mistake 1st, raced keenly in rear, went 3rd at 4th, not fluent next, not much room on inside after 10th, chased leader after 4 out, led after next, soon ridden, headed flat, no extra near finish
held up in 3rd, tracked leader from 3rd, driven in close 3rd 3 out, chased leader next, ridden to lead flat, kept on towards finish
chased leader to 3rd, behind from next, outpaced 4 out, no impression when went right 2 out, ridden and stayed on to take 3rd flat, no impression with front pair
led, joined 3 out, soon headed and ridden, no impression with front pair between last 2, lost 3rd flat, kept on same pace
Not Another Muddle finished fifth in the Grand Annual at Cheltenham after winning at Sandown but this will be his first try over a trip this far and ROMAIN DE SENAM may well keep the Nicholls’ bandwagon rolling. The latter only weakened approaching the last in a Grade 3 over 3m at Kempton last time having justified favouritism earlier at Taunton – he still looks to be on a fair mark. Enjoy Responsibly makes more appeal than Sleep Easy but neither have been in the best of form this season.
Not Another Muddle 6-1 (10-11) Held up in mid-division, mistake 2nd and 6th (water), headway before 4 out, chasing leaders 2 out, stayed on same pace flat, 5th of 19, 8 1/2l behind Croco Bay (10-12) at Cheltenham 2m hcp (1) gs in Mar.
Romain De Senam (FR) 8-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, went 3rd next, kept on same pace, no chance with leading duo, went left and hit last, lost 3rd close home, 4th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Walt (10-6) at Kempton 3m hcp (1) gd in Feb.
Sleep Easy 14-1 (10-12) Jumped right, chased leaders, bumped rival 2nd, ridden and 12 lengths 3rd when went badly right and made bad mistake 3 out, well beaten after, 3rd of 5, 28l behind Secret Investor (10-12) at Wincanton 2m 4f (4) gd in Mar.
Enjoy Responsibly (IRE) 6-1 (11-1) 2nd or 3rd, pushed along before 4 out, ridden next, 4th and no extra 2 out, weakened, 4th of 5, 23 3/4l behind Another Venture (11-1) at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp (3) gs in Mar.