tracked leaders, hit brush upright 2nd, hit 6th, ridden after 8th, well held 3rd from 4 out, mistake 2 out
held up, headway 7th, chased winner 9th, well held before 4 out, plugged on to hold on for 2nd
made all, jumped right 2nd and 3rd, clear 6th, went further ahead before 4 out, ridden out
jumped left, tracked winner, blundered 2nd, bumped when upsides next, well held 4th before 4 out
tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, last from 5th, soon behind, tailed off
KINGS GREY is a model of consistency but has a poor strike-rate and connections still seem undecided about his best trip. However, he had the clumsy Lidar well behind when runner-up to Lucky Landing at Doncaster last time and a repeat of that run could see him end a frustrating run of placed efforts. Charminster beat a subsequent winner over this trip at Musselburgh on his chasing debut before finding the company too hot over further in a couple of races at Cheltenham. He was beaten again back over 2m at Carlisle last time, however, and is best watched here. Captain Paulie has plenty to find on his three starts in this country and Flichity looks out of his depth.
Charminster (IRE) 6-5fav (11-5) Jumped left, tracked leader, not fluent 3rd and 5th, challenged when jumped violently left from 4 out, led before next, soon ridden, kept on until headed and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 4, 1 1/2l behind Devotion To Duty (10-12) at Carlisle 2m nov chs (4) gs in Mar.
Kings Grey (IRE) 7-4 (11-7) Tracked leaders, challenged 2 out, every chance last, kept on flat, held towards finish, 2nd of 4, 1l behind Lucky Landing (11-2) at Doncaster 2m 3f nov chs (3) gd in Mar.
Lidar (FR) 8-13fav (11-7) Led, blundered and headed 4th, led again 5th, headed after 3 out, soon weakened, 3rd of 4, 17l behind Lucky Landing (11-2) at Doncaster 2m 3f nov chs (3) gd in Mar.
Captain Paulie (IRE) 33-1 (11-8) 'towards rear, ridden after last, kept on run-in, no impression, 5th of 7, 13l behind Mr Syntax (11-6) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Mar.
Flichity (IRE) 66-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, last and ridden 9th, lost touch 12th, tailed off, last of 4, well behind Blues And Twos (11-0) at Leicester 2m 7f nov chs (3) gd in Feb.
