held up behind, chased leaders on outside before 3 out, soon outpaced, weakened from next
held up, detached in rear, struggling halfway, tailed off
held up mid-division, headway 3 out, went 2nd and challenged last, driven to lead flat, kept on (3 flights in back straight omitted)
in touch, driven before 3 out, chased leader approaching next, soon ridden, kept on, no extra in 3rd flat
in touch, ridden to chase leader before 3 out, soon outpaced, lost place when hit next, no impression before last
mid-division, outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened
tracked leader, lost place before 3 out, kept on same pace, no impression from next
quickly away, led and clear to well after 1st, driven 3 out, ridden after next, hard pressed last, headed flat, kept on
Jigsaw Financial is the one according to the form book but he's another on the card for whom conditions do not look ideal. He may well get away with it in a weak race but PIANO CONCERTO is a sporting option. Not seen since August last year when a solid third to Jet Fighter, he has gone well on the soft on the Flat and would be especially interesting if attracting market support with the Sophie Leech yard in good form at present. Bedouin Bay and Thundering Home are respected but another one to note in the betting exchanges is Xaarcet as he has his first run for 250 days for Colin Tizzard, who has now struck form after a quiet start to the campaign.
Crouching Harry (IRE) 33-1 (11-10) Held up in touch, blundered and dropped to rear 4 out, no danger after, 9th of 11, 21l behind Guanciale (10-9) at Warwick 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs.
Bedouin Bay 16-1 (11-4) Held up in last pair in touch, driven before 3 out, chased leaders on outside before next, weakened last, 6th of 8, 19l behind Bathwick Man (11-11) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Sep.
Thundering Home 10-1 (10-12) Behind, ridden before 2 out, one pace and never dangerous, 6th of 14, 11l behind Casino Markets (11-5) at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs.
Xaarcet (IRE) 12-1 (11-9) Mid-division, headway 7th, soon ridden, weakened before 3 out, 8th of 9, 38l behind Generous Ransom (11-12) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Mar.
Just Spot 12-1 (11-2) Held up in touch in mid-division, outpaced after 3 out, 7th and no impression 2 out, plugged on, no threat to leaders, 5th of 11, 12l behind Be Bop Boru (10-10) at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy in Feb.
Piano Concerto (USA) 5-1 (11-0) Held up, not fluent 3rd, headway 2 out, hung left approaching last, went 3rd flat, stayed on, 3rd of 13, 13l behind Fighter Jet (11-0) at Stratford 2m 3f mdn hdl (4) gf in Aug '13.
Jigsaw Financial (IRE) 16-1 (10-5) Held up mid-division and keen, headway before 3 out, with leaders 3 out, every chance last, kept on and held near finish, 2nd of 12, nk behind Thundering Home (10-9) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Oct.
Kozmina Bay 14-1 (10-7) Mid-division, not fluent 1st or 4th, headway 6th, outpaced from 8th, 8th of 10, 29l behind Annaluna (11-1) at Ludlow 2m 5f am hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs.
