bit wide tracking leading pair, went 2nd at 3rd until 4 out, chased leaders, soon ridden and outpaced, rallied into modest 3rd before 2 out
raced on on inside, tracked leader until 3rd, chased leaders, weakened 4 out, soon behind, tailed off
waited with in rear, hit 9th, good headway into 2nd 4 out, soon in front, clear before next, blundered 2 out, soon recovered and kept on well from last
raced out wide in 4th, headway 13th, led 4 out, soon headed, pushed along and no extra before next, kept on run-in, always held
led, not fluent and pushed along 11th, ridden after 14th, headed 4 out, chased leaders, weakened into 4th before 2 out
Course winners Powerstown Park and OSCAR ROBERTSON (NAP) both have something to prove having pulled up last time, though both had excuses. The latter will definitely appreciate the better ground here after a below-par effort at Doncaster so gets the nod with On Call having gone off the boil since completing a double at Chepstow in the autumn. Drumlee Watar has also lost his way while stamina might be an issue with Kauto The King.
Kauto The King (FR) 9-1 (10-11) Led, headed after 2nd, in touch when not fluent 4 out, soon pushed along, faded before 2 out, 6th of 9, 34 1/4l behind Five Star Getaway (10-11) at Kempton 3m hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Drumlee Watar (IRE) 20-1 (11-9) Never travelled in rear, mistake and reminder 7th, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out, at Exeter 3m hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Powerstown Park (IRE) 11-2 (11-10) Tracked leader, ridden and outpaced at 16th fence, pulled up, at Market Rasen 3m 4f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Oscar Robertson (IRE) 85-40fav (10-10) Held up, headway 10th, not fluent and lost place next, struggling when not fluent 13th, pulled up before 4 out, at Doncaster 3m hcp (3) sft in Dec.
On Call (IRE) 7-1 (11-9) Led until 11th, led next, ridden after 15th, headed before 3 out, no extra 2 out, 5th of 7, 21 1/4l behind Niceandeasy (11-0) at Doncaster 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
