Mr Witmore is still a maiden after 21 career starts and getting no closer to winning nor is Poetic Presence, who has had one extra run. MISFITS gave notice of an imminent victory when just beaten at Musselburgh on New Year's Day and duly obliged on a return visit. He's up 7lb but is on the upgrade and this won't take much winning. Kalastar, four times a winner between the flags, has had a dozen starts over regulation fences without winning and though showing reasonable form at Hexham in November reverted to type at Wetherby a few days later.
Misfits (IRE) 11-2 (11-7) Chased leaders, led 4 out, kept on towards finish, driven out, won at Musselburgh 3m hcp (5) sft in Jan beating So Satisfied (11-12) by 1 3/4l, 11 ran.
Touch Of Steel (IRE) 10-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out, pulled up after, at Towcester 3m hcp (5) sft in Feb.
Mr Witmore (IRE) 5-1 (10-6) Chased leaders, outpaced and lost place 12th, modest 5th approaching 2 out, plugged on run-un, 5th of 9, 16 3/4l behind Paddling (11-2) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Dec.
Court Painter (IRE) 16-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders, weakened from 7 out, pulled up, at Catterick 3m 1f hcp (5) hvy in Jan.
Kalastar (IRE) 11-1 (10-0) Behind, reminders after 10th, tailed off when pulled up, at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Poetic Presence (IRE) 50-1 (10-5) Tracked leader until before 7th, weakened before 13th, last of 3, dist behind Acdc (11-4) at Kelso 2m 6f (4) hvy in Jan.
