held up, headway 7th, ridden 17th, soon weakened
always behind, mistake 5th, ridden 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 15th
in touch, 3rd when blundered and unseated rider 8th
in touch, weakened when mistake 14th and again 15th, tailed off when pulled up before 5 out
held up, headway 7th, outpaced 12th, rallied 17th, one pace from 5 out
held up towards rear, headway 15th, weakened 5 out
behind, mistake 3rd, tailed off, pulled up before 7th
prominent, led 3rd, headed 5th, led again 9th, clear 4 out, not fluent last, ridden out flat
led to 3rd, in touch until weakened 14th
held up in rear, headway 5th, went poor 3rd 3 out, jumped right 2 out
held up, headway 13th, chased winner from 15th, ridden and every chance 3 out, not quicken flat
prominent, led 5th to 9th, ridden 17th, weakened 4 out
A chance is taken that Kanas City can provide us with a good run at fair odds. She edges preference over Robber, Southerndown and Woodenbridge Natif. The last mentioned stays this trip well and should handle the predicted ground. However, he does have the tendency to clout one or two on the way round and needs to brush up on his jumping today. The market will us whether he, or stablemate Southerndown carries the main hops of their yard today and both should be monitored with interest. Robber also has to come into the equation after his win at this track on his penultimate start. However, he is nothing out of the ordinary and has a below par run from last time to put behind him. Therefore, we switch to Kansas City this time around. The seven-year-old is unexposed at the trip and does not have much to find to get competitive in this company. Her recent from is as good as any in the context of this race and, as she should be available at an each-way price, she represents the best value in a tricky race to call.
General O'Keeffe 12-1 Soon close up, ridden before 12th, went 3rd 2 out, kept on under pressure run in, 3rd of 12, 11l behind Gee Aker Malayo at Folkestone 3m 1f hcp chs 0-90 (F) gs in Feb.
Robber (IRE) 9-4jt-fav Soon behind, hit 6th, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Tanterari at Hereford 3m 1f hcp chs 0-100 (F) hvy in Feb, 12 ran.
Woodenbridge Natif (IRE) 4-1fav Held up, blundered badly 6th, ridden approaching 10th, stayed on to go 4th 2 out, 4th of 11, 25l behind Risetotheoccasion at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-105 (E) sft in Jan.
Dun Locha Castle (IRE) 8-1 Tended to jump left, made most to 5th, stayed prominent, chased winner 9th to 14th, weakened after next, 6th of 10, 31l behind Change Agent at Kempton 3m nov hcp chs 0-105 (E) gs.
Kansas City (FR) 22-1 Led to 10th, led again 12th, ridden approaching 2 out, headed approaching last, weakened flat, 3rd of 7, 12l behind Hazeljack at Leicester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-115 (D) sft.
Southerndown (IRE) 12-1 Held up towards rear, headway 5 out, ridden 3 out, one pace 2 out, 3rd of 18, 7l behind Robber at Chepstow 3m hcp chs 0-95 (F) sft in Feb.
Mandingo Chief (IRE) 5-1 Held up in rear, mistake 6th, headway under pressure after 3 out, stayed on to take moderate 2nd last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 9l behind I Hear Thunder at Folkestone 2m 5f beg chs (E) gs in Feb.
Red Alert Man (IRE) 5-1 Prominent, led 2nd, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, stayed on to lead close home, won at Leicester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-88 (F) sft in Feb beating York Rite by a hd, 9 ran.
