made all, came clear final 3f, unchallenged
tracked leaders in 4th, went 2nd halfway, no chance with winner final 3f, lost 2nd over 1f out
tracked winner until halfway, soon lost place, behind final 6f, well tailed off
took keen hold early, held up in 5th, went 3rd inside final mile, weakened and dropped to 4th inside final 2f
tracked leading pair and pushed along at times, reminder and lost 3rd halfway, outpaced 5f out, plugged on into 2nd over 1f out, no chance with unchallenged winner
Twist On Ginge made his debut in a Class 2 bumper at Newbury and didn't run badly so this big drop in grade should bring about a better finishing position. The four-year-old Badbad Leroy Brown has a smart jumping pedigree and arrives with a point-to-point victory in the North Staffordshire at Sandon behind him though there were only two finishers. Our Dancing Dandy fell in his first two starts between the flags before runner-up at Borris House in December but there are some well-connected newcomers engaged here. Crunch Time is a half-brother to a winning hurdler while Mister Whitaker is a half-brother to four winning jumpers but it's AL SHAHIR who gets the vote as he's a half-brother to the versatile Mr Boss Man.
Our Dancing Dandy (IRE) 4-1 (12-1) Chsd ldrs, 6th 1/2way, 3l 5th 4out, went 3rd appr str, eff to 2l 2nd at bypassed 2out, not mtch wnr but kow, 2nd of 17, 3l behind Accord (12-1) at Borris House 3m mdn sft in Dec.
Badbad Leroy Brown 6-4 (10-7) Led bet last 2; qcknd clr flat; v easy, won at Sandon 2m 5f mdn gs in Mar beating Hillier (12-0) by 6l, 3 ran.
Luca Brazi (IRE) Mahler gelding out of Carriacou.
Picknick Park Sulamani gelding out of Eva's Edge.
Twist On Ginge (IRE) 28-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, hard driven over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 14, 9l behind Sam's Adventure (10-13) at Newbury 2m (2) sft in Mar.
Braqueur D'Or (FR) 14-1 (11-0) Mid-division, pushed along on outside over 5f out, closed over 3f out, weakened from 2f out, 9th of 14, 20 3/4l behind Ridgeway Flyer (11-0) at Ludlow 2m (4) gd in Mar.
Crunch Time (IRE) Scorpion gelding out of Ash.
Al Shahir (IRE) Robin Des Champs gelding out of Sarah Massini.
Mister Whitaker (IRE) Court Cave gelding out of Benbradagh Vard.
