always last, brief effort approaching 4th (water), ridden after 8th, never on terms after, tailed off when pulled up before 17th
tracked winner, led approaching 3rd, clear approaching 14th, blundered 17th, reduced lead before last, no extra and headed final 150 yards
tracked leading trio, went 3rd 9th, struggling and no chance with leading duo from 17th, tailed off
led until approaching 3rd, chased clear leader, blundered 16th, driven before 3 out, closed before last, stayed on to lead final 150 yards
ran in snatches and tended to jump left, chased leading pair, lost 3rd at 9th, chased leading trio, reminders before 15th, strugging after, tailed off 17th, pulled up before next
PLEIN POUVOIR's future may well lie over this sort of trip as he appeared to get outpaced back over 2m4f at Chepstow last time. Runner-up to Inside Dealer over today's C&D earlier, Venetia Williams' charge can get back on the winning trail today in a race that probably isn't that competitive. Goring One has a similar profile to the selection and was second over 3m1f at Folkestone last month while Frontier Dancer is well enough handicapped if fully wound-up and makes more appeal than Nenuphar Collonges, pulled up at Haydock after a break, and veteran bottom weight Massini Sunset.
Nenuphar Collonges (FR) 25-1 (11-6) Held up mid-division, mistake 14th, tailed off 5 out, soon pulled up, in a race won by Monsieur Cadou (10-0) at Haydock 3m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Nov, 15 ran.
Plein Pouvoir (FR) 8-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, lost place 11th, soon outpaced, 5th of 8, 13l behind Marshal Zhukov (11-4) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Oct.
Frontier Dancer (IRE) 15-2 (11-5) Tracked leaders, under pressure 3 out, weakened 2 out, 7th of 11, 21l behind Inside Dealer (11-12) at Stratford 3m 4f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Jun.
Goring One (IRE) 20-1 (11-4) Led, jumped left and not fluent 4th, headed before next, stayed prominent, ridden after 4 out, went 2nd flat, no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 7l behind Pete The Feat (11-12) at Folkestone 3m 1f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Nov.
Massini Sunset (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) Towards rear, ridden before 12th, well behind next, tailed off, 9th of 13, well behind Pete The Feat (11-12) at Folkestone 3m 1f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Nov.