chased leaders, mistake 2nd, every chance 2 out, kept on same pace
keen in mid-division, mistake 3rd, weakened 4 out, completely tailed off
chased leaders, every chance before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off
led, joined 5 out, headed 2 out, weakened before last
held up in rear, headway 5 out, every chance 2 out, kept on same pace
tracked leader, weakened before 3 out, tailed off
in touch, smooth headway after 4 out, soon every chance, led 2 out, drew clear, readily
held up, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, never able to challenge
prominent, lost place before 4 out, tailed off
Adicci only won by a neck at Plumpton and was receiving 7lb from the runner-up, though the first two pulled well clear. He has to give weight to his rivals here and may find EDEN DU HOUX too strong. David Pipe’s point-to-point and bumper winner found one too good on his hurdling debut at Fontwell and then ran in a Grade 2 at Cheltenham. He wasn’t entirely disgraced and this should be more his level. Chance A Tune turned in a shocker on his handicap debut at Kempton but had placed at Warwick and Aintree earlier. Stimulating Song has been quite highly tried but Call Me Freddie is making his debut over timber.
Adicci (IRE) 11-8fav (10-12) Keen in touch, chased leaders 4 out, every chance after 2 out, led after last, kept on well under pressure, won at Plumpton 2m (4) sft in Dec beating Neff (11-5) by nk, 9 ran.
Battletank (IRE) 14-1 (12-0) Held up; chsd wnr 4 out; wknd 2 out, 2nd of 4, 30l behind Bleue Away (11-3) at Eyton-on-severn 2m 4f mdn gd in Apr.
Call Me Freddie 6-4fav (11-0) Keen early, tracked leaders, lost place over 3f out, 13th of 14, dist behind Aire Valley Lad (11-0) at Newcastle 2m (5) sft in Dec.
Chance A Tune (FR) 8-1 (11-2) Hit 1st, raced wide in mid-division and keen, some headway on outside 4 out, soon pushed along, weakened before next, last of 10, dist behind Miranda (10-11) at Kempton 2m hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Henri Le Bon (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) Close up, ridden and weakened 3 out, 10th of 14, dist behind Igor (11-0) at Ascot 2m 3f mdn (3) sft in Nov.
Knocknagoshel (IRE) 125-1 (11-5) Mid-division, weakened over 4f out, tailed off, 11th of 13, dist behind Catch The Swallows (11-5) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f (5) gs in Jan.
Stimulating Song 16-1 (11-5) Raced keenly, chased leaders, mistake 4 out, every chance 2 out, soon hung left, weakened before last, 6th of 17, 8 1/4l behind Mister Coffey (11-5) at Newbury 2m (4) sft in Dec.
Anightinlambourn (IRE) 80-1 (10-5) Led, wandered into 2nd, headed next, weakened after 5th, 9th of 16, dist behind West Cork (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gs in Dec.
Black Opium 250-1 (10-5) Chased leader to 6th, pushed along and weakened 3 out, tailed off, 4th of 6, dist behind Overthetop (11-5) at Newcastle 2m 4f (4) sft in Jan.
Eden Du Houx (FR) 6-1 (11-0) Raced wide, with winner, outpaced before 2 out, soon lost place and ridden, no danger after, 4th of 5, 19 1/2l behind Hang In There (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m (1) sft in Nov.
