prominent early, ridden and outpaced at 5f out, weakened
raced in mid-division, ridden and outpaced at 4f out, tailed off
raced in mid-division, made headway and came to lead 3f out, ridden and rallied at 2f, ran on well inside final furlong
led until 3f out, ridden and weakend at 2f out, weakened
raced in mid-division, ridden and outpaced 3f out, kept on 2f, ran on well inside final furlong, not reach leaders
held up, ridden and outpaced 4f out, never a factor
held up, ridden and outpaced 3f out, made no impression
tracked leaders, ridden and made headway 3f out, kept on 2f out, held inside final furlong
raced in mid-division, ridden and rallied 3f out, kept on 2f out, made no impression inside final furlong
Dear Alix has placed in two of three runs at Hexham but already looks exposed. Lindaka had every chance when falling at the last in a point at Loughrea in October and changed hands for £90,000 subsequently while Happy Boy wasn’t disgraced at Ascot last month. Steal My Sunshine was keeping on in the closing stages at Uttoxeter and will have learned plenty that day but Lucy Wadham’s newcomer SAMOURAI ONE catches the eye on breeding. He’s a half-brother to a winner on the Flat and one over hurdles so won’t be short of pace. Technology and Filanderer are also worth a market check.
Avion 50-1 (11-0) Always in rear, last of 12, 33 3/4l behind Abuffalosoldier (11-0) at Southwell 2m (5) gs in Dec.
Dear Alix 5-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, pushed along turning in, plugged on in modest 3rd final 2f, 3rd of 9, 5 1/4l behind Fiadh (10-7) at Hexham 2m (5) sft in Oct.
Filanderer Kayf Tara gelding out of Flirtatious.
Happy Boy (FR) 11-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 5th of 10, 11 1/2l behind Our Jester (11-0) at Ascot 2m (4) gd in Nov.
King's Threshold (IRE) Yeats gelding out of Pearl Buttons.
Knowledgeable King Schiaparelli gelding out of Encyclopedia.
Lindaka (FR) 7-1 (11-11) Chsd ldrs, 3rd 1/2way, prog to 2nd bef 3out, ld aftr 2out, jnd again last where fell, at Loughrea 3m mdn sft in Oct.
Samourai One (FR) Montmartre gelding out of Northern Ocean.
Technology (IRE) Yeats gelding out of Little Fashionista.
Hubble 33-1 (11-0) Raced wide in touch, lost place 10f out, tailed off 7f out, pulled up over 5f out, at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f (5) sft in Dec.
Steal My Sunshine 12-1 (10-13) Mid-division, ran green, behind 5f out, stayed on final 2f, should do better, 4th of 10, 12l behind Pull Again Green (11-7) at Uttoxeter 2m (5) gs in Oct.
