Many of the leading yards come to the table here and TALKONTHESTREET is taken to build on a very promising Taunton debut when only beaten a length into third spot behind Black Thunder. The son of Milan is also a winning pointer and revealed plenty of promise in bumper outings too and looks to be very much on the upgrade. Saint Roque weakened quickly after the last on his hurdling debut at Hereford but has been given a nice rest subsequently and remains very much of interest. Taikoo has to be far better than when pulled up at Ffos Las last time and showed up pleasingly on his jumping debut, whilst the consistent pair of Parsnip Pete and Clowance House cannot be ruled out along with Master Of The Game.
Clowance House 85-40 (11-5) Tracked leaders, mistake 2nd, outpaced 3 out, no impression from next, 4th of 8, 13l behind Absinthe (11-5) at Bangor 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Jan.
Dramatic Duke (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Held up mid-division, outpaced after 4 out, weakened from next, 6th of 15, 30l behind Open Hearted (11-0) at Doncaster 2m 3f mdn hdl (4) gs in Dec.
Giveitachance (IRE) 100-1 (11-6) Prominent, challenged well before 3 out, stayed on same pace 2 out, no extra flat, 3rd of 15, 14l behind Zahirah Moon (10-13) at Ludlow 2m 5f mdn hdl (4) gs in Jan.
Master Of The Game (IRE) 11-4fav (11-2) Mid-division when not fluent 1st, mistake 5th, headway on outside 7th, went 2nd after 2 out until approaching last, soon weakened, 11th of 14, 26l behind Barbatos (11-8) at Cheltenham 2m 4f nh nov hdl (3) gs in Jan.
Master Of The Sea (IRE) 9-2 (10-9) Held up in rear, headway over 7f out, soon outpaced, stayed on final furlong, never able to challenge, 4th of 10, 19l behind Tiger Maguire (11-2) at Chepstow 2m NH flat (6) hvy in Dec.
Midnight Charmer 40-1 (9-7) Led 2nd, made most after, headed 8th, chased leader until soon after 3 out, outpaced in 4th before 2 out, challenging for well held 3rd when blundered last, took 3rd close home, 3rd of 8, 19l behind Crack At Dawn (10-10) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Nov.
Parsnip Pete 11-4 (10-12) Raced wide, held up behind in touch, headway after 4 out, chased easy winner before next, kept on same pace no chance when lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 8, 10l behind Tour D'argent (10-12) at Doncaster 2m nov hdl (4) gs in Dec.
Saint Roque (FR) 3-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, challenged 2 out, chased winner before last, weakened soon after, 4th of 13, 11l behind Tarbeck (10-12) at Hereford 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Struanmore 100-1 (11-5) Always towards rear, 5th of 12, 34l behind Oscar Nominee (11-2) at Southwell 2m NH mdn hdl (5) gs in Jan.
Taikoo 3-1 (11-6) Prominent, led 3rd, headed after next, jumped slowly and lost place 6th, soon weakened, pulled up after next, in a race won by Simply Ben (10-13) at Ffos Las 2m 6f mdn hdl (5) sft in Jan, 11 ran.
Talkonthestreet (IRE) 7-2 (10-10) Tracked leader, led narrowly before 2 out, headed narrowly last, ridden when not much room and switched right final 110 yards, no extra when lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 13, 1l behind Black Thunder (10-10) at Taunton 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Dec.
Traditional Bob (IRE) 9-1 (11-4) Held up behind, headway into mid-division 3 out, never near leaders, 6th of 14, 26l behind Vulcanite (11-4) at Southwell 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Jan.
Zagova (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Always in rear, blundered 1st, mistake next, tailed off 6th, 16th of 18, well behind Same Difference (10-12) at Lingfield 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.
