prominent, not fluent 7th, ridden when not fluent 3 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, mistake 6th, went 2nd 3 out, closed 2 out, every chance when not fluent last, not able to recover, stayed on
made all, clear 3 out until next, joined last, driven out
mid-division, headway approaching 9th, weakened before 3 out
held up towards rear, ridden 8th, soon behind, tailed off
held up in rear, headway when not fluent 9th, mistake 3 out, weakened next
tracked leader, ridden when not fluent 3 out, weakened before next
not fluent in rear, behind after 8th, pulled up before 3 out
prominent, not fluent 4th, lost place approaching 6th, well held before 3 out, plugged on to take modest 3rd last
GULF PUNCH appears to have got his act together lately and ran another sound race when runner-up to the well-backed Well Hello There over 2m4f at Carlisle last week. He should have no problem with the extra half-mile on this easier track and is probably the one to beat with Henry Brooke again taking off 5lb. Businessmoney Judi appears to be improving and his latest third at Market Rasen was a decent effort, though he remains untried over this trip. Mtpockets stays further, however, as she proved when successful over 3m3f at Fontwell last time. Neil Mulholland's mare may enjoy a fitness advantage over Little Carmela, Fiddlededee and Miss Saffron.
Businessmoney Judi 8-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden before 2 out, kept on, no impression on front pair, 3rd of 14, 12l behind Royale's Charter (11-4) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd in Sep.
Little Carmela 12-1 (11-7) Held up in touch, lost place 2nd, soon behind, tailed off, 7th of 13, well behind Sapphire Rouge (10-13) at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Jun.
Fiddlededee (IRE) 5-1 (11-9) Took keen hold, held up, left 5th at 2nd, went 3rd at 9th, effort 2 out, ridden and found little soon after, 3rd of 8, 6l behind Outlaw Tom (11-12) at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Apr.
Call At Midnight 4-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 10th, jumped slowly and outpaced 4 out, mistake and weakened 3 out, tailed off, 5th of 7, well behind Definite Dawn (11-6) at Fontwell 3m 2f Conditional Handicap Chase (0-115) (4yo+) (4) gd in Sep.
Mtpockets (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) Behind, pushed along 7th, headway 4 out, chased leaders approaching 2 out, led last, ridden out, won at Fontwell 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd beating Tiger Line (11-7) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.
Miss Saffron 12-1 (11-2) Slowly away, held up in rear, headway on outside approaching 3 out, weakened before next, 8th of 17, 39l behind Henry Hook (11-5) at Towcester 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Nov.
Gulf Punch 9-1 (10-11) Prominent, pushed along after 6th, went 3rd before 2 out, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 14, 7l behind Well Hello There (11-7) at Carlisle 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs.
Farewellatmidnight 33-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, outpaced approaching 3 out, soon weakened, well behind when fell 2 out, in a race won by Violin Davis (10-5) at Wincanton 2m 6f nov hdl (4) gf in Mar, 7 ran.
Vallani (IRE) 13-2 (11-8) Towards rear, pushed along after 3 out, weakened next, 4th of 10, 15l behind Overyou (11-5) at Hexham 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd.
