tracked leaders, lost place 4th, under pressure next, pulled up soon after 4 out
chased leaders, weakened 3 out, behind when pulled up before last
held up towards rear, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, soon hard driven, weakened after next, moderate 3rd
tracked leader, led approaching 3 out, clear next, ran on well
mid-division, weakened before 4 out
behind, under pressure 4 out, stayed on from 2 out, moderate 5th
led, headed approaching when mistake 3 out, soon weakened, moderate 4th
held up in rear, headway 5th, soon chasing leaders, weakened before 2 out, moderate 2nd
Botanist and Hawaana are both winners on the Flat, as is All Annalena though Lucy Wadham also has bumper winner Well Mett in the line-up. San Telm was placed twice in bumpers and was a decent second on his hurdling debut over C&D last month. He shouldn't be far away again but Private Story is proving difficult to train and hasn't been seen since finishing tailed off at Royal Ascot. He also appears to need fast ground so we'll give another chance to ROYAL DIAMOND, who would have gone close at Huntingdon in October had he not fallen at the last. Given a confidence-booster last time, he could show the benefit of that now.
Botanist 18-1 (9-1) Close up, ridden 4f out, soon weakened, 9th of 13, well behind Hidden Glory (9-5) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Nov (flat).
Hawaana (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Held up in touch, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden 2f out, no impression sson after, 5th of 9, 6l behind Changing The Guard (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Oct (flat).
Royal Diamond (IRE) 5-2 (10-12) Mid-division, ridden 3 out, weakened next, 6th of 11, 19l behind Cry Of Freedom (10-7) at Huntingdon 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.
San Telm (IRE) 15-2 (11-0) Close up, ridden to chase winner after 3 out, plugged on same pace from next, 2nd of 10, 17l behind Jimbill (11-0) at Fakenham 2m NH mdn hdl (5) gd in Dec.
The Mighty Mod (USA) 200-1 (10-5) Prominent, weakened before 4 out, 10th of 15, 25l behind Banyan Tree (11-4) at Ludlow 2m nov clm hdl (5) gd in Dec.
Well Mett (IRE) 7-1 (11-1) Tracked leader, led over 5f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 15, 12l behind Viking Ridge (10-11) at Huntingdon 2m cond NH flat (6) gs in Dec.
Wily Fox 80-1 (10-12) Led, hit 2nd, mistake and pecked 5th, headed before 3 out, weakening when mistake next, 10th of 15, well behind Hayjack (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.
Private Story (USA) 15-8 (10-10) Held up in touch and not fluent throughout, chased leaders before 2 out, went 3rd last, no impression, 3rd of 8, 18l behind Phoenix Flight (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) gf in May.
