made all, jumped right 3rd and 4th, stayed on well from last
tracked leaders and keen, not fluent 3 out, ridden and weakened next
held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders approaching 3 out, one pace
held up towards rear, raced keen, headway after 3 out, challenged next, ridden and every chance approaching loast, not pace of winner
held up in rear, weakened 4 out
tracked winner, weakened 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before last
tracked leaders, chased winner from 3rd, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened
Nonrunner
CAPTIVE AUDIENCE is the call with J'Adhere and Shoegazer on the shorltist. Rebecca Curtis has gone to the trouble of booking Barry Geraghty aboard the son of Saddlers Hall and while this is the first run for new connections, the yard are very much in form. His last run in Ireland saw him make all. J'Adhere is one of the usual battalion of runners from the Evan Williams stable. A winner of a bumper for Peter Winkworth, he ran relatively well under penalties without quite being able to follow up. David Pipe has his horses in fine form at present so Shoegazer could be capable of improvement. A winner of an Irish point, he stays much further than this though has shaped fairly green on his appearances under rules thus far. Oursininlaw has ran creditably in bumpers and would not be out of contention on some of the best of his Irish form. Cresswell Pride faced a very difficult task in opposing Black Jack Blues at the last meeting. That said, he was a fair second on the day and could conceivably be capable of building upon that effort. Strumble Head has to reverse form and has given no signs on the racecourse of doing so. Captive Audience is the call.
Captive Audience (IRE) 11-8 (12-0) Made all, ridden 2f out, kept on well from over 1f out, won at Tramore 2m N H flat gd in Oct beating Whats On The Menu (11-7) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
J'Adhere (FR) 2-1 (11-10) Keen early, soon in touch, switched to race wide back straight, led over 7f out, driven over 2f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, no extra, lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 10l behind Caught By Witness (11-3) at Fontwell 2m 2f NH flat (6) hvy in Feb.
Oursininlaw (IRE) 8-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, chased winner well over 1f out, no impression, 2nd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Rudanphast (11-4) at Ffos Las 2m NH flat (6) gd.
Shoegazer (IRE) 7-1 (11-7) Mid-division, headway 8f out, ridden 4f out, weakened over 3f out, 5th of 11, 40l behind Benartic (11-7) at Southwell 2m mdn nat hunt flt (4-6yo) (4) std in Jan.
Strumble Head (IRE) 100-1 (10-8) Held up towards rear, weakened after 4 out, 7th of 12, 33l behind Black Jack Blues (11-8) at Ffos Las 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd.
Okey Dokey 66-1 (9-11) Stumbled badly 1st, unseated rider, in a race won by Black Jack Blues (11-8) at Ffos Las 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd, 12 ran.
Tin Pot Man (IRE) 50-1 (10-7) Behind, tailed off from 4th, 11th of 12, well behind Black Jack Blues (11-8) at Ffos Las 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd.
Cresswell Pride 20-1 (10-12) Tracked winner throughout, ridden and no impression from 2 out, 2nd of 12, 10l behind Black Jack Blues (11-8) at Ffos Las 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd.
