made all, clear briefly 4th, shaken up and 3 1/2 lengths ahead when left well clear 2 out, slightly inconvenienced by loose horse last
not fluent, chased winner, shaken up and 3 1/2 lengths down when fell 2 out
last pair, struggling from 5th, well beaten 3 out, left remote 2nd next
last pair, struggling from 5th, weakened before 3 out, left very remote 3rd 2 out
disputing 2nd when jinked left and nearly went wrong side of running rail separating courses after 1st, jinked back right and unseated rider
Midnight Walk is better than she’s shown in her last two starts in handicaps but it’s hard to see the seven-year-old giving weight here to the much less-exposed RUNASIMI RIVER, who made a smooth start to her hurdling career at Southwell and should have plenty more to offer. The remaining trio will likely be playing for place money barring accidents.
Midnight Walk (IRE) 4-1 (11-3) Led to 3 out, soon weakened, 5th of 6, dist behind A Touch Of Sparkle (10-11) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Jul.
Runasimi River 7-2 (10-9) Mid-division, tracked leaders 4 out, led after next, drew clear between last 2, not fluent last, pushed out, readily, won at Southwell 2m (4) gd in Aug beating Bise D'estruval (10-10) by 7l, 8 ran.
Brandy Burn 28-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 10, 18 3/4l behind Buy Mistake (10-13) at Hexham 2m (6) gd in Aug.
Striking Nigella 150-1 (8-4) Chased leader early, soon steadied towards rear, under pressure over 6f out, beaten over 4f out, tailed off, last of 6, dist behind Tatting (9-1) at Southwell 1m 3f stks (6) pol in Dec.
Viognier 25-1 (10-10) Tracked leader, lost place after 4 out, rallied after next, soon ridden, left clear 3rd 2 out, kept on same pace, no chance with front pair, 3rd of 8, 14l behind Runasimi River (10-9) at Southwell 2m (4) gd in Aug.
