led, ridden approaching 2 out, pressed and quickly headed 2 out, no match for the winner after 2 out
tracked leader in 3rd, headway to go 2nd at the 5th, chased leader in 2nd after 4 out, not fluent 3 out, pressed leader 2 out and soon led, led last and kept on run-in, comfortable
held up towards rear, mistake 7th, well held in 4th when fell heavily 2 out
towards rear, ridden in remote 3rd 3 out, never a factor
tracked leader in 2nd, niggled along 6th and soon towards rear, pulled up before 3 out
FIRE AWAY had some decent form in Ireland a couple of years ago but lost his way until moving to Laura Morgan for who he made a spectacular debut when landing a gamble at Musselburgh. He carried a 7lb penalty to a narrow victory over 2m5f at Fakenham and is up 13lb for this much shorter race but he looks one to follow through the ratings. Dandolo Du Gite landed a novices' handicap at Southwell in May 2019 and didn't reappear until October. He ran very well in a higher-grade handicap at Wincanton last time and looks a threat. Smiths Cross has had his jumping problems but a run over timber at Wetherby looks to have done the trick as he ran much better at Newcastle last month. Dual hurdles winner Billy's Angel won a jumpers' bumper at Kempton last month but has run poorly in four starts over fences while Darling Alko has been a big disappointment since an impressive victory on his chasing debut at Ludlow in 2019.
Dandolo Du Gite (FR) 11-2 (11-4) Prominent, disputed lead 4 out, mistake 3 out, ridden before 2 out, rallied on run-in to press runner-up close home, 3rd of 7, 3 3/4l behind Jackson Hill (10-10) at Wincanton 2m hcp (3) gs in Jan.
Fire Away (IRE) 4-5fav (10-7) Raced wide held up towards rear, headway 11th, led 2 out, soon joined, ridden last, ran on, readily, won at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Feb beating Admiral Barratry (12-0) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Smiths Cross (IRE) 11-4 (11-4) Held up in last, slow 9th, went 3rd before 3 out, went 2nd last, stayed on, not trouble winner, 2nd of 5, 2 3/4l behind Ain't My Fault (11-11) at Newcastle 2m hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Billy's Angel (IRE) 20-1 (11-8) Raced wide in touch, pushed along 4f out, weakened 2f out, 12th of 14, 14 1/4l behind Bailarico (11-2) at Lingfield 2m (5) pol in Feb.
Darling Alko (FR) 33-1 (11-9) Prominent, led 3rd, soon headed, led 4th, headed 7th, lost place before 3 out, soon well beaten, last of 10, dist behind Miss Amelia (10-11) at Carlisle 2m hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
