took keen hold, mid-division, not fluent 3rd, some headway 5th, weakened 3 out
not always fluent in rear, behind 5th
chased leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, led next, clear flat, comfortably
tracked leaders, jumped left 3 out, weakened flat
jumped left 3rd, always behind
mid-division, ridden and well beaten from 3 out
led, headed after 5th, not fluent 3 out, weakened before next
held up towards rear on outside, headway 3rd, lost a little ground 5th, no extra approaching last
disputed lead, led after 5th, headed 2 out, not fluent last, lost 2nd when no impression on winner flat
held up in rear, headway after 5th, not fluent 3 out, went 2nd flat, no impression on winner
HAVANA BEAT was placed in all three starts over hurdles last summer and that’s the strongest form on offer. He has a couple of outings on the all-weather under his belt so far this year and makes most appeal of these. Mahari posted a better effort when third at Chepstow back in November and could go well but Royal Marskell failed to to show any improvement at Plumpton having placed on his earlier debut over hurdles. Thistimenextyear may settle better today than his did at Warwick when falling on his hurdling bow and Max Liebermann returns to the obstacles having won a bumper on the all-weather track at Southwell.
Bahama Moon (IRE) 16-1 (11-1) Mid-division, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Warwick 2m (4) hvy in Mar.
Haasab (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Held up, went modest 3rd before 8th, well behind after 3 out, 3rd of 4, dist behind Good Man Pat (11-9) at Southwell 3m (4) sft in Mar.
Havana Beat (IRE) 12-1 (9-13) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 11l behind Azam (9-1) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Little Allstar (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) 2nd or 3rd, pushed along after 7th, weakened after 3 out, 7th of 8, 29 3/4l behind Malachite (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m 5f mdn (5) sft in Feb.
Mahari (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, tracked leaders 4 out, went 3rd next, every chance 2 out, one pace and held between last 2, 3rd of 15, 5 1/2l behind Western Ryder (10-12) at Chepstow 2m (4) hvy in Nov.
Relight The Fire 50-1 (11-0) Held up in mid-division, not fluent and struggling from 5th, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out, at Worcester 2m 4f mdn (5) gd in Aug.
Royal Marskell 14-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, pushed along after 3 out, soon beaten, weakened and lost 4th 2 out, 5th of 10, 25 1/2l behind The Premier Celtic (11-2) at Plumpton 2m mdn (4) gd in Feb.
Amble Inn 25-1 (11-0) Held up in touch in 5th, outpaced 3 out, soon well held, 5th of 6, 19 1/4l behind Turn Turk (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn (4) gd in May.
Lazarus (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Held up in mid-division, modest headway over 1f out, no impression, 5th of 8, 10 1/2l behind Sputnik Planum (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Max Liebermann (IRE) 12-1 (10-10) Tracked leader, led 7f out, clear final 2f, eased towards finish, won at Southwell 2m (4) pol in Mar beating Brotherly Company (11-4) by 9l, 6 ran.
Thistimenextyear 10-1 (10-12) Took keen hold, chased leader, led after 2nd until fell 3 out, at Warwick 2m (4) gs in Feb.
