held up in last pair, not fluent 6th, good headway on inside chasing leaders in 3rd before 4 out, no chance with leading duo
chased leaders on inside, led after 4th, strongly pressed and not fluent last, headed run-in, stayed on but always held
held up in mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders 3rd, mistake 10th, went 2nd home turn, ridden and challenged from 2 out, upsides last, led run-in, hung right but always doing enough
chased leaders, lost place before 12th, soon struggling in last pair, plugged on in modest 4th from 4 out
ran without declared tongue tie, raced wide, chased leader, led 3rd until next, chased leaders, weakened tamely 4 out, tailed off
led until 3rd, chased leader, pushed along and lost 2nd home turn, weakened before 4 out, tailed off
always in rear, tailing off when went left 12th
Fete Champetre hasn’t had a lot of racing in the last couple of years but is probably on a fair mark on his reappearance. Restandbethankful won at Sedgefield in October and has finished second twice since, including here last time. HELLO JUDGE was a bit disappointing at Newcastle last time having won earlier at Carlisle earlier but can bounce back here, though Warriors Story is definitely worth a second look in first-time cheekpieces.
Dancewiththewind (IRE) 3-1 (11-9) In rear and detached, pulled up before 5th, at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Restandbethankful 2-1 (11-7) Led, joined for lead 1st, headed 2nd, hit 5th, joined leader approaching 4 out, pushed along after next, outjumped last where headed, ran on, not reach leader, 2nd of 4, 1 1/4l behind Mint Gold (12-0) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Fete Champetre (IRE) 9-1 (11-10) Towards rear, outpaced and struggling before 4 out, rallied to take fifth from tiring rival before 2 out, finished 14 lengths behind, 5th of 9, 30l behind One Mill Harbour (11-10) at Carlisle 2m hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Hello Judge 15-8 (10-6) Led, headed and remained handy 5th, not fluent 9th, pressed leader 3 out, pushed along and weakened approaching last, 3rd of 5, 15 1/2l behind Cruz Control (11-10) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Warriors Story 5-1 (11-0) Held up, not fluent throughout, struggling from 5 out, never involved, 4th of 5, 22 1/4l behind Gentleman De Mai (11-11) at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Marajman (FR) 16-1 (11-13) Jumped poorly, always in rear, tailed off, 13th of 14, dist behind Coniston Clouds (11-11) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Jackhammer (IRE) 12-1 (11-9) In rear, pushed along from 7th, some headway from off pace 2 out, plugged on from last, 5th of 9, 6l behind Fearless Action (11-6) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
