towards rear, ridden and struggling on outside 15th, well behind when pulled up before 3 out
chased leader until 4 out, went 2nd again after 2 out, stayed on flat, led towards finish
jumped left, led, clear 3rd until after 10th, headed after 3 out, weakened after next
towards rear, not fluent 11th, not much room 14th, headway 15th, outpaced and no impression 2 out, plugged on in 4th before last
chased leaders, lost place 2nd, closed 10th, went 2nd and jumped left 4 out, led after next, headed towards finish
chased leaders, pushed along 8th, reminder after next, lost place and mistake 12th, bumped 13th, rallied 3 out, went after 2 out, plugged on
chased leaders, not fluent 10th, struggling 15th, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out
held up in rear, mistake 1st, not fluent 9th, headway 12th, not fluent 13th, ridden after next, jumped left 15th, weakening when mistake 2 out
Valadom might be hard to peg back in a race like this if allowed an easy lead while Joueur Bresilien is only a pound higher than when scoring at Stratford last year. Tea Time On Mars is 3lb lower than for his last win but that was in 2020 and he was pulled up last time along with La Cavsa Nostra. CUBAN PETE (NAP) could be another for the Venetia Williams team with Ned Fox taking off a valuable 10lb and cheekpieces fitted for the first time. The 10-year-old’s last victory came over track and trip when last running in this grade.
Joueur Bresilien (FR) 20-1 (12-0) Chased leaders, led before 8th, pressed when blundered and headed 2 out, held in 3rd when left 2nd, hampered and unseated rider last, at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
La Cavsa Nostra (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Towards rear, badly hampered 5th, last 7th, behind 10th, pulled up before 12th, at Chepstow 3m 2f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Valadom (FR) 6-1 (11-7) Mid-division, ridden after 5 out, weakened 4 out, soon beaten, 6th of 8, dist behind Glen Forsa (11-12) at Musselburgh 2m 6f hcp (3) gd in Feb.
Cuban Pete (IRE) 11-1 (11-3) Held up in last pair, closer at 10th, weakened and behind 14th, tailed off, 5th of 8, 27 3/4l behind Storm Control (12-3) at Newbury 2m 7f hcp (3) gs in Jan.
Another Emotion (FR) 25-1 (11-12) Prominent, ridden after 16th, 5th 5 out, soon weakened, 7th of 17, dist behind Dr Kananga (11-5) at Chepstow 3m 2f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Tea Time On Mars 7-2jfav (10-6) Prominent, ridden and weakened 5 out, pulled up before 4 out, at Exeter 3m hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
Twojayslad 11-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, pecked 13th, mistake next, ridden and weakened well before 3 out, tailed off, 5th of 6, dist behind Manwell (11-12) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in Jan.
Allardyce 6-1 (11-3) Towards rear, not fluent and last 6th, not fluent 9th, mistake 13th, headway before 2 out, never involved, 5th of 9, 10 3/4l behind Freddy Fanatapan (11-0) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (5) sft in Jan.
