tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden before last, kept on same pace
tracked leader, one pace before last
led, ridden and headed before last, kept on and well held by winner
towards rear, reminders after 5th, soon in rear, struggling from 8th, pulled up before 11th
towards rear, reminder after 5th, headway before 2 out, led before last, kept on well
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Ubaltique can be hard to beat at Haydock so TORNADO IN MILAN didn’t run badly when chasing home that rival eight days ago. He’s equally effective over this longer trip and 8lb lower than when last successful so has obvious claims. Never Up looks the danger on his latest third at Sandown as he’s now only 2lb higher than when scoring at Carlisle in the autumn. Rear Admiral has won two of his last three but, at the age of 12, now races off a career-high mark and may find the ground too sticky. Viens Chercher may need this and this may be a bit too competitive for course specialists Dica and Discoverie.
Viens Chercher (IRE) 7-2 (11-3) Chased leaders, not fluent 1st, blundered 14th, lost place 4 out (water), mistake and weakened next, 6th of 7, 33 3/4l behind Fact Of The Matter (10-12) at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (2) gs in Aug.
Tornado In Milan (IRE) 10-3 (11-12) Led before 2nd, headed 6 out, ridden before last, kept on run-in to chase winner, always well held, 2nd of 5, 3l behind Ubaltique (11-8) at Haydock 2m hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
Never Up (GER) 14-1 (11-2) Led, hit 8th, headed 2 out, lost 2nd between last 2, 3rd and held when hung left run-in, 3rd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Chef D'Equipe (11-12) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
Discoverie 28-1 (10-10) Chased leader, chased winner before last, kept on and no impression, 2nd of 7, 4l behind Dresden (12-0) at Catterick 2m hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Cash Again (FR) 6-1 (11-8) Behind, quickly pulled up before 9th, at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Rear Admiral (IRE) 6-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, headway 4 out, led approaching last, rider lost irons closing stages, held on, won at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Nov beating Muwalla (10-0) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Dica (FR) 15-2 (11-10) Made all, clear before last, got very tired run-in, just held on, won at Sedgefield 2m 3f hcp (4) sft in Dec beating Whitsundays (11-7) by shd, 7 ran.
