tracked leaders, headway 4 out, led next, ridden last, stayed on under pressure flat
tracked leaders, lost place before 3 out, soon weakened
mid-division, headway 4 out, effort on inside when pecked next, kept on same pace, no impression before last
tracked leaders, left 2nd after 7th, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, 3rd and one pace approaching last
held up towards rear, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, outpaced when hit 2 out, weakened last
in rear, reminders after 7th, weakened 3 out
mid-division, headway 4 out, effort towards stands side rail next, chased winner and every chance last, ridden flat, kept on same apce
led to post, pulled hard and refused to settle until headway to lead 3rd, hit 7th, mistake and headed 3 out, kept on same pace, no impression when hit last
led to 3rd, tracked leader until lost action and pulled up after 7th
The Romford Pele has a penalty for winning at Taunton last month but that's negated by a conditional's 10lb claim. He's the one to beat if handling the testing ground but a chance is taken on SIN BIN. The latter will have come on for his recent second over C&D to Shotgun Paddy and today's ground is no problem. Ubique is another with claims after a much improved effort at Uttoxeter and Carole's Destiny is also worthy of consideration on her close-up third at Newbury. Lost Legend had Samingarry well behind when third at Uttoxeter but has some catching up to do, as does Tornado In Milan.
The Romford Pele (IRE) 4-6fav (10-12) Tracked leader, jumped left 1st, led 3 out, pushed along and pressed from 2 out, kept on well run-in, driven out, won at Taunton 2m 1f nh nov hdl (3) gd in Nov beating Suerte Al Salto (10-12) by 2 1/2l, 11 ran.
Best Boy Barney (IRE) 3-1 (12-0) won at Great Trethew 2m 4f ptp gs in Feb beating Shanann Star (11-7) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Carole's Destiny 3-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 6th, challenged 3 out, driven flat, no impression final 100 yards, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Dancingtilmidnight (11-2) at Newbury 2m 5f mdn hdl (3) sft in Nov.
Horatio Hornblower (IRE) 2-1 (11-0) Held up, overjumped 1st, mistake next, ridden 6th, headway approaching 3 out, mistake and weakened next, 5th of 9, 33l behind Fox Run (11-0) at Worcester 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gs in Oct.
Lost Legend (IRE) 7-2 (10-12) Tracked leaders, headway before 2 out, ridden and every chance before last, one pace, 3rd of 8, 3l behind Supreme Asset (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Nov.
Samingarry (FR) 100-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, in rear from 4 out, weakened 3 out, last of 8, 28l behind Supreme Asset (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Nov.
Sin Bin (IRE) 5-4fav (11-0) Tracked leaders until steadied 3rd, headway after 7th, went 3rd and hit 4 out, went 2nd and hung left from next, stayed on same pace flat, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Shotgun Paddy (11-0) at Chepstow 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) sft in Nov.
Tornado In Milan (IRE) 13-2 (11-0) Ran off on way to post, mistakes, pulled hard and soon in clear lead, wide on bend and reduced lead after 5th, joined 4 out, soon headed and weakened, tailed off, 6th of 10, well behind Desert Joe (11-0) at Chepstow 3m mdn hdl (5) gs in Oct.
Ubique (IRE) 11-4fav (11-0) Tracked leaders, led before 6th, no extra and headed run-in, kept on, 2nd of 9, nk behind Joseph Mercer (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) sft in Nov.
