tracking leader when fell 1st
led and left clear 1st, reduced lead and headed approaching 4th, with leader, bumped next, led again 4 out until approaching 2 out where bumped again, kept on same pace
pulled hard, jumped left, headway tracking leader 2nd, led approaching 4th until 4 out where hit, led again approaching 2 out where went badly left again, stayed on well run-in
behind, not fluent and pushed along 5th, never on terms
left in 2nd place and hampered 1st, lost 2nd next, chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 3 out
tracked leaders in 3rd, closer approaching 2 out, found little between last 2
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LISP didn’t get very far in the Fred Winter at Cheltenham when last in action but had shown good progress over timber before that and there should be plenty more to come from Alan King’s four-year-old this season. Moabit is only 3lb higher than his latest success at Wincanton in March while novice hurdle winner And The New will likely be winning a handicap before long. Marmont could go well back over hurdles after a recent spin over fences and is preferred to both Itsonlyrocknroll and San Pedro De Senam.
Moabit (GER) 5-2 (9-0) Tracked leader, led 6f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on gamely when pressed inside final furlong, won at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (3) hvy in Apr beating Cleonte (9-8) by nk, 8 ran.
And The New (IRE) 10-1 (11-9) Led, slow 2nd, bumped and headed, stayed handy, jumped right 5th, not fluent next, not fluent 2 out, soon weakened, 16th of 20, 30 1/4l behind First Assignment (10-13) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Lisp (IRE) 10-1 (11-3) Held up in rear, fell 3rd, at Cheltenham 2m hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Itsonlyrocknroll (IRE) 5-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders and took keen hold early, mistake 2nd and 3rd, soon dropped to mid-division, weakened from 3 out, 13th of 24, 28 1/4l behind Jack Fiasco (11-12) at Punchestown 2m 4f mdn gd in Jun.
Marmont 33-1 (10-5) Chased leaders on outside, raced freely, stumbled 5th, not fluent next, last 7th, weakened and jumped left 8th, tailed off, last of 5, dist behind Mcgroarty (11-6) at Southwell 2m hcp (3) gd in Oct.
San Pedro De Senam (FR) 12-1 (10-3) Keen, held up tracking leaders, pushed along and struggling after 8th, dropped to last next, tailed off, last of 6, dist behind Brave Eagle (11-12) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in May.
Try Again (IRE) 14-1 (11-3) Behind, headway 2 out, driven to chase leaders before last, ridden and kept on same pace flat, no impression, 5th of 20, 3 1/4l behind Red Hot Chilly (11-1) at Cheltenham 2m hcp (3) gd in Nov.
