prominent early, narrow leader at 4th, headed 2 out, ridden but faded before last
held up, headway when ridden before 3 out, tracked leaders 2 out, weakened from last
chased leaders, headway on inside 3 out, narrowly led after last, ridden on run-in, kept on well
tracked leaders, ridden after 2 out, kept on but no match for winner
disputed lead early, mistake 4th when dropped to rear, ridden after 10th, weakened from 3 out, pulled up after 2 out
disputed lead early, prominent after 4th, mistake 6th, bad mistake 10th, headway to press leader 3 out, every chance 2 out, headed at last, no extra on run-in
tracked leaders, dropped to rear after 3rd, mistake 7th, pulled up before 9th
Danseur Du Large was all out to win by a head over 3m2f here last month and JOLY MAKER is preferred. The latter just failed to catch the winner over 2m4f at Uttoxeter last time and Jonjo O’Neill’s charge looks up to winning off his current mark on that form. Vicenzo Mio ran well for second at Plumpton under today’s conditional and is another to consider but the remainder are harder to recommend on recent form unless first-time headgear works the oracle for Gars Bar Dine.
Danseur Du Large (FR) 16-1 (11-12) Prominent or led, mistake and headed 4 out, pushed along 2 out, rallied after next and led again, held on bravely flat, won at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (5) sft in Oct beating Follow The Paint (10-13) by hd, 10 ran.
Joly Maker (IRE) 3-1fav (11-10) Held up towards rear, cruised into contention 3 out, not fluent 3 out, pushed along and slightly outpaced 2 out, regrouped and waited to make challenge approaching last, kept on strongly run-in but not enough, 2nd of 14, 1 1/4l behind City Never Sleeps (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Gars Bar Dine (FR) 10-1 (11-3) Midfield, hit 12th, pushed along and some headway before 4 out, weakened before next, 7th of 17, 30 3/4l behind Easy Bucks (10-1) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Vicenzo Mio (FR) 5-1 (11-9) Chased winner who went clear before 4th, closer 7th until pushed along before 2 out, well held and just held on for 2nd, 2nd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Un Beau Roman (10-13) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Bellamy's Grey 9-2 (11-6) Prominent, slow 1st, mistake next, soon not fluent in rear, pushed along 9th, soon beaten, 6th of 8, 24l behind Blue Monday (10-6) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Feb.
Big Time Frank (IRE) 12-1 (10-13) Chased leaders out wide, pushed along after 6th, weakened before hit 8th, tailed off and pulled up before 10th, at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Soarlikeaneagle (IRE) 4-1 (10-6) Prominent until 3rd, chased leaders, blundered 5th, outpaced 3 out, no impression, 5th of 9, 13 3/4l behind Hab Sab (10-0) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Mar.
