held up in rear, pushed along to close on inside 3 out, no impression from next
led, not fluent 7th or 3 out, headed before 2 out, soon outpaced, rallied flat, stayed on
chased leader until before 2 out, weakened last
chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, switched right before 2 out, soon closed, led before last, ridden out
held up in rear, headway 3 out, went 2nd flat, stayed on
chased leaders, effort on outside 3 out, led before next, headed approaching last, no extra towards finish
FLASHJACK has plenty on at the weights but also has his conditions and is taken to prevail with in-form Richard Patrick able to reduce his burden by a useful 3lb. The Daly charge delivered a more than satisfactory first run of the current campaign when beaten less than three lengths by Justatenner at Ayr and a repeat of that level would probably suffice here. Coole Cody looks dangerous as he is sure to appreciate this drop in class and his second place behind Lord Napier at Sandown in February in Grade 3 company reads well. Tea Time Fred has already had a great season but has it all to do here off a mark of 123.
Flashjack (IRE) 5-1 (11-10) Held up in touch, tracked leaders 4th, pressed leader 7th, led briefly approaching 3 out, kept on from next, ridden after last, no extra and held when lost 2nd closing stages, 3rd of 6, 2 3/4l behind Justatenner (11-5) at Ayr 3m hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Coole Cody (IRE) 16-1 (10-9) Led, hit 2nd, headed and hit 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 8th of 10, 16 1/2l behind Monsieur Lecoq (10-10) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Tea Time Fred 20-1 (10-5) Tracked leader, every chance 3 out, 4th and well held before last, 4th of 11, 17l behind Sirobbie (10-2) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Silva Eclipse 10-1 (10-2) Tracked leader, weakened before 2 out, 6th of 9, 24 1/2l behind Bordeaux Bill (10-9) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (2) sft in Nov.
River Arrow 7-2 (10-13) Held up towards rear, mistake 9th, effort before 3 out, not fluent and beaten next, last of 7, 20 3/4l behind Follow The Bear (11-0) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in May.
Shantung (IRE) 20-1 (12-0) Held up towards rear, closer in mid-division after 4 out, weakened next, 8th of 16, 20 1/4l behind Eva's Oskar (11-11) at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) gs in Oct.
