held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders in 3rd, kept on to lead final 100 yards, held on well towards finish
led, ridden and headed final 100 yards, kept on and held towards finish
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders in 4th, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
held up in rear, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, riden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Paul Nicholls' bumper runners have a surprisingly modest record here but Alto Des Mottes has already won and been placed in the French provinces. Adeupas D'ycy had a run at Chateaubriant in September, where he stayed on nicely after missing the break, while Flamenco Lad was second on his debut over track and trip in October and Kibo was third at Huntingdon last month. L STIG is a half-brother to a Flat and hurdles winner and from a yard that's going well. He could be a bit of value in a potentially informative bumper, though fellow newcomers Kingfisher Creek and Sea Tiger are worth monitoring for future reference.
Alto Des Mottes (FR) (9-10) won at Le Lion D'angers(FR) 1m 3f 3yo stk sft in May beating Amazone De Re (9-12) by 3/4l, 9 ran (flat).
Adeupas D'ycy (FR) (9-8) 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Avril De Cotte (10-1) at Chateaubriant(FR) 1m 5f 3yo nhf gs in Sep.
Flamenco Lad 40-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, smooth headway over 3f out, every chance 2f out, ridden into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 11, 5l behind Modus (10-12) at Exeter 1m 5f n h flat 3yo (6) gs in Oct.
Kibo 9-2 (10-12) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace, 3rd of 10, 14l behind Two Jabs (10-12) at Huntingdon 1m 6f n h flat 3yo (6) sft in Nov.
Kingfisher Creek Kayf Tara gelding out of Symbiosis.
L Stig Striking Ambition gelding out of Look Here's May.
Sea Tiger Tiger Hill gelding out of Possessive Artiste.
