led in start, held up in rear, mistake 2nd, not fluent 9th, steady headway tracking leaders in 4th 4 out, pushed along and one pace before 2 out
held up in last pair, headway tracking leaders 12th, blundered and stumbled next, weakened before 4 out
jumped left, chased leader until after 1st, chased leaders, hit 10th and ridden, soon in rear, losing touch when went badly left 11th, tailed off and pulled up before 14th
chased leaders, went 2nd before 13th, led approaching and pecked 4 out, joined 2 out, ridden and headed last, stayed on same pace run-in
chased leaders, chased leader after 2nd until before 13th, chased leaders, 3rd and one pace from 2 out
well in touch, headway chasing leaders when blundered and lost place 12th, never on terms after, well held in 5th when blundered last
held up in touch, headway chasing leaders 12th, went 2nd 4 out, challenged 2 out, led last, stayed on well under pressure run-in
led, not fluent 5th, clear after 12th until 15th, headed and approaching 4 out, soon behind
Go West Young Man definitely goes on the short-list here as the form of his Leicester second was franked when the winner went in again at that track last week. Zerachiel was second over hurdles at Bangor last month and won a point-to-point last spring so should handle fences. Shanroe Santos completed at Wetherby last time and that should have given him a bit of confidence while Ganbei has won nine races between the flags as well as three hurdles, though isn’t getting any younger. PETITE POWER (NAP) was just touched off at Lingfield on his chasing bow. The front two left the rest, including a subsequent winner, in another parish and Fergal O’Brien’s charge can go one better today.
Go West Young Man (IRE) 13-2 (11-2) In rear, mistake 12th, headway from 5 out, challenged 2 out, every chance last, kept on run-in, 2nd of 7, 3l behind Bells 'n' Banjos (11-4) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Jan.
Ganbei 14-1 (11-6) Mid-division, headway before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, no impression, 7th of 10, 11 1/4l behind Clondaw Kaempfer (11-11) at Musselburgh 3m hcp (3) gd in Jan.
Royal Milan (IRE) 12-1 (11-10) Chased leaders, pushed along after 11th, weakened 14th, tailed off, 6th of 9, dist behind I Just Know (11-2) at Doncaster 3m hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Shanroe Santos (IRE) 11-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, weakened from 5 out, 6th of 7, 28 1/2l behind Hainan (10-5) at Wetherby 3m hcp (3) gs in Jan.
Bronco Billy (IRE) 12-1 (11-8) Held up mid-division, pushed along 5th and in rear, pulled up before 7th, tailed off, at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Zerachiel (IRE) 3-1 (11-0) Held up, in rear but in touch, headway 3 out, chased winner next, stayed on same pace closing stages, 2nd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Dingo Dollar (11-0) at Bangor 2m 7f mdn (4) gs in Jan.
Petite Power (IRE) 5-4fav (11-12) Kept widest, chased leaders, went 2nd 9th, led 4 out, joined 2 out, hit last, edging left when saddle appeared to slip and headed near finish, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind On The Road (11-12) at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
The Jugopolist (IRE) 8-1 (10-13) Tracked leader to before 11th, struggling before 5 out, weakened from next, tailed off, 5th of 11, 23 3/4l behind Amberjam (11-10) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
