held up in touch, tracked leaders 6th, outpaced in modest 4th after 3 out, plugged on to take 3rd after last, no impression
held up towards rear, struggling 4 out, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
led, headed when hit 8th, soon ridden and lost place, weakened 3 out, tailed off
chased leaders, lost place and behind approaching 8th, weakened 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before next
held up towards rear, not fluent 2nd, headway and in touch on outside after 7th, led next, driven clear from 2 out, mistake last, stayed on well
held up in touch on inside, chased clear pair 3 out, soon ridden and outpaced, never on terms, lost modest 3rd after last
held up in rear, headway on outside 8th, challenged 4 out, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, no chance with winner between last 2
tracked leader, lost place after 8th, weakened 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before next
Testing ground is a concern regarding DEFINATELY VINNIE but he finally came good over hurdles when winning a maiden at Hereford and gets the nod. Culture De Sivola proved as unreliable as ever when returning a well-beaten favourite at Plumpton having won at Chepstow before that and course and distance winner The Model County was pulled up on her return to action, though it was heavy ground when she won here in March. It’s hard to make a case for any of the remainder.
Culture De Sivola (FR) 10-3fav (11-7) Tracked leaders on inside, challenged 3 out, driven and lost place before next, soon ridden, weakened last, 7th of 8, 21 3/4l behind Jester Jet (11-11) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Russian Service 9-1 (12-0) Held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, one pace in 4th before 2 out, 4th of 10, 19 1/2l behind Dandy Duke (12-0) at Southwell 3m hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Millicent Silver 9-1 (11-10) Held up mid-division, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 3 out, at Perth 3m 7f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Sartorial Elegance 13-2 (11-5) With leader, lost place 8th, weakened before 4 out, tailed off, 7th of 10, dist behind Dandy Duke (10-11) at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) hvy in Nov.
Flashjack (IRE) 2-1fav (12-1) Held up towards rear, headway to join winner after 2nd, mistakes throughout, blundered badly when a close 2nd 5 out, soon reminders and weakened, 4th of 7, dist behind Fly Home Harry (11-10) at Ludlow 3m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Garrane (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Prominent, outpaced after 8th, soon weakened, went remote 4th before 2 out, 4th of 8, dist behind Robin The Raven (11-8) at Ludlow 2m 5f (3) gs in Nov.
Definately Vinnie 25-1 (11-0) Held up in touch, tracked leaders 9th, went 2nd before 4 out, led when ridden before 2 out, kept on under pressure from last, won at Hereford 3m 2f mdn (4) gd in Nov beating The Last But One (11-0) by 4l, 7 ran.
The Model County (IRE) 12-1 (10-5) Led to 2nd, chased leader, pushed along 4 out, soon lost place, pulled up after 2 out, at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (4) hvy in Nov.
