held up towards rear, weakened from 4 out, soon pulled up
in rear, fell 3rd
tracked leader, chased winner from 4 out, no impression
led, blundered and headed 5 out, weakened last
held up towards rear, outpaced before 4 out, plugged on to take 3rd from last, no impression
tracked leaders, led 5 out, clear before 3 out, easily
NonRunner
Thomas Blossom has been in good form on fast going and followed a success over hurdles with a win over fences at Hereford. Lord Fendale didn’t get very far at the latter track on his chasing bow before falling but Chivers posted a much better effort when runner-up at Plumpton on only his second outing over the larger obstacles. SKY FULL OF STARS has failed to figure over timber in both recent starts but ended last season with a couple of good efforts over fences. He’s one of the more exposed but looks capable of scoring off his current mark on only his third outing for his new yard and gets the nod.
Cappielow Park 25-1 (11-7) Held up, always behind, weakened before 3 out, tailed off, 9th of 12, dist behind Royal Hall (11-8) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (4) gd in May.
Lord Fendale (IRE) 7-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear, mistake and unseated rider 4th, at Hereford 2m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Sky Full Of Stars (IRE) 9-4fav (11-7) With leader, led after 1st, driven and headed after 3 out, soon ridden, no chance with winner before next, weakened flat, 6th of 13, 35 1/2l behind Mazalto (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Asknotwhat (IRE) 12-1 (11-9) Held up in rear, pulled hard, headway 5th, lost place when mistake 7th, tailed off 3 out, 6th of 11, dist behind Centreofexcellence (10-10) at Hereford 2m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Invicta Lake (IRE) 8-1 (11-1) Mid-division, headway into 3rd after 9th, led 5 out, headed 3 out, no chance with winner from next, mistake last, lost place flat, 4th of 9, 25l behind Mortens Leam (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Chivers (IRE) 2-1fav (10-12) Tracked leader, mistake 4th, led 2 out, soon headed, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Shintori (10-9) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Thomas Blossom (IRE) 4-1 (11-12) Held up, headway between 4 out and 3 out, led 2 out, clear next, ridden out, won at Hereford 2m hcp (5) gd in Nov beating Show's Over (10-7) by 2 3/4l, 9 ran.