keen in rear, pushed along and headway 13th, ridden and no impression from 3 out
held up, pushed along 13th, ridden and weakened 3 out
tracked leaders, switched right approaching 3 out, joined leader 2 out, led approaching last, ridden and ran on strongly
towards rear, pushed along 13th, ridden and weakened 3 out
in touch, dropped to rear 11th, soon behind
tracked leader, pushed along and every chance 3 out, ridden next, weakened flat
carried head awkwardly, led and clear with two others, pushed along and joined 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, no extra flat
NonRunner
GABORIOT was having his first outing since May when returning to handicapping and winning at Kempton last month. He can defy a 3lb rise in this but Crystal Moon hasn’t raced since winning on Boxing Day last year and is 7lb higher for this. Brave Starlight failed to complete on his reappearance but Brian Hughes’ presence suggests better is expected today while Crossing The Bar was less than fluent at Newton Abbot on his chasing debut. Gentle Frank won over hurdles here in March and has his first start over fences.
Gentle Frank 5-1 (11-12) Took keen hold, held up in 4th, jumped right 3rd, mistake 6th, not fluent 2 out, soon weakened, 5th of 6, 15 3/4l behind Thanksforthehelp (11-12) at Southwell 2m 4f (4) gs in Apr.
Crossing The Bar (IRE) 9-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, dropped to last and few lengths detached after 16th, ridden and weakened after 3 out, last of 5, 31 3/4l behind Take Your Time (11-8) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (4) hvy in Oct.
Gaboriot (FR) 5-1 (11-2) Prominent, ridden and headway 3 out, led 2 out, challenged on run in but always doing enough, won at Kempton 3m hcp (4) gd in Oct beating Island Run (11-5) by nk, 7 ran.
Lepashe (IRE) 28-1 (11-2) In rear, reminders 4th, pushed along 4 out, behind when pulled up last, at Huntingdon 3m hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Brave Starlight (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Rear of mid-division, struggling before 9th, pulled up before 3 out, at Exeter 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Crystal Moon (IRE) 13-8fav (11-9) Held up towards rear on outside, mistake 10th, headway 4 out, hung right, challenged and bumped rival after 2 out, hung right and led flat, driven out, won at Huntingdon 3m hcp (5) gs in Dec beating Largy Nights (11-3) by 2 3/4l, 10 ran.
Head On (IRE) 25-1 (12-0) Tracked leaders on inside, mistake 12th, weakened before 5 out, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Tango Boy (IRE) 10-3 (11-4) Held up last, not fluent 10th and 14th, beaten when went right 4 out, tailed off, fell last, at Southwell 3m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
