held up, mistake 4th, headway next, weakened 3 out, pulled up before next
led, ridden 4 out, headed soon after and weakened
mid-division, ridden along from 6th, hard ridden 3 out, kept on for 3rd flat
always in rear, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
held up, not fluent 1st, headway 4th, hampered 5th, soon held
held up, headway approaching 3 out, one pace
mid-division, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, no further impression
mid-division, ridden and weakened 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
mid-division, ridden 3 out, stayed on to take 2nd flat, no chance with winner
tailed off from 6th, pulled up before 4 out
tracked leader, ridden and weakened after 3 out
in touch, reminders 5th, soon lost place
in touch, led after 4 out, ridden and ran wide on bend approaching 2 out, clear last, ran on
always in rear, pulled up before 3 out
held up, mistake 3rd, weakened 4 out
in touch, ridden to chase winner after 3 out, one pace from last and lost places close home
PORTSIDE looks the most likely winner in what is an open enough contest. Alan King's yard is buzzing, this gelding has some solid form to bring to the party here and also acts well on the ground. First-time blinkers are also a positive as far as this judge is concerned and so we will side with him. Castlemainevillage is a thoroughly consistent sort who probably deserves to win more than he does, but nonetheless he keeps finding one or two too good. He returns here refreshed after a nice break and won't be far away. Gunnadoit hails from the in-form Neil King stable and ran well at Folkestone last time. The ground might not be ideal where he is concerned and so he is worth taking on. Romney Marsh disappointed last time when favourite after a couple of notable efforts prior to that. If he runs to his ability then some prize money awaits, though he has a bit to prove. Head To Kerry and Festive Chimes keep going up in the weights without winning, which is a concern, though that is not to say they can't win what is a poor race, but Portside gets the nod.
Latalanta (FR) 16-1 (10-12) Held up, headway to go mid-division 4 out, weakened next, 11th of 18, 47l behind Patsy Finnegan (11-2) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gs in Feb.
Kanonkop 66-1 (11-9) Led, headed approaching 7th, weakened approaching 2 out, 5th of 20, 16l behind Gallileo Figaro (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gs in Feb.
Portside (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Held up, headway approaching 7th, ridden and weakened after 7th, 4th of 10, 47l behind Bensalem (11-4) at Leicester 2m 4f nov hdl (3) sft in Dec.
Rapid Return (IRE) 25-1 (11-1) Prominent until weakened after 7th, tailed off and pulled up 3 out in race won by Wychwoods Legend (11-9) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Jan, 19 ran.
Festive Chimes (IRE) 18-1 (11-12) Mid-division, not fluent 4th, headway 4 out, soon chasing winner, weakened before last, 3rd of 14, 6l behind Rocky Ryan (11-7) at Fakenham 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Jan.
Red Dynamite 25-1 (11-4) Mid-division, headway 5th, lost place after 3 out, weakened next, 8th of 12, 38l behind Strokestown (11-4) at Sedgefield 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) hvy in Jan.
Head To Kerry (IRE) 5-2fav (11-9) Chased leaders, hit 6th, chased winner going well after 3 out, soon challenging, disputing lead when hung right flat, kept on, just failed, 2nd of 16, shd behind Days of Pleasure (10-10) at Fontwell 2m 4f cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs.
Anthony's Road (IRE) 16-1 (11-7) Towards rear until fell at the 14th in race won by Just Smudge (11-7) at Ludlow 3m nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) sft in Jan, 14 ran.
Castlemainevillage (IRE) 12-1 (11-8) Mid-division, ridden and every chance 2 out, one pace flat, 4th of 21, 14l behind Bally Conn (10-13) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gs in Oct.
Native Bob (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) In touch, ridden after 3 out, weakened next, 5th of 10, 31l behind Tullamore Dew (11-3) at Fontwell 2m 2f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Feb.
Ramvaswani (IRE) 25-1 (10-8) Led 1st, headed after 2nd, led again 4th until after 7th, still every chance before 2 out, weakened approaching last, 4th of 17, 11l behind Freeline Fury (11-1) at Towcester 3m cnd hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy in Feb.
Pearly Star 14-1 (10-0) Tracked winner, under pressure approaching 8th, soon beaten, 5th of 6, 22l behind Midnight Chase (11-7) at Fakenham 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Jan.
Nevada Red 15-2 (10-1) Chased leaders, led 7th, blundered and headed 10th, quickly lost place, tailed off when pulled up at the 13th in race won by Gidam Gidam (11-4) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gs in Dec, 11 ran.
Gunnadoit (USA) 8-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, jumped left and led 3 out, soon ridden, headed approaching last, kept on, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 7, 4l behind Forty Five (11-12) at Fakenham 2m 4f nov hcp hdl (4) gs in Feb.
Fast Fred (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) In rear, behind when hampered 7th, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Job One (11-4) at Worcester 3m nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Jun, 12 ran.
Present 28-1 (11-4) Mid-division, not fluent 3rd, mistake 5th, brief effort 7th, weakened next, 9th of 14, 46l behind Paradise Expected (11-7) at Stratford 2m 6f cnd hcp hdl (5) gd.
Romney Marsh 7-2jt-fav (10-12) Chased leaders, ridden, weakened 2 out, 7th of 15, 30l behind Janal (10-4) at Catterick 2m mrs hcp hdl (5) gs in Feb.
Take Time 28-1 (11-7) Always in rear, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Millitant Man (11-2) at Hereford 3m 2f cnd nov hcp hdl (5) gs in Feb, 14 ran.
