tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, edged right 2f out, stayed on one pace
made all, shaken up 3f out, pushed along well over 1f out, ran on strongly, readily
in rear, ridden over 3f out, always behind
handy, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on but always held
tracked leaders, raced keenly, pushed along well over 3f out, soon beaten
towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and headway over 2f out, ran on one pace
All of these step up in distance with Alphonse Le Grande 3lb higher than when scoring at Wolverhampton in December. Hoffman has been gelded since last in action at Southwell in January and makes his handicap debut along with RUSHFORD. The latter never figured in three outings last term but will almost certainly improve for this extra distance and Sir Mark Prescott’s yard boasts a good strike rate at the track.
Alphonse Le Grande (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, not trouble leaders, 5th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Show Lights (9-3) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Hoffman (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Close up, pushed along and headway over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 5 1/4l behind New Comedy (9-2) at Southwell 1m 3f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Buxted Reel (IRE) 50-1 (8-2) In rear, ridden over 2f out, always behind, last of 9, 11 1/4l behind My Dubawi (8-11) at Kempton 7f hcp (3) pol in Mar.
Rushford 200-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders stand side, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 15th of 16, 13l behind Thunder Max (9-5) at Doncaster 7f mdn stks (3) gd in Sep.
Octopus (IRE) 17-2 (9-6) Off the pace towards rear, pushed along and struggling halfway, never a factor, 6th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Court Of Session (9-9) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Campese 200-1 (9-2) Raced in mid-division, ridden and outpaced at 3f, made no impression, 10th of 12, 9 3/4l behind Emily Upjohn (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Nov.