led, joined before 4th, headed after 4 out, soon behind and weakened, pulled up before next
tracked leaders, outpaced 3 out, weakened next
tracked leaders, challenged 3 out, ridden after next, one pace last, stayed on well final 150 yards, held near finish
tracked leaders, led 3 out, ridden and headed before last, stayed on under pressure final 150 yards, just held near finish
tracked leader, disputed lead before 4th, led after 4 out to next, soon ridden, one pace before last, no impression with front trio
held up, in rear, tracked leaders on inside 3 out, led and went 1 length clear when blundered last, soon ridden, kept on under pressure flat, held on near finish
NonRunner
Midnight Jazz was third in this last year and always going well when winning a Stratford handicap on her latest start. Card Game has only found one too good in both starts over longer trips since giving weight and a beating to Beyondtemptation at Sedgefield in April while Miss Crick has won four of her last five and continues on an upward curve. But she may meet her match here in STEPHANIE FRANCES who, like Pass The Time, has been chasing but ran The New One to two lengths over hurdles at Kempton around this time last year – a repeat of that form here would be good enough.
Beyondtemptation 20-1 (10-13) Led, clear to before 5th, headed soon after, lost place after next, behind from 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before last, at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Sep.
Card Game (IRE) 9-2 (11-9) Prominent, led approaching 4th, headed last, kept on same pace, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind L'aigle Royal (11-1) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Midnight Jazz 5-2fav (11-12) Held up, headway 5th, 2nd after 2 out, led going well before last where not fluent, soon clear, easily, won at Stratford 2m hcp (3) gd in Oct beating Jelly Monger (10-9) by 5l, 6 ran.
Miss Crick 5-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, led 2 out, clear flat, comfortably, won at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Sep beating Apple Of Our Eye (11-1) by 8l, 7 ran.
Pass The Time 3-1 (11-5) Led until 6th, not fluent next, mistake and outpaced 9th, weakened after 4 out, 4th of 5, 37 1/4l behind Frodon (10-5) at Newton Abbot 2m (3) gd in Sep.
Stephanie Frances (IRE) 15-8 (11-10) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4 out, not fluent 2 out, led last, driven flat, headed close home, 2nd of 3, hd behind Rejaah (10-0) at Worcester 2m (4) gd in Sep.
Degenerous (IRE) 66-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, 3rd when fell 7th, at Thurles 2m 6f gd in Oct.
