tracked leader, led 5th, clear from 3 out, not fluent last, eased towards finish
tracked leaders, jumped left and reminder 4th, well beaten from after next
took keen hold, held up in touch, not always fluent and went left at times, lost touch from 4th
led, not fluent 4th, headed next, no impression on winner from 3 out
ABIDJAN is impossible to oppose in this with only three rivals. He made all to land the odds over course and distance 11 days ago against better novices and could run up a sequence before the ground turns soft. It's likely that both Linguine and Imperial Glance are going to need more time and Hija continues to disappoint.
Abidjan (FR) 4-7fav (11-5) Veered left as tapes rose, made all, clear from 3 out, kept on strongly, unchallenged, won at Exeter 2m 1f (4) gd in Oct beating Angus Glens (11-5) by 11l, 7 ran.
Hija 33-1 (11-2) Towards rear, struggling from 7th, 7th of 9, 17l behind Kayf Willow (11-9) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Imperial Glance 14-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, took keen hold, mistake 1st, jumped slowly 3rd, blundered and tailed off 5th, plugged on from 2 out, no chance, 5th of 9, 37 1/4l behind Roadie Joe (11-5) at Warwick 2m (4) gd in Sep.
Linguine (FR) 7-1 (10-12) Not always fluent, tracked leader until 2nd, stayed handy until 2 out, weakened before last, 5th of 11, dist behind Maputo (11-5) at Stratford 2m 3f (4) gd in Sep.