prominent, headway 5th, chased leaders 6th, joined leaders after 3 out, ridden and led approaching 2 out, jumped right 2 out and last, headed soon after last, not pace of winner flat
held up towards rear, ridden and weakened 6th
led after 2nd to 6th, soon ridden, weakened approaching 3 out
held up in mid-division, ridden 6th, soon weakened
prominent, led 3 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, no extra
mid-division, ridden 6th, weakened 3 out
always towards rear, lost touch 5th, pulled up before 2 out
pulled early and always towards rear, no impression
led to 2nd, prominent, not fluent 5th, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
held up in touch, headway approaching 6th, challenged on bit to join leader last, soon led, jumped path run-in, shaken up, comfortably
prominent, led 6th to 3 out, soon ridden, one pace
always towards rear, weakened 3 out, behind when blundered last
always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Prince Vector showed enough on his hurdling debut at Hereford last month to suggest that he can win races over hurdles but he may have to settle for a minor role here with Ouninpohja taken to make a winning start to his career over hurdles and score ahead of Alan King's gelding and Magical Quest. The selection was a useful if somewhat quirky type on the flat, has reportedly schooled really well at home and can be expected to be straight enough to make a winning start to his new career in the care of Paul Nicholls. Glad Big was capable on the level but was someway behind the selection on the flat and has given little cause for optimism in two starts over hurdles. Corran Ard could be of interest on his hurdles debut and first start for Evan Williams but a bigger threat is likely to come from the Philip Hobbs-trained Magical Quest, who was unexposed on the level and is an interesting recruit to the winter game. None of these are as interesting as Ouninpohja though and he is hard to oppose.
Corran Ard (IRE) 5-2fav (9-0) Held up, headway over 2f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on, won at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Sept beating Along The Nile (8-12) by a hd, 7 ran (Flat).
Danish Monarch 66-1 (11-0) Held up, not fluent 3rd, never near leaders, 6th of 15, 27l behind Kontinent (11-0) at Stratford 2m mdn hdl (4) gd in Oct.
Glad Big (GER) 14-1 (10-12) Mid-division, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 19, 20l behind Eleazar (10-12) at Haydock 2m nov hdl (4) gd.
Kenwyn 33-1 (11-0) Pulled early and held up in touch, ridden 5th, soon weakened, last of 7, well behind The Grey Man (10-11) at Taunton 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) gd.
Magical Quest 8-1 (9-11) Led to 10f out, stayed prominent until weakened well over 1f out, soon eased when no chance, 11th of 13, 17l behind Land 'n Stars (9-2) at Goodwood 2m hcp (D2) gf in Sept '04 (Flat).
Magnifico 25-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, driven to lead after 1f, headed over 6f out, weakened over 3f out, last of 7, 33l behind Mubtaker (9-3) at Newbury 1m 2f lst stk (A) gf in Jul '03 (Flat).
Malibu (IRE) 28-1 (11-2) Mid-division, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened, 8th of 13, well behind Mystery Lot (10-0) at Taunton 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) gs in Feb.
Massive Way (GR) (9-2) 8th of 9, 0.0000 behind Unknown 1st at Markopoulou 1m 4f all plt std (Flat).
Mister Trickster (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, mistake 2nd and next, struggling 5th, tailed off, 9th of 13, 46l behind Nobelix (10-12) at Kempton 2m nov hdl (4) gd.
Oiseau de Nuit (FR) 11-2 (11-4) Towards rear, headway to chase leaders 6f out, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 15, 26l behind Three Guesses (11-4) at Chepstow 2m nhf (6) gs.
Ouninpohja (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, soon hung left, kept on, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 6l behind Mashaahed (8-8) at Ayr 1m 2f lst stk (1) gs in Sept (Flat).
Prince Vector 2-1fav (10-12) Held up mid-division, headway 4th, ridden and hung right approaching last, led and headed close home, 2nd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Accumulus (10-2) at Hereford 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gf in Oct.
This Way That Way 25-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden halfway, soon weakened, 10th of 13, 24l behind Vengerov (9-0) at Southwell 1m 3yo mdn (D) fbs in Feb '04 (Flat).
My Michelle 8-1 (9-4) Towards rear, switched right 2f out, some late progress, 7th of 15, 6l behind Primeshade Promise (8-10) at Chepstow 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Sept (Flat).
