led early, tracked leaders, lost place 7th, behind 9th, pulled up before next
tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, chased leader and hit next, led approaching last, driven out
in rear, ridden 3 out, kept on to go remote 3rd
in touch, ridden 4 out, held when blundered badly next, great recovery by rider, no chance after
tracked leader, hit 5th and 7th, ridden 4 out, weakened between last 2
soon led, ridden 2 out, headed approaching last, blundered last, kept on one pace
held up, outpaced and behind 3 out, kept on
A big step up in trip clearly suited CAPARD KING (NAP) at Huntingdon last week as he stayed on strongly to open his account. The runner-up franked the form at Chepstow on Wednesday, when The Boogeyman was well beaten, and Jonjo O'Neill's six-year-old is difficult to oppose here with only a 7lb penalty. Changeofluck is an habitual bridesmaid and seems destined for minor honours again giving 4lb to the selection. Yasir is fit from the all-weather but tries 3m for the first time and all of the remainder were pulled up last time.
Changeofluck (IRE) 9-1 (11-12) Disputed lead until 6th, tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced between 3 out and 2 out, headway approaching last, stayed on to go 2nd near finish, 2nd of 8, 4l behind Be Bop Boru (11-5) at Fakenham 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Dec.
Capard King (IRE) 9-4fav (11-5) In touch, headway to track leaders 9th, led 2 out, soon pressed and hung right, driven out, won at Huntingdon 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft beating Nordic Nymph (11-2) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Yasir (USA) 10-1 (11-7) Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, hampered 5th, headway approaching 3 out, chased leaders before next, hit 2 out, 4th and one pace under pressure before last, 4th of 11, 8l behind Rendezvous Peak (11-7) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Dec.
Triumph Davis (IRE) 7-1 (10-10) Prominent, lost place and ridden before 4 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Tara Mist (10-10) at Ludlow 2m 5f mares NH nov hdl (4) gs in Dec, 11 ran.
Bouggietopieces 14-1 (11-1) Made most to before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up next, in a race won by Under The Phone (11-0) at Kempton 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft, 17 ran.
Twin Barrels 40-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, lost place before 8th, behind when pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Sun Wild Life (11-4) at Taunton 2m 3f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Jan, 10 ran.
Handsome Buddy (IRE) 8-1 (9-12) Held up in rear, often wide, in touch after 15th, ridden and lost place before next, behind 17th, pulled up after, in a race won by Incentivise (11-4) at Warwick 3m 5f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Dec, 7 ran.
The Boogeyman (IRE) 7-1 (10-13) In rear and hung left most of way, pushed laong after 5th, mistake 8th, tailed off when went left 3 out, went remote 4th run-in, tailed off, 4th of 8, 36l behind Nordic Nymph (11-7) at Chepstow 3m nov hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs.
