jumped well, held up in 3rd, closer at 9th, went 2nd after 11th, led on bit before 4 out, clear before next, easily
tracked leader, lost 2nd and reminders after 11th, outpaced and struggling before next, jumped left and went remote 2nd at the last
led and set decent pace, clear after 4th until 11th, pushed along and headed before 4 out, no chance with winner, weakened into remote3rd at the last
Shiroccan Roll and Raffles Gitane have already won over fences whereas WICKED WEST is making his debut over the larger obstacles but the latter will have had plenty of schooling and he could be the pick of the weights on his form over timber, which has been consistent on the whole.
Wicked West (IRE) 7-1 (12-2) Held up in last trio, closer on inside approaching 4th, tracked leaders going well before 3 out, went 2nd after 3 out, lost 2nd 2 out, no extra in 3rd before the last, 3rd of 8, 10 1/4l behind Lettie Lutz (10-9) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
Raffles Gitane (FR) 18-5 (11-10) Towards rear, blundered and almost unseated rider 2nd, soon detached, not recover, tailed off when pulled up before last, at Stratford 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Shiroccan Roll 12-1 (10-10) Led, headed but remained close up 8th, pushed along and lost place after 4 out, hit 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 30 1/4l behind Quoi De Neuf (11-5) at Taunton 2m 2f hcp (3) gd in Dec.
