held up, headway 3 out, chased winner approaching last, joined winner flat, ridden and found nil
tracked leaders, chased leader 5th, led 3 out, mistake and headed 2 out, plugged on same pace
keen in rear, headway after 5th, ridden and mistake 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up last
raced wide mid-division, ridden 6th, soon weakened
in rear, mistake 2nd, blundered 6th, behind when pulled up, last
always towards rear, ridden 5th, never on terms
held up, struggling from 6th
keen tracked leaders, led 2 out, joined flat, ridden and stayed on gamely
tracked leader until 5th, remained handy, weakened after 3 out
A return to quicker ground should suit KING FINGAL and John Quinn's gelding is fancied to shrug off a three-month absence and get back to winning ways here under promising claimer Dean Pratt. Mangonel looks the danger as she has already won three times this season, though would prefer a stiffer test of stamina. War Party's recent form is over fences but he did win his last race over hurdles and is the only other with a realistic chance at the weights.
King Fingal (IRE) 4-1 (10-4) Held up in touch, went poor 4th before last, soon went 3rd, one pace and no impression, 3rd of 8, 21l behind Ascendant (10-4) at Hereford 2m 1f cnd/am sll hdl (5) sft in Dec.
War Party 8-1 (10-11) Chased leading trio, went 3rd before 4th, went 2nd briefly and blundered 9th, chased leaders, no impression when blundered 3 out, soon weakened, 5th of 6, 30l behind Niceonefrankie (11-8) at Newbury 2m 1f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd.
Mangonel 4-1 (11-12) Led, jumped left 2nd, ridden and headed after 3 out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 40l behind Dreambrook Lady (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m mares nov hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Jan.
Aussie Blue (IRE) 50-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 14, well behind Vulcanite (11-4) at Southwell 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Jan.
Captain Smoothy 16-1 (10-3) Towards rear, headway to track leaders 4th,ridden and every chance 3 out, slightly outpaced 2 out, kept on flat, 4th of 9, 12l behind Lilac Belle (10-4) at Fakenham 2m sell hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Feb.
Southwark Newsman 200-1 (10-13) Always in rear, struggling before 5th, tailed off, 12th of 13, well behind Marcus Antonius (11-2) at Folkestone 2m 1f mdn hdl (5) gd in Feb.
Always De One 10-1 (10-4) Held up, headway to track leaders after 5th, led next, headed 3 out, plugged on one pace, lost 3rd near finish, 4th of 8, 19l behind Catawollow (10-10) at Fakenham 2m sell hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Oct.
Simplified 150-1 (9-7) Behind, blundered 4th, some headway approaching 2 out, soon beaten, 8th of 12, 16l behind Flora's Pride (10-13) at Catterick 2m mares nov hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Feb.
Ponte Di Rosa 20-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 9l behind Daniel Thomas (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Jan (flat).
Satwa Ballerina 33-1 (10-7) In touch, ridden and weakened 4 out, 5th of 7, 37l behind So Is She (10-12) at Fakenham 2m Fillies Juvenile Hurdle (3yo) (3) gd in Nov.
