in touch in mid-division, jumped left 3rd, headway 4 out, chased winner 2 out, edged left and no impression flat
held up in rear, headway after 4 out, weakened from next
jumped right, led until 4 out, not fluent 3 out, 4th and held when fell 2 out
not jump well in rear, well beaten 3 out
always prominent, led before not fluent 2 out, drew clear flat, stayed on well
in touch in mid-division, stayed on from 2 out, mistake and went 3rd last, no impression
raced keenly, prominent, led 4 out, headed before mistake 2 out, no extra when mistake last
held up towards rear on outside, headway after 4 out, weakened after next
Smoking Pigeon has been knocking on the door and a first victory can’t be far away. Beholden won a Newton Abbot maiden last summer and a novice event at Wincanton in November though hasn’t raced since. HARDY BOY just failed to overhaul the odds-on Aggagio at Hereford last month. He’s been raised 5lb but Luca Morgan claims back more than half of that so Ben Pauling’s five-year-old can go one better.
Beholden 9-2 (11-5) Raced keenly, made virtually all, soon clear, hit 2nd, 5 lengths ahead last, stayed on strongly, unchallenged, won at Wincanton 2m 4f (4) gf in Oct beating Arcade Attraction (11-5) by 6l, 5 ran.
Barely Famous (IRE) 33-1 (10-11) Chased leaders, pushed along and weakened before 2 out, tailed off and pulled up before the last, at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Smoking Pigeon 11-4fav (11-9) Led when not fluent 1st, headed 4th, every chance after 3 out, 3rd and held from 2 out, kept on, 3rd of 11, 6 1/4l behind Sabrina (11-2) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Conceroe (IRE) 9-2 (11-8) Raced wide tracking winner until 4th, chased leaders, ridden and weakened before omitted 3 out, tailed off, 6th of 7, dist behind Manothepeople (11-10) at Doncaster 3m hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Hardy Boy (FR) 6-1 (11-2) Led until 2nd, prominent, not fluent 4th or 6th, 4 lengths off winner final bend, closed last, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 7, shd behind Aggagio (10-12) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Mar.
San Pedro De Senam (FR) 5-1 (11-2) Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced 2 out, plugged on thereafter, 3rd of 8, 30 1/4l behind Sofia's Rock (11-2) at Stratford 2m 3f (5) gd in Mar.
Sir Jack West (IRE) 8-1 (11-11) Always towards rear, never involved, 6th of 12, 20 3/4l behind Flintara (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Feb.
Ace Time 33-1 (11-0) Close up, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 7th of 9, 10l behind Poker Master (11-10) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (5) sft in Mar.
