made all, clear from 2 out, pushed out, comfortably
prominent, driven 6th, lost place before 3 out, soon behind, tailed off
held up in touch, not fluent 5th, 3rd when not fluent 2 out, no impression on winner, drifted left flat, stayed on, went 2nd close home
tracked leaders, not much room after 3 out, 4th and beaten when not fluent 2 out, no extra last
mid-division, pushed along after 5th, struggling 6th, remote 8th after 3 out
held up towards rear, not much room 5th, headway from next, went 2nd after 3 out, pecked slightly 2 out, no impression on winner, lost 2nd close home
held up towards rear, modest 9th after 3 out, well beaten before next
held up in mid-division, ridden and well beaten 3 out
prominent, pushed along after 4th, lost place 6th, well beaten 3 out, tailed off
tracked leaders, every chance 3 out, soon ridden, weakened before next
held up in mid-division, not much room 5th, 7th and struggling after 3 out
in rear, not fluent 1st, 11th and well beaten after 3 out
held up towards rear, 10th and well beaten after 3 out
mid-division, not fluent 2nd, some headway when not fluent 5th, outpaced after 3 out, weakened before next
Philip Hobbs had every chance of winning the first race and may be on for a quick double with ALLEE BLEUE. The latter left his previous form behind to score easily at Huntingdon earlier in the month and looks to have the most to fear from the four-year-old Clic Work. The latter's second in France is hard to evaluate but he's now trained by Paul Nicholls so has to come into the reckoning. Air Horse One disappointed at Kempton on his hurdling bow but it's too soon to write him off and Fountains Windfall is worth noting as he goes hurdling for the first time.
Allee Bleue (IRE) 4-1 (11-2) Made all, not fluent 2 out, clear last, easily, won at Huntingdon 2m mdn (5) sft in Jan beating Travertine (11-2) by 12l, 14 ran.
Acajou Des Bieffes (FR) 100-1 (10-12) Off the pace in mid-division, mistake 5th, soon struggling, weakened 4 out, tailed off, pulled up last, at Newbury 2m 3f (4) sft in Dec.
Air Horse One 11-4 (10-12) Led, jumped slow and headed 3rd, tracked leaders, weakened after 2 out, 7th of 9, 11 3/4l behind Brain Power (10-12) at Kempton 2m (4) gs in Nov.
Chief Brody 11-2 (10-12) Tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 9th of 14, dist behind Never Equalled (10-12) at Ffos Las 2m (4) hvy in Dec.
Driftwood Haze 66-1 (11-6) Towards rear, headway after 7th, ridden and one pace before 3 out, 6th of 13, 12l behind Battle Of Shiloh (11-6) at Ludlow 2m 5f mdn (5) hvy in Jan.
Fountains Windfall 2-1 (11-9) Chased winner, pushed along and no impression on winner final 2f, lost 2 places towards finish, 4th of 10, 10 1/4l behind Vinciaettis (11-9) at Plumpton 2m 2f (6) sft in Nov.
Mondello (GER) 50-1 (10-12) Mid-division, chased leaders 3 out, weakened next, 9th of 13, dist behind Miles To Milan (10-12) at Taunton 2m 3f (4) hvy in Dec.
Nutcracker Prince 12-1 (11-2) Held up in mid-division on outside, struggling from 5th, 7th of 12, 35 3/4l behind Potters Legend (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m mdn (5) sft in Jan.
Primo Milano 100-1 (11-0) Took keen hold tracked leader until 5th, chased leaders, weakened after 4 out, 11th of 15, dist behind Wait For Me (11-0) at Newbury 2m mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Teachmetobouggie 8-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, driven and lost over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 8th of 10, 29 3/4l behind Positively Dylan (11-0) at Chepstow 2m (6) hvy in Dec.
Zero Grand (IRE) 100-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, weakened after 3 out, 5th of 10, 25 1/4l behind Fionn Mac Cul (11-5) at Taunton 2m 3f (4) hvy in Jan.
The Big Mare 100-1 (10-5) Held up towards rear, mistake 1st, never a factor, tailed off, 8th of 10, dist behind Maxanisi (10-12) at Chepstow 2m (4) sft in Nov.
Beau Knight 14-1 (10-7) Not fluent in rear, tailed off 4th, blundered 2 out, 12th of 13, dist behind Dalaki (11-5) at Fakenham 2m mdn (5) sft in Jan.
Clic Work (FR) (10-5) 2nd of 10, 3l behind Baltiko Prince (10-5) at Nancy 2m 1f mdn gd in May.
