jumped left, raced wide in touch, ridden and outpaced 3 out, rallied approaching next, kept on to go poor 4th at last
close up, ridden and weakened 3 out, pulled up next
made all, 5 lengths clear 3 out, readily
close up, not fluent 11th, pushed along next, ridden and kept on one pace
tracked leaders, pushed along 3 out, ridden next, weakened last
tracked winner, pushed along 3 out, kept on one pace
always in rear, jumped slow at times
towards rear, ridden 4 out, soon weakened
NonRunner
Five of the last six winners of this have been rated 102 or higher. ROSTELLO (NAP) is one of only two who fit into that category today and he’s also a previous course and distance winner. Hereford runner-up Bitasweetsymphony, who was engaged in the 1.35 at Southwell yesterday, is respected but Zuckerberg is hard to catch right while Pawpaw ran only three days ago and has yet to show any aptitude for fences. Chasing newcomer Concetto may prove best of the rest.
Rostello (FR) 11-1 (11-13) Tracked leaders, ridden along and dropped to rear after 6th, not fluent 8th, well behind when pulled up before 10th, at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Aki Bomaye (IRE) 11-1 (11-13) Pressed leader until pushed along before 5th (normal 4 out), weakened and behind when fell 2 out (normal 4 out), at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Concetto (FR) 100-1 (11-0) Always towards rear, last of 13, dist behind Gardener (11-0) at Leicester 2m (3) hvy in Dec.
Pawpaw 5-1 (11-11) Jumped right 1st, chased leaders, outpaced after normal 4 out, well beaten from 3 out, 5th of 8, 26 1/4l behind Arcade Attraction (10-13) at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Feb.
Zuckerberg (GER) 12-1 (10-12) Chased leaders on inside, pushed along and lost place before 10th, weakened next, 5th of 10, 28 1/2l behind If Not For Dylan (12-2) at Sedgefield 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Master Malcolm 7-2 (11-3) Tracked winner until after 9th, weakened after 4 out, 4th of 6, 18l behind Unit Sixtyfour (12-0) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Doyens De Ante (IRE) 14-1 (10-9) Raced wide chasing leaders, pushed along after 4 out, weakened after omitted 2 out, 6th of 16, 31 3/4l behind Maillot Blanc (11-9) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Torrent Des Mottes (FR) 66-1 (10-2) Held up, pushed along and outpaced approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out, 6th of 7, 23l behind Captain Ivan (12-1) at Southwell 2m hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Alberic (FR) 11-1 (12-0) Raced keenly, chased leaders on inside, switched left before 4 out, pushed along before 3 out, weakened soon after, tailed off, 7th of 10, dist behind Kingcormac (11-1) at Hereford 2m 5f hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Bitasweetsymphony (IRE) 11-1 (11-9) Waited with in mid-division, good headway tracking leaders 8th, went 2nd 4 out, led next, pushed along and headed turning in, well held before the last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 6l behind Kingcormac (11-1) at Hereford 2m 5f hcp (5) sft in Jan.
