chased leader, led 5th until 7th, mistake 10th, not fluent and short of room 4 out, weakened next
jumped right at times, led until 5th, led 7th, headed 2 out, stayed on, held close home
soon chasing leaders, not fluent 10th, close 3rd when not fluent 3 out, held 2 out, kept on same pace
held up in rear, headway when mistake 9th, mistake 4 out, soon switched left, challenging when not fluent 3 out, led next, stayed on
chased leaders on outside, lost place and pushed along after 5th, well beaten from 11th, tailed off
not fluent, held up on inside, mistake 6th, struggling next, closed 4 out, no impression in 4th 3 out, kept on flat
Veteran Tiquer won at Southwell in November but has struggled since. Brian Hughes had a handful of rides today for Alan King and THE UNIT has his ground. He’s not getting any younger and hasn’t won since 2018 but has been dropped a further pound since his latest third at Wincanton. Zalvados may need another run to put him straight and Wildfire Warrior is out of sorts but a visor might help Mulcahys Hill.
Mulcahys Hill (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Held up in mid-division, headway 7th, shaken up before 4 out, weakened 3 out, 5th of 9, 17 1/4l behind Bavington Bob (11-2) at Newcastle 2m 7f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Road Warrior 7-4fav (12-0) Jumped right at times, led until before 2 out, rallied flat, went 2nd last strides, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Just Call Me Al (10-7) at Sedgefield 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Jan.
Zalvados (FR) 14-1 (11-1) Held up towards rear, never involved, 7th of 10, 30 3/4l behind Zhiguli (11-1) at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
The Unit (IRE) 6-1 (11-13) Mid-division, not fluent 6th, pushed along 4 out, hit 3 out, ridden next, kept on one pace flat, 3rd of 8, 5 1/4l behind Native Robin (11-6) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Tiquer (FR) 16-1 (11-9) Chased leaders out wide, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 6th of 9, 14l behind Family Business (11-1) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Jan.
Wildfire Warrior (IRE) 5-1 (11-8) Jumped left and mistakes, held up towards rear, headway 9th, losing place 11th, well beaten 4 out, blundered badly 3 out, last of 7, 29 1/2l behind Java Point (11-11) at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Jan.