towards rear, headway from 12th to track leaders, ridden 3 out, led 2 out, kept on well flat
behind, headway and every chance 12th, ridden when weakened next, pulled up before 2 out
tracked leader, jumped right throughout, led approaching 12th, ridden next, headed 2 out, weakened from last
led, headed approaching 12th, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out
held up towards rear, hit 10th, behind, reminders next, ridden 4 out, headway to challenge approaching last, no extra flat
Ghadames is not as good as he once was but has solid claims on the pick of his form and, if fit enough for his return, may well be good enough to make a winning reappearance getting the vote ahead of No Shenanigans and Encore Cadoudal. The last mentioned has been well held in both starts this term and while better than those runs would suggest, he is hard to recommend on that evidence. Recent point-to-point winner Daffi would need to improve to trouble the judge on his return to rules form, while Wraparound You has failed to complete in two starts this term and is another best watched. No Shenanigans is better than his latest effort suggests and has to be considered but it is hard to get away from Ghadames who has solid claims if fit enough for his return.
Encore Cadoudal (FR) 66-1 (12-0) Held up mid-division, headway 5 out, blundered 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 11, well behind Cobreces (12-5) at Haydock 2m 6f hts chs (3) hvy in Feb.
Ghadames (FR) 8-1 (11-12) Held up last, lost touch 8th pulled up at the 9th in race won by First Love (10-4) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft, 7 ran.
No Shenanigans (IRE) 10-1 (12-0) Held up in rr; led brief 11; wknd qckly aft 13; pulled up in race won by Kilcaskin Gold (12-0) at Netherby Park 3m ptp hvy in Feb, 6 ran.
Wraparound You (IRE) 10-1 (12-5) In tch til wknd aft 13; t.o & pulled up in race won by Eskimo Jack (12-5) at Netherby Park 3m ptp hvy in Feb, 13 ran.
Daffi (IRE) (12-0) 3rd of 16, 6l behind Letusbefraink (12-0) at Maralin 3m ire ptp sft in Feb.
