held up, headway to chase leaders after 4 out, led 2 out, soon driven clear, ran on strongly
held up, headway 4 out, weakened next
chased leaders, effort 3 out, driven to challenge next, soon chasing winner, weakened after last and lost 2nd towards finish
behind, mistake 4th, headway 2 out, never dangerous
held up, headway 4 out, weakened after next
raced keenly, tracked leader and clear of rest, led 6th, headed 2 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, effort before 3 out, soon weakened
raced freely, led and soon clear, headed 6th, weakened approaching when fell 2 out
chased leaders, lost place 6th, rallied 3 out, stayed on well approaching last, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
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A tricky puzzle to solve as most of these arrive in decent form. Sirop De Menthe is one but the ground may not be tacky enough for him today. Montdragon made a winning reappearance at Haydock in December and remains unexposed. Roadie Joe's winning run came to an end last time at Sandown last time but he'll have benefited from a rest and there are also possibilities about Pull The Chord and Sirabad. We'll take a chance that DIFFERENT GRAVEY will be fully wound-up for his reappearance as he looked a very nice prospect when winning three of his four starts last season, though he is probably a chaser in the making. Debdebdeb justified favouritism at Kempton last month and should stay the extra but is upped in grade off an 11lb higher mark.
Different Gravey (IRE) 10-11fav (11-10) Tracked leader, challenged 2 out, led between last two, kept on strongly and came clear run-in, easily, won at Ayr 2m 4f (3) gd in Apr beating Boite (11-6) by 8l, 6 ran.
Roadie Joe (IRE) 6-1 (11-7) Tracked leader, led approaching 2 out, ridden and headed between last 2, not fluent last, weakened flat, 5th of 8, 10l behind Label Des Obeaux (11-0) at Sandown 2m 4f (1) sft in Dec.
Montdragon (FR) 9-2 (11-10) Held up in touch, not fluent 4th, chased leaders next, ridden to challenge 3 out, led just after last, ran on well, won at Haydock 2m 3f hcp (2) hvy in Dec beating Baby Bach (11-7) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.
Pull The Chord (IRE) 13-8fav (11-12) Held up mid-division, headway to chase leaders before 3 out, led briefly and blundered 2 out, one pace after, 3rd of 10, 5 1/2l behind Winning Spark (10-6) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
Sirabad (FR) 6-1 (10-13) Keen, held up in rear, headway 12th, ridden and every chance soon after 2 out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 9, 12 3/4l behind Full Shift (10-9) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Sirop De Menthe (FR) 13-2 (10-4) Took keen hold, tracked leader, led after 3 out, headed 2 out, edged left and no impression on winner final 100 yards, 2nd of 11, 5l behind Rayvin Black (10-13) at Sandown 2m hcp (2) hvy in Jan.
Arctic Gold (IRE) 4-1fav (11-4) Chased leaders, not fluent 8th, mistake 4 out, pressing for 2nd 3 out, soon beaten, weakened before next, 6th of 10, dist behind Flintham (11-12) at Warwick 3m 2f hcp (2) hvy in Jan.
Debdebdeb 2-1fav (11-8) Tracked leader, led 3rd, made rest, driven when hard pressed before last, ridden out flat, kept on well, won at Kempton 2m hcp (4) sft in Jan beating Harley Rebel (10-13) by 1 3/4l, 13 ran.
Fingertips (FR) 5-4fav (11-8) Tracked leaders, ridden and went 2nd 2 out, 3 1/2 lengths down when fell last, at Sandown 2m (3) sft in Feb.
Dubawi Island (FR) 33-1 (10-11) Mid-division, weakened 5 out, 10th of 17, 25 1/4l behind Rock The Kasbah (11-5) at Ascot 2m 3f hcp (1) sft in Jan.
Cotillion 4-7fav (11-6) Tracked leaders, went 2nd from 2 out, led before last, kept on well, won at Wetherby 2m 4f (5) hvy in Feb beating Maybe I Wont (10-10) by 4l, 6 ran.
