chased winner, mistake 8th, shaken up and lost 2nd 3 out, 3rd and held next
chased leaders, over-jumped 2nd, hit 7th, pushed along after 11th, went 2nd 3 out, edged left before last, edged left and held flat
made all, pushed along 4 out, ridden and stayed on gamely flat
held up, raced wide, pecked 2nd, pushed along after 11th, well held from 4 out, not fluent 3 out or last
Midnight Tune is hard to catch right and is better over further. My Old Gold ran a lifeless race at Doncaster and would have finished a long way behind CUT THE MUSTARD had she not fallen at the last. The latter has been steadily finding her feet since switching stables and should have too much class for Newcastle winner She'sasupermack, who is consistent but upped in grade.
Cut The Mustard (FR) 5-2 (11-6) Held up in touch, slow 5th, closed on leaders approaching 4 out, disputed lead going well before last, ridden for effort and soon headed flat, switched right 100yds out, no extra, 2nd of 4, 2 1/2l behind Zambella (11-4) at Leicester 2m lst (1) sft in Jan.
My Old Gold (IRE) 11-2 (11-2) Chased leader, lost place into midfield 9th, hit 12th and ridden towards rear, progress when hit 2 out, weakening when fell last, at Doncaster 2m 5f lst (1) hvy in Dec.
Midnight Tune 12-1 (11-5) Chased leader, led 8th, headed and pecked 3 out, weakened next, 6th of 10, 32 3/4l behind Dawson City (10-10) at Wincanton 3m 3f hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
She'sasupermack (IRE) 5-2fav (11-11) In rear, smooth progress from 4 out, challenged and went second 3 out, jumped to front 2 out, mistake last, ran on, won at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Dec beating Catamaran Du Seuil (11-9) by 2 1/2l, 6 ran.
