held up towards rear, well beaten after 3 out, went remote 5th from last
mid-division, blundered badly 5th, well beaten after
started slowly, behind, jumped right 2nd, well beaten 3 out
held up in mid-division, behind from 4th
chased leaders, pecked 1st, went 2nd after 3 out until before 2 out, weakened before last
held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, went 2nd flat, stayed on, not able to challenge winner
jumped right at times, led, not fluent 2nd or 4th, headed 3 out, weakened before next
mid-division, not fluent 4th, mistake next, disputing well beaten 5th when mistake 2 out
prominent, challenged 5th, led 3 out, driven and hard pressed from 2 out, headed flat, no extra towards finish
tracked leaders, mistake 3rd and 5th, not fluent 3 out, soon went 2nd, challenging when hit 2 out, shaken up to lead flat, stayed on
prominent, pulled hard, saddle slipped and pulled up before 5th
in rear, not fluent 1st, slow 3rd, behind 5th, soon pulled up
held up towards rear, no impression 3 out, disputing modest 5th when blundered badly 2 out
LASKADINE will be a short price in this opener as she won a Listed race at Auteuil in September when trained by Guy Cherel. Bought by JP McManus after, she is now housed with the champion trainer and will have lofty ambitions. The Crooner’s form in France was less impressive and he’s already had four runs. The market will probably tell us all we need to know about the likes of Faldo and Folies Bergeres.
Blackfyre (IRE) 9-1 (11-0) Chased leader, jumped slowly 5th, lost 2nd and weakened before 3 out, 4th of 6, 11l behind Captain Kissinger (11-0) at Ludlow 2m mdn (4) gf in Oct.
Boston T Party 14-1 (10-12) Towards rear, not fluent 2nd, ridden and behind 5th, soon pulled up, at Hereford 2m mdn (5) gs in Jan.
Carnage 50-1 (10-12) Not much room when mistake 1st, well behind until 3 out, went modest 4th before last, 4th of 9, 24 3/4l behind Poucor (10-12) at Hereford 2m mdn (5) gs in Jan.
Caviar Royale 100-1 (10-12) Held up in last pair, struggling before 4th, soon lost touch, continued tailed off, 6th of 9, dist behind Elysees (10-12) at Warwick 2m (4) gd in Nov.
Dilson (IRE) 9-2 (10-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 8, 30 1/2l behind Book Of Invasions (10-12) at Doncaster 1m 5f (5) gf in Dec.
Faldo (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden and effort over 2f out, hanging left and ran into trouble over 1f out, well beaten after, last of 14, 18 1/4l behind Rose Tinted Spirit (9-5) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Safarhi 11-2 (8-13) Mid-division on inside, ridden inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 13, 10 3/4l behind Eden Rose (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Shaji 50-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders on outside, jumped right, bumped rival 2nd and 3rd, closed 5th, weakened before 3 out, 6th of 7, dist behind Capone (10-12) at Ludlow 2m (4) gs in Jan.
The Crooner (FR) (10-7) 8th of 15, 7 3/4l behind Tender Winner (10-5) at Auteuil 2m 1f sft in Jun.
Laskadine (FR) (10-5) won at Auteuil 2m 2f lst sft in Sep beating Statuaire (10-5) by 6l, 16 ran.
Dharma Rain (IRE) 9-1 (9-10) Mid-division early, soon 11th, pushed along approaching straight where raced on outer, no extra from under 2f out, last of 14, 23 1/4l behind Crossingoz (9-0) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Nov.
Folies Bergeres 28-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, last of 11, 27 1/4l behind Proceed (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Foxy's Spirit 50-1 (10-12) Mid-division, ridden and weakened before 3 out, 8th of 10, dist behind Via Delle Volte (10-12) at Doncaster 2m 1f mdn fll (4) gd in Dec.
