jumped left, led, fell 3 out
held up in rear, jumped slowly 5th, hit 7th, headway before 3 out, left 2nd 3 out, ridden and went badly left next, no chance with winner, hit last
with leader until 8th, chased leaders, outpaced next, soon beaten
tracked leading pair, hit 4 out, weakened before next, where left poor 4th
held up in touch, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, left disputing 2nd and hampered 3 out, hampered again next, soon ridden and no extra in 3rd
tracked leaders, went 2nd 8th, travelling well when left in lead 3 out, stayed on well
held up in last pair and wide, blundered 10th, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
Flight To Milan placed behind Saturday’s winner Timoteo on his chasing bow at Stratford and any improvement on that would see him go close in this modest heat. Drops Of Jupitor might be improving and his stable has been among the winners recently while Tactical Manoeuvre has won on the hurdles track here. CNOC SION won at Bangor in the autumn and led for a long way last month at Leicester. He’s not exactly unexposed but his experience may stand him in good stead in this. Midnight Owle has been placed in four of his nine chase starts but races from 9lb out of the handicap.
Flight To Milan (IRE) 15-2 (10-12) Held up in touch, headway chasing leaders approaching 2 out, 3rd and one pace between last 2, 3rd of 8, 14l behind Timoteo (11-8) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Drops Of Jupitor (IRE) 33-1 (10-11) Pulled hard in rear, jumped right, left modest 5th 3 out, never a factor, 5th of 6, 19 1/4l behind Spring Wolf (11-0) at Taunton 2m 2f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Cnoc Sion (IRE) 6-1 (11-1) Disputed lead until led 6 out, mistake next, soon headed, outpaced 4 out, stayed on same pace after 2 out, 3rd of 6, 14 3/4l behind Western Morning (11-6) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Feb.
Tactical Manoeuvre (IRE) 8-1 (10-11) Mid-division, outpaced 4 out, never threatened leaders, left modest 4th last, 4th of 10, 35 1/2l behind Tikkapick (10-11) at Taunton 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in Feb.
Kingston Mimosa 25-1 (10-1) Held up in touch, under pressure 6th, soon weakened, 7th of 12, dist behind Kastani Beach (10-5) at Lingfield 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Midnight Owle 7-1 (10-0) In touch and towards rear, soon tracked leaders in 3rd, challenged 2 out, ridden before last, kept on and held run-in, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Vivaccio (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Opera Buffa (IRE) 66-1 (10-0) Wide in mid-division, ridden and weakened after 4 out, 11th of 15, dist behind Ruaraidh Hugh (11-7) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
