close up, led after 5th, ridden after 3 out, hung right flat, headed towards finish
led, headed after 5th, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off when blundered last
held up, some headway 5th, lost place next, pulled up before 2 out
held up behind, headway after 3 out, kept on same pace from next
behind, tailed off from 4th
held up, ridden after 3 out, no impression
held up, ridden after 3 out, never dangerous
in rear, in mid-division when blundered and unseated rider 5th
chased leaders, one pace from 2 out
close up, ridden 3 out, one pace when mistake last
held up mid-division, weakened from 3 out, pulled up before next
chased leaders, pushed along from 4th, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
held up in touch, effort after 3 out, never troubled leaders
tracked leaders and keen, weakened from 3 out
prominent, one pace when blundered 2 out
chased leaders, ridden and hit 5th, went 2nd approaching 2 out, stayed on to lead towards finish
Both Mount Benger and Sun King have some solid form in this grade however it may pay to take a chance on a horse dropping in class today, namely RANDOM NATIVE. Nicky Richards' gelding is now eleven years of age and it has perhaps started to show in recent races. His two starts this year have been slightly lacklustre but he is dropped in class today and is also expected to appreciate this drop in trip. He went close at Ayr over two miles in November, and receiving at least a stone from his main rivals he looks poised to run well. Sun King comes here on the back of a respectable third at Catterick over further. He does have form over this trip, has won at the track before, and is not impossibly treated at these weights today. Top-weight Mount Benger has won under big weights in the past but even so, the prospect of carrying 12-8 must still be a worry. His amateur is decent, but the ground is also a lot quicker than he has faced recently and he is yet to win on quicker than good to soft. At a price Caulkleys Bank, a course and distance winner, could run well as he drops back in trip, however it is Random Native who is nominated in the opener.
Mount Benger 11-10fav (11-0) Led 2nd to 5th, led 6th, ridden 2 out, headed after last, not pace of winner flat, 2nd of 12, 2 1/2l behind King Caine (11-9) at Taunton 2m 1f clm hdl (5) hvy in Feb.
Borouj (IRE) 100-1 (10-6) Held up, ridden 6th, soon tailed off, 16th of 17, well behind Greenbelt (10-6) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs in Jan.
Sun King 5-2fav (12-0) Held up, headway and in touch 5th, challenged 2 out, led before last, ridden and headed towards finish, no extra, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Just Waz (11-0) at Catterick 2m 3f cnd sll hdl (5) sft in Jan.
Coconut Beach 33-1 (11-1) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, 7th of 10, 39l behind Orpen Wide (11-7) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd.
Lindseyfield Lodge (IRE) 50-1 (10-11) Mid-division, ridden 3 out, soon beaten, 10th of 15, 30l behind Emotive (11-2) at Catterick 2m sll hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gs in Jan.
Caulkleys Bank 15-2 (11-4) Struggling from halfway and pulled up 5 out in race won by Lawgiver (11-1) at Catterick 2m 3f amt hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gs in Dec, 16 ran.
Global Traffic 100-1 (10-12) Always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up 3 out in race won by Celestial Halo (10-12) at Newbury 2m 3yo nov hdl (3) sft in Dec '07, 14 ran.
Layed Back Rocky 100-1 (11-3) Mid-division, raced keenly, hampered 1st, blundered next, effort after 5th, soon weakened, tailed off, 14th of 18, well behind Moonlight Music (10-3) at Uttoxeter 2m nov sll hdl (5) hvy in Feb.
Newgate (UAE) 11-1 (11-2) Led, ridden and headed 2 out, no chance with winner from last, 2nd of 14, 13l behind Noticeable (11-2) at Doncaster 2m sll hdl (5) gs in Feb.
Petrosian 7-1 (10-5) Raced keenly, prominent, went 2nd after 5th, challenging when hit next, weakening when mistake 2 out, 7th of 12, 19l behind Star Tenor (10-5) at Stratford 2m sll hdl (4) gf in Oct.
Power Elite (IRE) 22-1 (11-6) Mid-division, ridden and effort approaching 2 out, one pace, 7th of 12, 18l behind King Caine (11-9) at Taunton 2m 1f clm hdl (5) hvy in Feb.
Random Native (IRE) 28-1 (11-2) Mid-division, chased leaders 3 out, weakened after next, 9th of 18, 30l behind Patsy Finnegan (11-2) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gs in Feb.
Rehearsal 25-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, lost place 6th, soon behind and pulled up 3 out in race won by Kirby's Vic (10-13) at Market Rasen 2m 2f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Aug, 9 ran.
Royal Embrace 7-1 (8-9) Held up, lost touch 3f out, tailed off, last of 13, well behind Sir Duke (9-2) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr (Flat).
Toss The Caber (IRE) 20-1 (11-4) Lost place 5th, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Bedizen (11-2) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Dec, 16 ran.
Sparkling Montjeu (IRE) 6-1 (10-2) Held up, tracked leaders halfway, ridden approaching 2 out, one pace when not much room approaching last, chased winner flat, no impression, 2nd of 8, 9l behind Noticeable (11-12) at Doncaster 2m clm hdl (5) gd in Feb.
Deadline (UAE) 11-4 (11-7) Mid-division, ridden approaching 3 out, every chance last, no extra close home, 2nd of 11, 5l behind Titfer (10-7) at Doncaster 2m sll hdl (5) gd in Dec.
