prominent, went 2nd at 12th, pressing leader when pecked and unseated rider after next
blundered 1st, disputed lead until jumped slowly and lost place 2nd, chased leaders, went 2nd before 3 out, 1 lenght down when left in lead next, hampered by loose horse between last 2, ridden out flat
disputed lead, jumped slowly and lost place 2nd and next, chased leaders, left 2nd 12th, outpaced in 3rd before 3 out, 6 lengths down when left 2nd at next, staying on when hampered by loose horses flat, no extra
raced keenly, tracked leaders, led 2nd, made most after, 1 length clear when jinked right and unseated rider 2 out
tracked leaders, hampered 2nd, mistake 5th, disputed lead 8th until 12th, lost place when mistake 14th, soon tailed off, left remote 3rd before 2 out
It's hard to fancy Toast And Jam and The Society Man racing from out of the handicap but Petit Ecuyer is well treated nowadays and should give Page Fuller a good ride. Pandy Wells won over a shorter trip here on Boxing Day but made mistakes and was pulled up when favourite at Stratford earlier this month. SMARTMAX was also a beaten favourite on his latest start, at Southwell in December. But he was only beaten a short-head on his chasing debut over 3m at Warwick earlier and the form of that contest has worked out well – he deserves another chance.
Smartmax (FR) 7-4fav (10-11) Chased leaders, went 2nd 3rd until after 4 out, chased leading pair, weakened before 2 out, tailed off, 3rd of 5, dist behind Un Noble (11-12) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Pandy Wells 5-2fav (10-9) Chased leaders to 7th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out, at Stratford 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Petit Ecuyer (FR) 7-1 (10-3) Close up, mistake 4 out, ridden before 3 out, went 3rd before last, kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 3 3/4l behind Miss Dimples (10-6) at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Mar.
Toast And Jam (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, pushed along and mistake 3 out, plugged on same pace from next, 7th of 11, 19 1/4l behind Visible Light (11-9) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Mar.
The Society Man (IRE) 40-1 (11-0) Held up in touch, weakened from 8th, tailed off, left 3rd from last, 3rd of 6, dist behind Bon Chic (10-7) at Fakenham 3m (3) gd in Mar.
