chased leaders, led final bend, edged left and headed 3 out, no impression on winner last
led until 3rd, soon led again, clear 6th until final bend, headed before 3 out, soon weakened
held up in mid-division, headway before 3 out, weakened before 2 out
held up and behind, slow 5th, headway on outside final bend, went 3rd 3 out, no impression 2 out
prominent, led 3rd, soon headed, ridden and lost place before 6th, well behind when pulled up before 3 out
held up in rear, headway final bend, led 3 out, clear last, easily
tracked leaders, went 2nd from 5th until final bend, soon outpaced, kept on flat
NonRunner
GERARD MENTOR has won two of his last three starts and today’s conditional was on board on both occasions. He looks worth sticking with ahead of Sea The Clouds. The latter makes his handicap debut having won in novice company and is preferred to Red Vision while Extraordinary Man was leading at Newton Abbot when unseating two out and is another handicapping for the first time. Henri Le Bon looks best of the rest.
Sea The Clouds (IRE) 9-1 (11-7) Chased leaders out wide, went 2nd before 4 out, ridden after 2 out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 9l behind Kingston Sunflower (11-5) at Hereford 2m (4) gd in Oct.
Harlem Soul 200-1 (11-4) Off the pace and always towards rear, 13th of 19, 29 3/4l behind Contrapposto (10-12) at Cheltenham 2m hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Extraordinary Man (FR) 10-3 (11-6) Prominent, raced keenly, led 4th, went left, bumped and tightened up rival before 2 out, slowed into 2 out and unseated rider, at Newton Abbot 2m 2f mdn (4) gd in Apr.
Red Vision (FR) 10-3 (11-6) Off the pace in 6th, headway chasing leaders out wide before 2 out, untidy last, soon ridden and weakened, 5th of 9, 9l behind Seaborough (10-2) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Sage Advice (IRE) 8-1 (12-0) Not always fluent towards rear, ridden and weakened after 3 out, last of 7, 12 1/4l behind Geometrical (12-0) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Gerard Mentor (FR) 10-3 (11-9) Held up in rear, headway 4th, led 3 out, clear 2 out, reduced lead flat, stayed on, won at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Nov beating Begin The Luck (11-1) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Henri Le Bon (IRE) 5-2 (11-8) Handy, led before 3rd, headed 5th, remained prominent, pushed along after 3 out, not fluent last and ran on one pace, 4th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Lucky Lover Boy (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Great Heart'Jac (FR) 5-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, hit 5th, pushed along before 2 out, mistake and weakened last, 7th of 14, 16 3/4l behind Makin'yourmindup (11-4) at Chepstow 2m 3f mdn (4) gs in Oct.