led, headed before 5th, lost place 9th, not fluent and well beaten 3 out
held up, headway on inside 5th, lost place before 7th, slow next, behind 10th
held up, headway 9th, ridden after 2 out, not much room before last, close 3rd at the last, no extra close home
held up in rear, headway 9th, switched left and went 2nd before last, pecked at the last, no impression on winner towards finish
jumped slightly right at times, pressed leader, led before 5th, mistake 3 out, headed before next, 4th and no extra towards finish
chased leaders on outside, awkward 5th, reminder and went 2nd after next, led before jumping right and not fluent 2 out, jumped right last, stayed on well
Bulkov has won three times here over hurdles and should have learned plenty from his chasing bow at Carlisle but did finish behind Fin And Game and subsequent Kelso winner Tayzar. DR DUNRAVEN should prove hard to beat under a penalty as he won on the bridle at Plumpton last week and the second wasn’t beaten far at Huntingdon on Saturday. Midnight Chill is a nine-race maiden but has had wind surgery since last seen, though Zalvados probably has more scope.
Bulkov (FR) 25-1 (11-6) Held up behind, struggling 5 out, never threatened leaders, 8th of 10, 17 1/2l behind Luckofthedraw (11-1) at Carlisle 2m hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Fin And Game (IRE) 9-2 (11-5) Tracked leaders, outpaced after 3 out, ridden and no impression from next, 6th of 10, 14 1/2l behind Luckofthedraw (11-1) at Carlisle 2m hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Zalvados (FR) 9-2 (11-12) In rear, ridden before 2 out, weakening when hampered last, 4th of 8, 13l behind Watcombe Heights (11-8) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Tayzar 4-1 (10-3) Held up in rear, went 3rd after 5th, close up when mistake 7th, chased leader 2 out, effort before last, ridden to lead flat, kept on, won at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in Nov beating Cool Mix (11-1) by 3 1/4l, 4 ran.
Dr Dunraven 9-4fav (11-10) Jumped well, made most, came clear from 2 out, went right last, unchallenged, won at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Nov beating Boy In A Bentley (11-5) by 5l, 7 ran.
Midnight Chill 9-1 (11-9) Led, not fluent 1st or 2nd, headed after 7th, soon beaten, tailed off, last of 14, dist behind Shining Romeo (12-0) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.