held up, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
in rear, ridden and late headway, nearest finish
keen close up, headway over 2f out, ridden and ran on to go 2nd towards finish
in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
keen in touch, outpaced 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd towards finish
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden to join leader over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
led, ridden and joined over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
close up, pushed along over 3f out, soon weakened
Narrowly beaten at Doncaster on his debut, FUSEAU finished a creditable fourth in a Listed bumper at Cheltenham on his latest outing and will go close with a similar effort. Logan Rocks was beaten only a neck at Hereford and is another to consider along with Volunteer, who just missed out over a shorter trip here on his debut. Alph was placed on his introduction but disappointed at Newbury last time and a hood is applied today while A Book Of Intrigue gets help from the saddle with a conditional taking 7lb off his back having placed at Ffos Las on his debut back in 2017.
A Book Of Intrigue 2-1fav (11-7) In rear, headway before 4f out, ridden in 4th place over 1f out, left 3rd place inside final furlong, one pace, 3rd of 7, 11 3/4l behind Echo Watt (10-8) at Ffos Las 2m (6) hvy in Dec.
Alph (IRE) 2-1fav (11-4) Mid-division, pulled hard, headway to lead over 12f out, headed 4f out, soon weakened, 7th of 12, dist behind The Macon Lugnatic (11-4) at Newbury 2m (5) gd in Jan.
Chat To Charlie (IRE) Stowaway gelding out of Miss Izzy.
Ifyoucanseemenow (IRE) 6-1 (11-5) Led until halfway, lost place over 4f out, tailed off, 8th of 13, dist behind Catch The Swallows (11-5) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f (5) gs in Jan.
Namib Dancer (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, headway 6f out, 3rd over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 12, dist behind The Macon Lugnatic (11-4) at Newbury 2m (5) gd in Jan.
Volunteer 16-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, went 2nd and stayed on inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 13, hd behind Rootless Tree (10-7) at Huntingdon 1m 6f (5) gs in Jan.
Betty Petch 33-1 (10-12) In touch, driven to chase leaders 3f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, 5th of 10, 19l behind Dares To Dream (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 1f (5) sft in Dec.
Sei Bella Crosspeace M out of Dizzy Whizz.
Fuseau (FR) 7-2 (10-12) Held up in touch, not clear run against stands rail 2f out, switched left over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Glory And Fortune (10-12) at Cheltenham 1m 6f lst (1) gs in Jan.
Logan Rocks (IRE) 11-8fav (11-0) Prominent, led over 3f out, strongly challenged throughout final 2f, headed well inside finial furlong, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 6, nk behind Arrivederci (11-0) at Hereford 2m (5) sft in Dec.
Maxi Jazz (FR) Enrique gelding out of Andria.
