chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, led well before 2 out, not fluent last, ridden out
held up in touch, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
in touch, ridden and weakened 5th
mid-division, headway 5th, ridden when mistake 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
mid division, lost place after 4th, soon behind
chased leader until after 2nd, lost several places, not clear run on bend after 3 out, rallying when not fluent 2 out, not fluent again last, stayed on same pace
led, blundered and headed 4th, weakened after 3 out, eased approaching 2 out
mid-division, mistake 5th, headway when mistake and blundered 2 out, no further progress
held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, blundered 2 out, no further progress
held up, not fluent 2nd, pushed along approaching 4th, always in rear
held up, headway 5th, struggling after 3 out, jumped left and not fluent 2 out
held up in mid-division, headway 3 out, 3rd and ridden when fell 2 out
prominent, went 2nd after 2nd, led 4th, headed well before 2 out, soon beaten
held up, never dangerous
held up, headway 3 out, ridden when hit 2 out, no extra
raced keenly, mid-division, not fluent 3rd, moved closer before next, chased winner, hung left and not fluent 2 out, no extra and hung right after last
held up towards rear, headway when hampered 2 out, ran on flat
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Oiseau de Nuit can land the opener at the expense of Prince Vector and Billy Murphy. The selection caught the eye when second on his reappearance at Exeter a couple of weeks ago. He had shown a little promise last year without setting the world alight but was exposed when upped in grade at Newbury on his final start of last season. With this drop back in grade and improvement to come he will take the beating. Prince Vector has shown promise on each of his runs to date. He finished a fair third to El Batal at Fontwell last time out and can once again enter the frame if reproducing that effort. Billy Murphy is unexposed with only five runs under his belt. He has shown improvement in his races and can improve once again from his third at Leicester on his reappearance so any market moves should be noted. But for the winner we return to Oiseau de Nuit.
Zirkel (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Mid-division, driven and headway after 7th, weakened 3 out, 7th of 16, 33l behind Breedsbreeze (11-0) at Chepstow 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gd in Nov.
Archimboldo (USA) 25-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 7th, pressing leaders 9th, weakened 3 out, 8th of 18, 32l behind Risk Runner (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Nov.
Speed Venture 25-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, lost place 7th, soon behind, tailed off, 14th of 18, well behind Risk Runner (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Nov.
Misbehaviour 6-1 (11-4) Raced on outside throughout, behind, never in contention, last of 7, well behind Never So Blue (10-8) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) hvy in Feb.
Atahuelpa 6-1 (10-5) Held up, ridden approaching 3 out, faded, 4th of 10, 24l behind Speed Venture (10-6) at Haydock 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) hvy in Feb.
Billy Murphy 13-2 (10-7) Led, headed 2nd, chased winner until 3 out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 11, 4 1/2l behind The Cayterers (10-9) at Leicester 2m nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.
Dandygrey Russett (IRE) 12-1 (11-11) Led after 1st, headed 5th, weakened before 3 out, 14th of 18, well behind Rebel Raider (11-5) at Huntingdon 2m nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) sft in Jan.
Psychiatrist 66-1 (11-7) Held up mid-division, ridden after 3 out, soon beaten, 9th of 18, 38l behind Rapscallion (11-5) at Kempton 2m cnd nov hcp hdl (4) gs in Nov.
Rawaabet (IRE) 50-1 (11-12) Mistake 1st, held up in rear, ridden after 4 out, beaten when mistake and unseated rider 2 out in race won by Rapscallion (11-5) at Kempton 2m cnd nov hcp hdl (4) gs in Nov, 18 ran.
The Grandchild (IRE) 14-1 (11-10) Always towards rear, 8th of 10, 47l behind Willywont He (11-7) at Bangor 3m cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in Aug.
Cemgraft 14-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, headway approaching 4th, led before 5th, mistake 3 out, headed before 2 out, weakening when mistake 2 out, 9th of 18, 19l behind Jam Packed (11-10) at Towcester 2m amt hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Oct.
Oiseau de Nuit (FR) 11-4 (10-9) In touch, ridden after 3 out, led briefly 2 out, soon outpaced, 2nd of 12, 6l behind Mickmacmagoole (10-12) at Exeter 2m 1f cnd hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Nov.
Dreams Jewel 14-1 (10-2) Mistake 5th, carried very wide on bend after 6th, always towards rear, 11th of 17, 30l behind Pigeon Island (11-8) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Sept.
Weet A Head (IRE) 16-1 (11-10) Mid-division, blundered 3rd, ridden and weakened 5th, 12th of 16, 45l behind Notre Cyborg (11-2) at Stratford 2m cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Aug.
Dark Society 8-1 (10-12) Held up, headway after 3 out, mistake 2 out, no extra flat, 6th of 10, 7l behind Papillon de Iena (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m sll hdl (5) gs in Nov.
Avant Gardiste (FR) 18-1 (10-7) Chased leader, led 5th, blundered and headed 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 5th of 10, 25l behind Summer of Love (10-5) at Wincanton 2m 3yo nov hdl (4) gf in Oct.
Mossmann Gorge 25-1 (11-3) Mistakes, always behind, blundered 7th, no chance when blundered 3 out, tailed off, 8th of 14, 30l behind Alfadora (11-1) at Plumpton 2m 5f cnd hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd in Nov.
Prince Vector 11-4fav (11-0) Mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden 2 out, led last, hard ridden and headed close home, 3rd of 11, 1l behind El Batal (10-7) at Fontwell 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gf in Nov.
Jazz Dance (IRE) 10-1 (11-7) Behind, headway to 6th 3 out, improved to 2nd 2 out, led last, kept on well, won at Downpatrick 2m 2f mdn hdl gd in May '06 beating Real Overdrive (11-11) by 4l, 15 ran.
Maldoun (IRE) 80-1 (10-6) In touch, lost place 5th, behind from 7th, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Kealshore Lad (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Nov, 14 ran.
