chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, challenged after 4 out, led after next, headed 2 out, 3rd and one pace last, went 2nd close home
tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, not much room on bend after 5th, went 2nd before 6th, pushed along after 4 out, led 2 out, bumped slightly and headed before last, no extra towards finish, lost 2nd close home
tracked leader, mistake 3rd, lost 2nd before 6th, not fluent next, weakening when mistake 4 out, soon pulled up
held up in touch, not fluent 6th or 7th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before next
led, hung right on bend after 5th, not fluent 8th, headed after 3 out, weakened before next
held up in rear, not fluent 1st, jumped slowly 4th, headway after 4 out, mistake 3 out, soon switched right, edged left 2 out and when leading before last, driven clear towards finish
Linguine has run on the all-weather since disappointing in a handicap at Sandown. This is a significant drop in grade and he might appreciate the extra yardage, though how he'll handle heavy going is anybody's guess. Fontwell bumper winner Champagne George must go on the short-list but this stamina test should suit Grennan points winner KING COOL and the five-year-old can make a winning debut for Gary Moore. Holbrook Park was placed on his reappearance in a Warwick bumper but was beaten more than 20 lengths.
Bold Runner 5-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, pushed along over 4f out, weakened 2f out, 5th of 14, 15 1/2l behind Syncopate (10-7) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Champagne George (IRE) 8-11fav (11-2) Prominent, led 8f out, edged right 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon edged left, led again inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Fontwell 2m 2f (6) sft in Nov beating Not Another Muddle (11-2) by 1l, 6 ran.
Contempt Of Court (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) In rear, struggling before 7th, tailed off after 4 out, pulled up before last, at Warwick 2m 5f mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Holbrook Park 14-1 (11-0) Led, hard pressed over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 11, 21l behind Mystical Knight (11-0) at Warwick 2m (6) hvy in Dec.
Linguine (FR) 33-1 (9-2) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed just inside final furlong, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 12 1/2l behind Gabrial The Hero (9-4) at Lingfield 2m hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Saucysioux 20-1 (10-5) In rear, not fluent 3rd, ridden 5th, struggling when jumped right 6th, soon weakened, pulled up after 3 out, at Lingfield 2m 3f (4) hvy in Dec.
King Cool 10-1 (11-5) Ww rr, last 1/2way, mid div 5out, jnd ldr with gd jmp 4out, wo apr 2out,mstk 2out, in command last, cosily, won at Grennan 3m mdn gs in Nov beating Sir Jack Yeats (11-5) by 6l, 12 ran.
