chased leaders on inside, pushed along and lost place after 2 out, weakened before last
in rear, struggling before 2 out, never involved
not always fluent, led until before 4th, led after 3 out, headed after 2 out, no extra flat
took keen hold, prominent, not fluent 3rd, led before next, headed after 3 out, weakened next
chased leaders, ridden 2 out, stayed on same pace approaching last
held up in mid-division, headway on outside 4th, challenged 2 out, led last, not extended
rear of mid-division, not fluent 2nd, outpaced after 3 out, well beaten 2 out
towards rear, outpaced before 2 out, never on terms with leaders
chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, lost place 5th, well beaten after 3 out
held up towards rear, steady headway before 4th, challenged 2 out, soon led, headed last, no impression on winner flat, kept on
GARDENER has improved for going hurdling and landed a novices' race at Leicester last month. There should be more to come and he’s preferred of those handicapping for the first time including maiden hurdle runner-up Kenzai Warrior and Ffos Las third Inedit Star. Jilaijone and Half Dozen are others open to improvement while Miltiades was narrowly beaten in a handicap at Catterick on his reappearance and is 3lb higher.
Kenzai Warrior (USA) 16-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, went 2nd approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 7l behind Holetown Hero (11-4) at Taunton 2m mdn (4) gd in Dec.
Inedit Star (FR) 9-4 (11-5) Raced keenly, led until 3 out, pressed winner and still every chance next, ridden and lost 2nd before the last, weakened run-in, 3rd of 15, 6 1/4l behind Altobelli (11-5) at Ffos Las 2m mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Gardener (FR) 11-4 (11-0) Made all, ridden and not fluent 2 out, joined flat, ran on, all out, won at Leicester 2m (3) hvy in Dec beating Red Dirt Road (11-6) by nk, 13 ran.
Imac Wood (FR) 66-1 (12-0) Mid-division, not fluent 1st, headway 6th, weakened after next, pulled up before 3 out, at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Bannow Bay Boy (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching last, 4th of 15, 18 1/4l behind Heezer Geezer (11-4) at Hereford 2m 4f mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Half Dozen (IRE) 5-1 (11-0) Prominent, mistake 2 out and held, pushed along and no extra approaching last, 4th of 15, 16 3/4l behind Out Of Office (11-0) at Chepstow 2m (4) gs in Dec.
Miltiades (IRE) 4-1 (11-11) Mid-division, headway into 4th home turn, led 2 out, pushed along approaching last, jumped left final hurdle and ridden, kept on until no extra and headed closing stages, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Edgar Allan Poe (11-3) at Catterick 2m hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Port Or Starboard (IRE) 9-1 (10-8) Held up in mid-division, not fluent 2nd, headway after 5th, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened, 5th of 7, 32 3/4l behind Thor De Cerisy (11-5) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
Heva Rose (FR) 11-2 (10-12) Held up in mid-division, good headway tracking leaders 4th, taken wide before 3 out, ridden and one pace in 3rd between last two, dropped to 4th close home, 4th of 10, 11l behind Galice Macalo (12-2) at Chepstow 2m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Jilaijone (FR) 10-3fav (11-7) Towards rear, headway 4th, ridden approaching 3 out, every chance when bad mistake and nearly unseated 2 out, kept on after last but no match for first 2, 3rd of 14, 9l behind Start In Front (11-0) at Wetherby 2m (4) sft in Dec.
