held up, hampered 8th, well beaten from 4 out
chased leaders, lost place before 4th, reminder 8th, closed 12th, outpaced 3 out, well beaten 4th next
not fluent a few times, held up in rear, headway after 4 out, went 2nd after next, led last, stayed on well
chased leaders on outside, led 4 out, mistake next, headed when mistake last, no impression flat
prominent, not fluent 7th, blundered 9th, not fluent next, lost place after 4 out, well beaten after next
handy on inside, lost 2nd after 3 out, 3rd and beaten next, no extra approaching last
jumped left at times, led until mistake 4 out, weakened from next
Mistercobar’s second at Sedgefield has been franked and he’s receiving weight all round here. Skewiff won over a longer trip at Uttoxeter and Kings Monarch was a wide-margin winner at Fontwell, though has been raised 9lb. DOC CARVER has improved since undergoing wind surgery, following up a victory at Chepstow with a close second at Carlisle. Those are both stiff tracks so he should handle the extra half-mile around here. The others have plenty to prove at present.
Hillary View (IRE) 7-2 (11-8) Tracked leaders, pushed along before 14th, ridden soon after, no chance with clear pair from next, remote 3rd when pulled up approaching 4 out, at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (4) hvy in Oct.
Doc Carver (IRE) Evensfav (12-4) In touch, lost place 5th, rallied to chase leaders before 3 out, every chance from 2 out, kept on well under pressure, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Budarri (11-1) at Carlisle 2m hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Kings Monarch 11-1 (11-12) Held up, headway chasing leaders 10th, 2nd before 3 out, led 3 out, clear next, ridden between last 2, stayed on strongly, won at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (4) gs in Feb beating Fight Commander (11-9) by 21l, 8 ran.
Saintemilion (FR) 25-1 (11-12) Mid-division, some headway on outside before 3 out, weakened quickly and soon behind, tailed off, 11th of 12, dist behind Dorking Cock (11-4) at Sandown 2m hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Skewiff 10-1 (10-7) Behind, headway to track leaders 8th, left 2nd at 10th, ridden to challenge after 2 out, led last, kept on well, won at Uttoxeter 2m 6f hcp (3) sft in Jan beating Graceful Legend (11-8) by 3l, 11 ran.
Overworkdunderpaid (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Raced keenly, held up off the pace, closer at 3rd, chased leaders 6th, hit 14th and reminder, weakened 2 out, 4th of 8, 13l behind Minella For Me (11-10) at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) gd in Feb.
Mistercobar (FR) 11-2 (11-0) Led, hard pressed 2 out, ridden and headed between last 2, kept on same pace, held flat, 2nd of 5, 3 1/4l behind Cap Du Nord (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Feb.
