow.
Bright Forecast (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Mid-division, steady headway approaching 2 out, 5th and plenty to do when awkward last, stayed on strongly to lead towards finish, won at Newbury 2m mdn (3) sft in Nov beating Sevarano (11-0) by nk, 20 ran.
Apres Le Deluge (FR) 14-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway 5 out, chased leaders next, no extra approaching last, 4th of 17, 12 1/4l behind Getaway Trump (11-4) at Exeter 2m 1f (4) hvy in Dec.
Brunel Woods (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Pulled hard early, held up, beaten 4 out, tailed off, 13th of 14, dist behind Brewin'upastorm (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gs in Dec.
Elite Garde (FR) 10-1 (11-0) Mid-division, closed 2nd, lost place and mistake 4 out, soon behind, 7th of 10, 21 3/4l behind Northern Bound (11-0) at Ludlow 2m mdn (4) gd in Nov.
Humble Hero (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Steadied and switched left start, raced keenly in rear, ridden and hung left over 1f out, switched right and kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Bartholomeu Dias (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Oct.
Rafferty (IRE) 40-1 (11-0) Mid-division, mistake 3 out, never on terms, 6th of 11, 17 1/4l behind Champagne Platinum (11-0) at Newcastle 2m mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Tegerek (FR) 20-1 (10-12) Towards rear, went right 3rd, headway hanging left over 2 out, kept on run-in, never nearer, 5th of 18, 16 3/4l behind Champagne Court (10-12) at Lingfield 2m (4) gs in Nov.
The Vollan (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway on inside chasing leaders over 2 out, kept on same pace, 6th of 18, 19 1/4l behind Champagne Court (10-12) at Lingfield 2m (4) gs in Nov.
Thibault 10-11fav (10-12) Led, headed 2nd, tracked winner until ridden 2 out, weakened flat, last of 4, 11 1/2l behind Get Out The Gate (10-12) at Musselburgh 2m mdn (4) gd in Dec.
All Change 66-1 (10-12) Always towards rear, tailed off, 14th of 16, dist behind Definitelyanoscar (10-12) at Warwick 2m mdn (4) sft in Nov.
Cooling 33-1 (10-10) Held up in mdi-division, hanging right final 8f, closed on outside 6f out, weakened over 4f out, 12th of 14, dist behind Kalifornia (10-10) at Bangor 2m 1f (5) gd in May.
