held up in mid-division, headway after 5th, 2nd when hit 2 out, held last, lost 3rd and no extra flat
chased leaders, led 3 out, not fluent 2 out, headed before last, no impression on winner flat
held up towards rear, jumped left and not fluent 1st, well beaten 3 out, tailed off
chased leader, pushed along after 3rd, weakened before 2 out
always towards rear
mid-division, lost place after 5th, weakened and pulled up before 3 out
took keen hold, led, until 3 out, no extra when not fluent 2 out
held up in mid-division, not fluent 3rd, headway before 2 out, went 3rd flat, never on terms
chased leaders, weakened before 3 out
in rear until pulled up before 4th
held up in touch, pushed along after 5th, not fluent and pressing for 2nd 2 out, led before last, clear flat, stayed on well
towards rear, pushed along after 5th, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out
Swaffham Bulbeck won in this grade at Southwell last month but has been raised 6lb. Plumpton third Get Back Get Back is starting to look well treated while Le Ligerien and Not Available are potentially well handicapped on last season’s form over fences. Front View was quite highly tried at the start of the year and Zambezi Fix goes well here. Only a pound higher than when a winner at Wetherby last season, LEBOWSKI (NAP) has a very impressive record first-time up and has travelled down from Scotland. He could take all the beating in a race like this if recent wind surgery has had the desired effect.
Before Midnight 5-1 (11-10) Held up in touch, not fluent 5th, ridden along before 3 out, lost touch with leaders from 2 out, weakened, 5th of 7, 30 1/2l behind Mercian Prince (11-10) at Kempton 2m 2f hcp (2) gd in May.
Swaffham Bulbeck (IRE) 5-1 (11-13) Chased leaders on outside, went 2nd after 7th, led 2 out, clear before last, eased near finish, won at Southwell 2m hcp (3) gd in Sep beating Nibras Gold (11-5) by 2 1/2l, 6 ran.
Mick Maestro (FR) 4-1 (11-8) Held up in rear, closed 6th, not fluent and held 2 out, weakened last, 3rd of 4, 7l behind Give Me A Moment (11-4) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Not Available (IRE) 9-1 (11-6) Towards rear, detached and struggling after 8th, lost touch after 9th, pulled up, at Kempton 2m 2f hcp (2) gd in May.
Front View (FR) 8-1 (11-6) Held up in midfield, pushed along and still in touch when mistake and unseated rider 3 out, at Wetherby 2m hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Le Ligerien (FR) 9-1 (11-8) Led and disputed, in front 5 out, headed before 2 out,stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 9l behind Jetoile (12-0) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Apr.
Lebowski (IRE) 10-1 (11-6) Always towards rear, never involved, 5th of 8, 15 3/4l behind Stainsby Girl (12-0) at Newcastle 2m 1f hcp (3) hvy in Mar.
Zambezi Fix (FR) 6-1 (11-4) Held up in last trio, headway on inside chasing leaders 2 out, left 3rd and hampered by faller at the last, no extra in 4th towards finish, 4th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Takeit Easy (11-5) at Chepstow 2m hcp (3) gs in Apr.
Get Back Get Back (IRE) 11-2 (12-0) Held up in rear, not fluent 5th, pushed along before 2 out, headway when hampered last, went 3rd flat, no impression on winner, 3rd of 7, 7l behind Our Champ (11-1) at Plumpton 2m hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Santana Plessis (FR) 12-1 (12-0) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, bad mistake and dropped to rear 4 out, soon ridden and no impression, mistake 2 out, no extra, 5th of 6, 22 1/2l behind Embittered (12-0) at Killarney 2m 1f gd in Aug.
Chance A Tune (FR) 10-1 (10-8) Chased winner, pushed along before 2 out, lost 2nd flat, kept on, 3rd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Liverpool Knight (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Platinumcard (IRE) 13-2 (11-13) Tracked leaders, not fluent 6th, dropped to rear and pushed along 3 out, soon beaten, last of 7, dist behind Rock The House (11-0) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
