held up, headway 7th, not fluent 3 out, soon beaten, went modest 3rd after 2 out, weakened before last
soon handy on outside, not fluent 7th, every chance 3 out, weakened from next
chased leaders, not always fluent, pushed along after 5th, lost place after 7th, ridden along before next, rallied 4 out, went 2nd before 2 out, pressing winner before last, held flat, stayed on
led until 9th, weakened 4 out, tailed off
always handy, led 9th, pressed before last, holding 2nd flat, stayed on
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NonRunner
This is unlikely to be a race that lives long in the memory. Chase End Charlie is often placed and is 7lb lower than when last successful two years ago but will probably find at least one too good again, though does appear to hold Good And Hardy on recent Exeter running. Sergeant Brody’s latest third came in a chase and Shivermetimbers tries a new trip but Buble has a chance on his latest fourth at Plumpton. FAWSLEY SPIRIT might benefit from a return to hurdling so gets a token vote.
Chase End Charlie (IRE) 9-1 (11-5) Mid-division, closed 2nd, chased winner from 3 out, no impression, kept on, 2nd of 11, 8l behind Printing Dollars (11-7) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Fawsley Spirit (IRE) 5-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, not fluent 1st or 2nd, lost place next, closed 4th, led 7th, headed 9th, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Doncaster 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jan.
Good And Hardy (IRE) 9-2 (11-4) Led until after 5th, not fluent 7th or 8th, ridden and outpaced after 4 out, no impression after, plugged on, 5th of 11, 18 1/4l behind Printing Dollars (11-7) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Shivermetimbers (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Slowly away, in rear, headway on outside after 4 out, weakened before next, 11th of 16, dist behind Present Value (11-0) at Chepstow 2m 3f mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Buble (IRE) 25-1 (11-1) Chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, ridden and outpaced before next, no danger after, 4th of 8, 4 3/4l behind Duc De Beauchene (11-5) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Sergeant Brody 6-1 (11-12) Not fluent and jumped left at times, close up, tracked winner 8th until ridden 2 out, lost 2nd approaching last, 3rd of 5, 18 1/2l behind Strong Resemblance (11-3) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Steel Native (IRE) 5-1 (11-12) Held up, headway 5th, weakened 5 out, behind when pulled up after next, at Ffos Las 2m 6f hcp (5) sft in Jan.
