held up towards rear, pushed along 4th, struggling after next, soon tailed off, pulled up before 4 out
disputed lead until 6th, led 8th, headed before 10th, soon under pressure and lost place, rallied approaching last, stayed on to take 2nd flat, no chance with winner
held up in touch, headway to chase leaders 9th, led before and hit 2 out, soon clear, eased down after last
pulled hard, soon prominent, headway 9th, led before 10th, headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened
disputed lead until 6th, led approaching 8th, soon headed, weakened next, tailed off
chased leaders, stumbled on bend approaching 5th, led 6th, headed before 8th, weakened after 3 out
held up towards rear, headway 9th, soon chasing leaders, under pressure 3 out, weakening when lost 2nd soon after last
pulled hard in rear, tailed off before 7th, pulled up soon after 3 out
Following a decent debut effort at Uttoxeter, LASTROSEOFSUMMER overcame all kinds of problems to get off the mark at Musselburgh next time. Matt Crawley, who performed minor miracles to stay in the saddle that day, keeps the ride on Rae Guest's mare who isn't overburdened in her first handicap. Little Carmela's Leicester win hasn't been franked, while Prince Massini has rocketed up the weights since scoring at Uttoxeter and Chepstow. Along Came Rosie has more to do than when winning a maiden hurdle at Newcastle, but Phare Isle could go well dropped in grade as he'll see out this trip with few problems.
Little Carmela 11-2 (11-12) Tracked leaders, ridden 7th, driven to lead after 3 out, headed last, rallied to lead last 100 yards, game effort, won at Leicester 2m 4f mares nov hcp hdl (4) sft in Nov beating Present Your Case (10-11) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Days of Pleasure (IRE) 25-1 (11-1) Held up, headway after 6th, ridden and lost place 9th, weakened approaching 3 out, 7th of 13, 37l behind Victors Serenade (11-2) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Nov.
Phare Isle (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Towards rear, effort on outside 3 out, no impression 2 out, 6th of 23, 26l behind Aegean Dawn (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Nov.
Lastroseofsummer (IRE) 11-2 (10-5) Tracked leader, jumped left 7th and rider lost iron, saddle soon slipped, hit 8th and nearly unseated rider, rider carried on with no irons, blundered 9th, led approaching last, kept on well pushed out, won at Musselburgh 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gd in Nov beating Madamlily (10-12) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.
Art Exhibition (IRE) 16-1 (11-1) Pressed leader to after 5th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Viscount Rossini (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 3f cond hcp hdl 0-1115 (4) sft in Nov, 8 ran.
Prince Massini (IRE) 3-1fav (11-7) Tracked leaders, effort to challenge on stands side rail 4 out, ridden to lead narrowly between last 2, mistake last, kept on under pressure flat, won at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Nov beating Radmores Revenge (11-5) by 2l, 14 ran.
Along Came Rosie 5-1 (10-7) Held up in rear, headway approaching 4th, went 2nd after 6th, ridden 2 out, mistake last, closed under pressure to lead flat, stayed on, won at Newcastle 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gs in Nov beating Empress Orchid (10-10) by 3l, 13 ran.
Ouest Eclair (FR) 13-2 (11-0) Took keen hold in rear, ridden 10f out, tailed off 6f out, 6th of 10, well behind Priceless Art (11-0) at Southwell 2m Nat Hunt Flat (4yo+) (AWT) (4) std in Dec.
