tracked leading pair, 2nd 3 out, pushed along and 1 length down when left clear soon after 2 out
held up last, smooth headway on outside tracking leaders approaching 2 out, left 3rd soon after 2 out, driven and stayed on same pace run-in
led and set good pace, hit 9th and 4 out, 1 length ahead when stumbled and rider lost iron 2 out, lost action and pulled up soon after
mistakes, chased leader, hit 1st, went left 5th, hit 8th, blundered 4 out, lost 2nd next, pushed along chasing leading pair, left 2nd soon after 2 out, no impression, mistake last
never fluent, tracked leading trio, mistake 1st, jumped slowly 4th, outpaced after 3 out, plugging on when hampered and left 4th after 2 out
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The drop back to 2m recently has seen San Benedeto record back-to-back victories at Musselburgh and Doncaster but he’s giving away lumps of weight to his rivals here, though is still preferred to stablemate Clic Work. The ground may have turned against Un Prophete while Ardmayle is upped in class but Red Devil Star is a course and distance winner and Champagne At Tara beat Un Prophete at Leicester before finding the company too hot at Cheltenham. IMPERIAL PRESENCE didn’t have a particularly hard race at Newbury last week as all of the fences in the home straight were omitted. A 3lb rise is fair and he can follow up.
San Benedeto (FR) 10-3 (11-12) Tracked leaders, 2nd 2 out, ridden to lead last, driven flat, edged left towards finish, stayed on, won at Doncaster 2m hcp (2) sft in Mar beating Katgary (11-4) by 1l, 6 ran.
Champagne At Tara 25-1 (10-4) Mid-division on inside, lost place 10th, behind next, pulled up before 12th, at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) gd in Mar.
Clic Work (FR) 6-4fav (11-8) Prominent, keen early, mistake 6th, lost place after 3 out, left in 3rd next, soon no impression, 3rd of 4, 10 1/2l behind Days Of Heaven (11-9) at Kempton 2m hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Imperial Presence (IRE) 10-3 (11-10) Prominent on outer, disputed lead from 2nd (usual 5th), led before last (usual 5 out), headed narrowly soon after, stayed on to regain lead bypassing omitted last, edged left, kept on (all fences in home straight omitted), won at Newbury 2m hcp (3) gs in Mar beating Doitforthevillage (11-12) by 3l, 7 ran.
Red Devil Star (IRE) 11-2 (11-7) Tracked leaders, driven after last (usual 5 out), challenged on outside bypassing omitted 4 out, kept on and every chance until ridden and no extra bypassing omitted last, 5th of 7, 8 3/4l behind Imperial Presence (11-10) at Newbury 2m hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Un Prophete (FR) 9-4fav (11-7) In rear, pushed along before and blundered 6th, soon pulled up, at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (3) hvy in Mar.
Ardmayle (IRE) 4-7fav (12-5) Tracked leaders and always going well, led on bit 3 out, clear next, went right and hit last, easily, won at Lingfield 2m hcp (4) hvy in Mar beating Touch Screen (10-3) by 6l, 5 ran.
