led until 2 out, ridden and weakened before last, lost 2 places flat
chased leader 2nd until after 4th, not fluent 5th, went 2nd again next, led 2 out, reached at last, all out
held up in rear, headway after 3 out, chased winner after 2 out, stayed on, unable to get on terms
chased leaders on inside, not fluent 1st, soon not going that well, lost place after 6th, behind 4 out, pulled up after 3 out
in touch in mid-division, outpaced after 3 out, well held after, plugged on before last, went 4th flat
chased leader until not fluent 2nd, went 2nd after 4th until 6th, soon ridden, well beaten before 2 out, plugged on before last, went 3rd flat
held up on outside, closed 4 out, weakened after next, tailed off
Tayzar is still 7lb higher than when completing a double at Fakenham in the autumn but hasn’t had much racing since. Breaking Waves has being performing with credit and slips further down the weights but Dave And Bernie is probably in the handicapper’s grip at present. MISS FARAGE won her maiden here back in August. She’s had a break since breaking a blood vessel on her reappearance at Kempton and remains unexposed.
Dave And Bernie (IRE) 15-8 (11-13) Chased leaders on outside, outpaced when left 3rd 4 out, not fluent 3 out, soon very remote, 3rd of 4, dist behind Caddyhill (11-9) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in May.
Breaking Waves (IRE) 10-3 (11-10) Towards rear on outside, closed 7th, ridden and beaten before 2 out, hampered and left 4th last, 4th of 8, 15 1/4l behind Thahab Ifraj (10-9) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Tayzar 18-1 (11-11) Held up towards rear, went right on landing 5th, some headway 3 out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 13 3/4l behind Jimmy The Digger (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Miss Farage (IRE) 13-2 (11-10) Raced keenly, chased leaders, dropped to rear before 5th, soon pushed along, weakened quickly and pulled up before 7th, at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in May.
Dame De Ruban (FR) 22-1 (11-12) Mid-division, in touch when not fluent 6th, soon pushed along, mistake and weakened 8th, tailed off, 9th of 10, dist behind My Bobby Dazzler (11-8) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Gerolamo Cardano 16-1 (11-6) Held up in mid-division on outside, some headway before 4th, struggling from next, well behind from 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Warwick 2m hcp (4) sft in May.
Phoebus Lescribaa (FR) 11-1 (11-3) Held up on outside, headway after 3 out, went 2nd after 2 out, led last, edged left flat, held on, won at Southwell 2m hcp (5) gd in Jun beating Begin The Luck (11-11) by nk, 15 ran.
