held up, pushed along and made no impression 2 out
mid-division, pushed along and made no impression from 3 out when not fluent
in rear, hampered 3 out by fallen rival, plugged on from 2 out, stayed on strongly from last in 3rd (eyecatcher)
prominent, fell 3 out when still in contention
made all, ridden and hard pressed 2 out, stayed on strongly from last, just held on, gamely
mid-division, pushed along and weakened 2 out
mid-division out wide, not fluent 6th, pushed along and weakened home turn, pulled up before 2 out
held up, struggling from 4 out, fell 3 out when behind
chased leader, pushed along and outpaced 2 out, plugged on from last
mid-division, mistake 5 out and dropped to rear, badly hampered after 3 out as rider lost irons, pulled up before 2 out
mid-division on inside, smooth headway to challenge 2 out, every chance when upsides last, headed flat, rallied close home, just denied
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A couple of these opened their accounts last time including Euchan Falls, who beat the re-opposing Smart Boyo at Musselburgh when fitted with cheekpieces. The latter is trained by Philip Kirby and he also runs ZWICKY, a winner at Sedgefield last time and fancied to make another bold bid. Irish challenger Herculaneum has to race off a much higher mark having placed at Punchestown recently but Bestiarius has a shout back on a quicker surface today and is preferred to Ultra Violet.
Jimmy Rabbitte (IRE) 14-1 (11-9) Held up in rear, fell 1st, at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Feb.
Herculaneum (IRE) 33-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, closer 4 out, headway 2 out and went 2nd before last, ridden and kept on run-in, no impression on winner closing stages, 2nd of 16, 2 1/4l behind The Connector (11-11) at Punchestown 2m 4f hcp Yielding in Feb.
Zwicky 11-1 (11-0) Waited with in last pair, headway after 3 out, pushed along in 3rd home turn, went 2nd between last two, two lengths down last, stayed on well run-in to lead final 100 yards, won at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp (5) gs in Jan beating Basford (11-11) by 1l, 7 ran.
Bestiarius (IRE) 7-2 (11-7) Handy, pushed along and lost ground quickly after 6th, soon in rear, pulled up after 7th, at Kelso 2m 5f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Euchan Falls (IRE) 10-3fav (11-4) Led until before 8th, switched left before 2 out, led and edged left before last, stayed on well, won at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Feb beating Smart Boyo (10-5) by 2 3/4l, 11 ran.
El Jefe (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) In rear, mistake 1st, pushed along home turn, never involved, 9th of 11, 24 1/4l behind Moonlight Glory (11-11) at Newcastle 2m 1f hcp (5) gs in Feb.
Syltezar (IRE) 150-1 (10-7) Not always fluent, towards rear after wandered into 1st, struggling 3 out, well held after, went 4th close home, 4th of 6, 28l behind Dare To Shout (11-0) at Kelso 2m (4) gd in Feb.
No Mor Isolation (IRE) 40-1 (11-2) Reluctant to race, never going that well, closed briefly when mistake 3rd, behind 5th, pulled up after 6th, at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Ultra Violet (GER) 125-1 (11-7) Mid-division out wide, pushed along and made no impression home turn, rallied to go distant 2nd last, kept on well, 2nd of 9, 15l behind Chase A Fortune (11-7) at Catterick 2m mdn (4) gd in Feb.
Getaway Gerry 14-1 (10-12) Towards rear, pushed along home turn and no response, 11th of 14, dist behind Faithfulflyer (11-8) at Kelso 2m hcp (5) hvy in Jan.
Smart Boyo 5-1 (10-5) Held up in mid-division, closed when not fluent 5th, led 8th, not fluent 3 out, headed before last, no impression on winner flat, 2nd of 11, 2 3/4l behind Euchan Falls (11-4) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Feb.
Perfect Arch (IRE) 16-1 (10-13) Disputed lead early, tracked leader and 2nd halfway, led 4 out, mistake 2 out and headed, soon lost place and 8th when mistake last, no extra, 8th of 16, 22 3/4l behind The Connector (11-11) at Punchestown 2m 4f hcp Yielding in Feb.
