patiently ridden towards rear, smooth headway on inside approaching 3 out, tracked clear leader after 3 out, led 2 out, came clear before last, comfortably
mid-division, headway to chase leaders 5th, went 2nd briefly 3 out, stayed on same pace in 3rd, went modest 2nd again final 110 yards
raced wide, jumped right, headed, approaching 8th, weakened quickly from next, tailed off
chased leaders, lost place and behind from 5th, tailed off
raced wide, too keen hold, mistake 1st, led approaching 8th, clear approaching 3 out until before next, headed 2 out, chased winner, well held when weakened to 3rd final 110 yards
mid-division, lost place and struggling from 5th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
always in rear, never a factor, tailed off
chased leaders, lost place before 6th, last and struggling 7th, soon pulled up
held up towards rear, headway under pressure before 8th, driven in modest 4th from 3 out
mid-division, behind from 7th, tailed off
mid-division, pushed along before 8th, weakened before next, tailed off
chased leaders, pushed along after 3rd, weakened before 8th, tailed off
Nonrunner
Command Marshal is a previous course winner and was successful on the Flat in June. He can be a tricky customer but could go close today if consenting to put his best foot forward. Tarvini's reward for finishing a close second at Worcester was a 7lb rise in the weights and he looks worth opposing again while the much-improved Free Falling is also 7lb higher than when following up her course win at Exeter next time. Plumpton scorer Winning Show has never won off a mark this high while this is a step up in grade for Ffos Las winner Manadam, though Shane Shortall again takes off 10lb and he's still fairly treated on previous form. SOVEREIGN SPIRIT looked to be on the way back when third at Uttoxeter last time, however, and can reverse Plumpton running with Winning Show en route to landing this.
Psi (USA) 8-1 (11-5) Towards rear, last and struggling before 3 out, rallied to modest 5th before 2 out, 5th of 11, 20l behind Font (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in May.
Tarvini (IRE) 13-2 (11-9) Mid-division, headway 9th, chased winner next, stayed on flat, always held, 2nd of 17, 1l behind Only Witness (11-2) at Worcester 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Sep.
Free Falling 6-1 (11-12) Tracked leader, pressed leader 6th until ridden 3 out, rallied to lead when hit 2 out, asserted flat, won at Exeter 2m 3f cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf beating Coolagad Wonder (11-7) by 6l, 6 ran.
Sovereign Spirit (IRE) 20-1 (10-13) Led until after 4th, tracked leader, led 3 out, headed last, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 9, 4l behind Painted Sky (10-12) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gf.
Lady Karabaya 100-1 (10-12) Mid-division, outpaced and lost touch 3 out, plugged on from next, never near leaders, 5th of 14, 44l behind Naughty Naughty (11-5) at Huntingdon 2m 5f mrs nov hdl (4) sft in Feb.
Command Marshal (FR) 2-1fav (11-4) Held up in rear, not fluent 6th, headway next, chased winner last, hung left and weakened flat, 2nd of 12, 12l behind Cannon Fire (10-10) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Jun '10.
Sunny Spells 7-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, not much room when unseated rider after 5th, in a race won by Pollen Jock (10-9) at Market Rasen 2m 3f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Jun, 9 ran.
Twin Bud 5-1 (11-2) Led until headed approaching 3rd, mostly chased winner after, mistake and stumbled 5th, ridden and lost 2nd before 2 out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 5, 8l behind De Welsh Wizzard (11-0) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Mar.
Uncle Keef (IRE) 11-1 (11-6) Towards rear, ridden approaching 7th, well beaten before 2 out, 11th of 16, 34l behind Lucky Lukey (10-2) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gf.
Romney Marsh 6-1 (11-4) Held up behind leaders, closed before 5th, challenged 3 out, led before 2 out, 2 1/2 lenghts ahead last, caught last stride, 2nd of 7, hd behind Marie De Laufon (11-7) at Towcester 2m 3f cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in May.
Winning Show 7-2fav (10-2) Raced wide in mid-division, headway under pressure 3 out, stayed on to chase leader last, driven to lead flat, kept on well closing stages, won at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in Sep beating The Good Guy (11-10) by 3/4l, 13 ran.
Manadam (FR) 9-2 (10-1) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway to chase leaders 4 out, led soon after 3 out, clear bypassing ommited 2 out, easily, won at Ffos Las 3m cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd beating Colditz (10-1) by 5l, 11 ran.
Catspan (FR) 20-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, lost place 3 out, soon weakened, 12th of 14, well behind Spanish Treasure (11-5) at Hereford 2m 1f mdn hdl (5) sft in Jan.
