midfield, went second 7th, led next, headed after 14th, lost place approaching 4 out, ridden and keeping on when fell 2 out
chased leaders, lost place 13th, pushed along to go second before 3 out, lost second next, ridden approaching last, faded flat
chased leaders, dropped to midfield when hampered 8th, not fluent 10th, headway 12th, headway to challenge when pecked 4 out, soon pushed along, no extra from 2 out
close up, blundered 7th and lost place, bad mistake and unseated rider next
in rear, mistake 2nd, not fluent 5th, headway approaching 3 out, pushed along before next, not fluent 2 out, went second approaching last, kept on flat
led, headed 8th, led again after 14th, went clear 3 out, ran on well
raced keenly in rear, headway before 6th, hampered 8th, headway to chase leaders 4 out where not fluent, ridden before 2 out, kept on from last
Presentandcounting struggled in a Listed race at Chepstow back in October but FLIC OU VOYOU fared better when runner-up in Listed company at Sandown last month. Well clear of the rest on that occasion, there looks more to come from Paul Nicholls’ charge over fences. Whoshotthesheriff is penalised for a recent success at Carlisle while Beakstown has yet to win over fences and Elvis Mail has undergone wind surgery and is fitted with a tongue-tie. Coach Carter arrives out of form and Nietzsche has failed to threaten since winning this last year though has slid down the weights.
Presentandcounting (IRE) 7-2 (11-3) In rear, pushed along and went third 4 out, mistake 3 out, one pace thereafter, 3rd of 5, 15l behind Tea Clipper (11-3) at Chepstow 2m 3f lst (1) gd in Oct.
Whoshotthesheriff (IRE) 5-2 (11-12) Prominent, led 2 out, clear last, eased flat, won at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Mar beating The King Of May (11-2) by 4 1/4l, 5 ran.
Elvis Mail (FR) 6-1 (11-8) Held up in rear, went right 3rd, headway out wide chasing leaders after 3 out, went 4th before next, 4th of 10, 16 1/4l behind Famous Bridge (10-3) at Kelso 2m 5f hcp (2) sft in Mar.
Flic Ou Voyou (FR) 10-1 (11-7) Tracked leading trio, lost place and dropped to rear 6th, rallied before 3 out, went 2nd before 2 out, 2 lengths down last, trying to rally when crossed by winner run-in and again towards finish, held, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Killer Kane (11-0) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp lst (1) gs in Mar.
Coach Carter (IRE) 40-1 (11-9) Always rear, blundered 7th and detached after next, weakened, completely tailed off, 6th of 9, dist behind Ciel De Neige (11-12) at Punchestown 2m hvy in Feb.
Beakstown (IRE) 14-1 (10-6) Chased leaders out wide, went 2nd 11th until before 2 out, ridden and weakened between last two, 6th of 14, 20 3/4l behind Cap Du Nord (10-3) at Kempton 3m hcp (1) gs in Feb.
Nietzsche 11-2 (11-4) Held up in rear, not fluent 6th, headway 3 out, not fluent 2 out, switched right before last, kept on, lost 3rd close home, 4th of 6, 4 1/4l behind Big Bad Bear (10-10) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Mar.
