mid-division, went prominent after 6th, ridden and chased leader home turn, kept on but well held from after 2 out
close up, dropped to 5th after 6th, pushed along home turn, staying on in 3rd when fell 2 out
tracked leaders, led after 5th, ridden and went clear after 2 out, in command and eased down run-in, comfortably
in rear, pushed along after 3 out, well beaten 2 out
chased leaders, ridden after 2 out, plugged on, not pace to challenge
chased leaders, pushed along and beaten before 2 out
led, headed after 5th, remained handy, not fluent 7th and lost position, ridden and struggling after 9th, pulled up 2 out
This looks between the two recent winners. Sabbathical won a chase at Fakenham last week for the second time but has yet to win off a mark this high and BUDARRI (NAP) gets the vote. The latter ended along losing run with a comfortable success at Musselburgh and remains on a winning mark despite a 6lb rise. Course regular Lucky Robin has tumbled down the weights while Bandit D'Ainay may do better with Brian Hughes taking over the reins today.
Sabbathical (FR) 2-1fav (12-0) Chased leaders, jumped right at times, bumped and lost place 2nd, closed 8th, outpaced 3 out, rallied after 2 out, went 2nd before last, stayed on, led towards finish, won at Fakenham 2m hcp (5) gd in Nov beating Moore Clouds (11-2) by 1l, 7 ran.
Lucky Robin (IRE) 9-2 (10-5) Chased leaders on outside, mistake and lost place 7th, slow and reminder 8th, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out, at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Zuckerberg (GER) 18-5 (11-2) Towards rear, pushed along and headway 3 out, ridden next, kept on one pace, 3rd of 12, 14 3/4l behind Poker Master (12-0) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Bandit D'Ainay (FR) 11-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, stumbled and unseated rider 5th, at Hexham 2m hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Budarri 8-1 (10-7) Close 3rd, went 2nd going well before 4 out, led next, soon clear, easily, won at Musselburgh 2m hcp (5) gs in Nov beating Six One Nine (11-5) by 5l, 5 ran.
Divas Doyen (IRE) 125-1 (10-9) Close up, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 8th of 11, 20 3/4l behind Les's Legacy (11-2) at Hexham 2m hcp (5) gs in May.
Imperial Senorita (IRE) 300-1 (10-11) Always towards rear, 10th of 13, 27 1/2l behind Monte Igueldo (11-4) at Worcester 2m mdn (4) gs in Sep.
