held up, raced keenly, headway over 6f out, hampered 5f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, weakening when not much room over 3f out
held up in rear, headway over 3f out, soon pushed along, weakened 2f out
chased leader until 5f out, pushed along 3f out, went 2nd again over 2f out, ran on under pressure to lead towards finish
led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up in rear, took keen hold, headway 5f out, led over 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, headed towards finish
held up, headway halfway, chased leader 5f out until over 2f out, soon outpaced, stayed on inside final furlong
took keen hold, chased leaders, weakened 3f out, tailed off
It's the standard bumper to finish things off and Nicky Henderson's RYDE BACK looks like the good thing with newcomer Tocco Ferro and last time out disappointment Varekai suggested as dangers. As always a market watch is advised but the selection was very promising on debut chasing home the eventual winner and only just falling short. He's bound to have learnt from that racecourse debut and with the form working out well through the third placed horse things look good. Tocco Ferro, a new one for Emma Lavelle, is related to plenty of winners and as a result must hold claims; any market support would also be interesting. Varekai's latest attempt was not that promising but came when his yard were seriously misfiring. Now the stable's back to form much improvement expected from that debut and this one could be in the mix this time. Disco Jack and Kaycee ran solid debuts that showed a modicum of ability and shouldn¿t be overlooked but without the market as a guide on these or the others Ryde Back looks best.
Hi Tide (IRE) Idris gelding out of High Glider.
Swift Patrician Silver Patriarch gelding out of Goldenswift.
Varekai (IRE) 11-2 (11-0) Held up, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 10th of 15, 48l behind Swansbrook (11-0) at Hereford 2m 1f nhf (6) gs in Dec.
Ryde Back 2-1fav (11-2) In touch, pushed aong 5f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner final 100 yards, closing near finish, just failed, 2nd of 14, shd behind Tara Taylor (11-2) at Folkestone 2m 1f mrs nhf (6) gs in Jan.
Spirit Dance 25-1 (10-9) In rear, ridden and weakened 3f out, 6th of 7, 31l behind Kaladan (11-2) at Fakenham 2m nhf (5) gd in Oct.
Kaycee (IRE) 25-1 (10-8) Held up in rear, promising headway to chase leaders 6f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 12, 25l behind The Red Laird (10-11) at Plumpton 2m 2f mdn nhf (6) hvy.
Leanonleo (IRE) Traditionally gelding out of Alinga.
Bahreyna 100-1 (10-5) In touch until ridden and weakened over 3f out, last of 18, 49l behind Zazamix (10-12) at Newbury 1m 4f 4yo nhf (6) sft in Jan.
Disco Jack (FR) 25-1 (10-12) Held up, pushed along over 5f out, not much room on inside 3f out, never dangerous, 9th of 18, 20l behind Suburban Bay (10-9) at Warwick 1m 6f jnr opn nhf (5) sft in Nov.
Tocca Ferro (FR) April Night gelding out of La Pelode.
