led, soon clear, not fluent 5th, soon headed, led again before 4 out, strongly challenged 2 out, headed last, no extra
tracked clear leader, took closer order approaching 5th, led approaching 6th, headed before 4 out, soon hard ridden, kept on well
held up in touch, keen hold, headway approaching 5th, not fluent 3 out, soon driven to challenge, led last, stayed on strongly
held up in touch, chased leaders approaching 5th, under pressure before 3 out, soon weakened
raced in rear, headway approaching 4 out, soon chasing leaders, effort after next, soon one pace
held up in rear, headway 4 out, soon chasing leaders, weakened after next
Rollwiththepunches should be all the better for his comeback run behind Mille Chief at Sandown but the one to be on here is probably SHOEGAZER. Tom Scudamore has chosen him over stablemate Battle Group off the back of an encouraging third over a slightly longer trip at Wincanton off a 3lb lower mark. Salontyre has been running well this season but still has his stamina to prove over this trip, while Je Ne Sais Plus ran a shocker at Towcester last month and is probably high enough in the weights at present. Reindeer Dippin was even further behind at Towcester but will have needed that run and could be the pick of the remainder ahead of the free-running Benfleet Boy.
Benfleet Boy 16-1 (11-1) Led 1st, led again 3rd, headed 5th, weakened before 2 out, 4th of 7, 10l behind Ciceron (10-7) at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gs in Jan.
Rollwiththepunches 20-1 (11-0) Led until 3rd, remained close up, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out, 9th of 12, 32l behind Mille Chief (11-12) at Sandown 2m hcp hdl 0-145 (2) hvy in Jan.
Shoegazer (IRE) 10-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, headway after 3 out, every chance when jumped right last, stayed on, 3rd of 21, 3/4l behind Sparrow Hills (10-11) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Jan.
Salontyre (GER) 12-1 (10-5) Held up towards rear, no impression 3 out, 7th of 11, 13l behind Salden Licht (11-12) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp hdl (2) gs in Jan.
Oursininlaw (IRE) 17-2 (11-12) Held up behind, outpaced 4 out, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Penylan Star (11-5) at Market Rasen 3m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Sep, 8 ran.
Je Ne Sais Plus (FR) 9-2 (11-2) Mid-division, outpaced when blundered 4 out, ridden next, soon weakened, 6th of 12, 35l behind Warne's Way (11-8) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Jan.
Battle Group 6-1fav (10-8) Mid-division, headway on inside approaching 3 out, chased leading pair 2 out until after last, ridden and one pace when hung left flat, 4th of 14, 5l behind Amber Brook (10-13) at Cheltenham 3m hcp hdl (2) gd in Oct.
Reindeer Dippin 11-1 (11-12) Led, headed approaching 4 out, soon outpaced, weakened from next, tailed off, 9th of 12, well behind Warne's Way (11-8) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Jan.
