jumped left, raced freely, led and mostly clear until 11th, not fluent and headed last, held flat
towards rear, modest 6th and some headway 10th, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out
towards rear, in mid-division 7th, in touch in 5th 10th, disputing 3rd and weakening when blundered 2 out, pulled up before last
held up in mid-division, modest 8th at the 10th, no impression, pulled up after 3 out
prominent in chasing group, lost 2nd 11th, 5th and struggling after 3 out, plugged on to take modest 3rd last
tracked leaders, went 2nd 11th, led last, clear flat, driven out
whipped round start and slowly away, behind, pulled up before 7th
chased leaders, disputing 2nd at the 5th, weakened after 9th, slow 10th and pulled up
held up, struggling 9th, behind when hampered next, pulled up before next
chased leaders, blundered badly and lost place 3rd, struggling after, pulled up before 11th
behind, not fluent 6th, headway 11th, 3rd and no impression 2 out, weakened into 4th last
prominent, blundered 8th, not fluent 11th, weakened and pulled up after 3 out
slowly away, behind, mistake 7th, pulled up after 10th
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NonRunner
Module was a smart chaser in is his heyday but had become disappointing when last seen. The mares Dabinett Moon and Martha's Benefit are worth a second look, though the former really needs further and the latter lacks a recent run. Barrakilla hasn’t raced in more than two years but is professionally handled so shouldn’t lack match fitness and a case could also be made for Numbercruncher if he was fully wound-up. RIGHT OF REPLY ran in a handicap as recently as December. He finished last but will have benefited from the experience and has had a wind operation since. Hindon Road is the only previous course winner in the line-up but prolific pointer Silver Roque makes more appeal.
Wells De Lune (FR) 6-1 (12-0) Led, soon clear, headed before 4 out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 30 1/4l behind Captain Redbeard (11-7) at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Jan.
Hindon Road (IRE) 16-1 (12-5) Ur 3, at Sheriff Hutton 3m gs in Jan.
Never Complain (IRE) 4-5fav (11-7) (cp) hdwy 11; 2nd when ur 14, at Dingley 3m gd in May.
Dabinett Moon 4-6fav (10-7) Hdwy 16; led 4 out; unchall, won at Cocklebarrow 3m 4f gs in Jan beating Carruthers (10-9) by 20l, 6 ran.
Alfstar 18-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, pushed along after 12th, some headway on outside 15th, weakened next, pulled up before 4 out, at Cheltenham 3m 2f (4) gd in May.
Barrakilla (IRE) 9-2 (11-6) Tracked leaders, hit 10th, close up when blundered 3 out, ridden after next, kept on same pace under pressure before last, no impression with front pair flat, 3rd of 9, 4 3/4l behind Roc D'apsis (11-1) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (2) sft in Jan.
Clues And Arrows (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) Chsd ldrs; ev ch 15; outpcd aft 2 out, 2nd of 7, 5l behind Shantou Magic (11-0) at Friars Haugh 3m sft in Jan.
Curragh Hall (IRE) 40-1 (12-0) (tt) prsd ldr 5-8; led aft 11 til hdd & wknd qckly app 2 out, 6th of 8, 34 1/4l behind Finnegan's Hollow (12-0) at Ampton 3m gd in Jan.
Indigo Island (IRE) 7-2 (12-0) Trckd wnr; hrd rdn app last; one pce, 2nd of 4, 1l behind Summoned (12-0) at Friars Haugh 3m sft in Jan.
Module (FR) 5-2fav (11-8) Held up in rear, pulled up before 2nd, at Chepstow 2m hcp (2) sft in Feb.
Right Of Reply (IRE) 13-2 (11-1) Led, headed soon after 3rd, led again 7th, headed 10th, led again 12th, ridden and headed omitted pond fence (3 out), soon weakened, last of 6, 20 1/4l behind Touch Kick (11-6) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Silver Roque (FR) 4-6fav (12-0) Lost plce 7; rallied 9; outpcd 4 out; lft in ld last; all out, won at Bitterley 2m 4f sft in Apr beating Sacre Toi (12-4) by 2l, 6 ran.
Martha's Benefit (IRE) 7-1 (11-5) Towards rear, headway from 5th, not fluent and 2nd 2 out, led before last bend, soon clear, easily, won at Cartmel 2m 5f mdn (5) sft in May beating Bedford Forrest (11-12) by 11l, 12 ran.
Numbercruncher (IRE) 14-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, 2nd from 6th, not fluent 3 out, led before last, clear flat, stayed on well, won at Stratford 2m 1f (5) gd in Jun beating Exclusive Rights (11-3) by 6l, 10 ran.
Swift Escape 10-1 (11-0) (h) held up; wl bhnd 13; hdwy when fell 3 out, at Cottenham 3m gs in Dec.
