chased leaders, mistake and lost place 5th, weakened 2 out, went 4th close home
tracked leader, led before 3rd, headed 2 out, weakened last, lost 3rd flat
in rear, not fluent 2nd, well beaten 3 out, mistake last
mid-division on outside, pushed along after 3rd, reminders after next, rallied before 3 out, weakened before 2 out
mid-division, headway on inside when jinked about just before 5th, led 2 out, hard pressed from last, just held on
held up in touch, ridden and stayed on same pace from 2 out, went 3rd flat, no impression
held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, switched left and went 2nd after 2 out, challenged last, upsides winner flat, just denied
led, headed before not fluent 3rd, stayed prominent, not fluent next, weakened before 2 out
towards rear, well beaten from 3 out
held up in touch, pushed along before 4th, slow and lost place 3 out, soon weakened
With fitness rarely a concern for one from his yard, Rocheston will be fancied to make a winning start in the UK despite a two-year absence. CHUVELO, however, will be no pushover as he was travelling like a winner at Bangor until a bad mistake at the third-last knocked the stuffing out of him. A dual bumper winner, he should be recouping losses sooner rather than later. Trooper Turnbull hinted at ability here at the end of last year but shapes as though he’ll be suited by further.
Bollingerandkrug (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Held up in mid-division on inside, headway over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, never any chance with very easy winner, weakened into 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 16 1/4l behind Easy As That (11-9) at Musselburgh 2m (5) sft in Feb.
Chuvelo (IRE) 5-6fav (11-0) Chased leader, ridden to lead narrowly before 2 out, headed soon after, one pace from before last, 3rd of 9, 6l behind Chazza (11-0) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f mdn (4) gs in Sep.
Fernhill Lad (IRE) 66-1 (11-4) In rear, some headway over 4f out, soon weakened and hanging badly left, 6th of 7, dist behind Manorbank (11-4) at Kelso 2m (5) sft in Jan.
Rocheston (FR) (10-5) 3rd of 10, 1l behind Blue Blue Eyes (10-10) at Bordeaux Le Bouscat 2m sft in Sep.
Saint Arvans (FR) 11-1 (10-12) Pressed leader, not fluent 4 out, ridden after 3 out, lost ground after 2 out, kept on one pace after last, 4th of 10, 11l behind Linelee King (10-12) at Kelso 2m (4) gs in Oct.
The Silver Prince (IRE) 125-1 (11-0) Towards rear, not fluent 7th, mistake next, soon behind, 8th of 11, 30 1/2l behind Scene Not Herd (11-0) at Hexham 2m 4f mdn (4) gs in Oct.
Trooper Turnbull (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway before 4th, not fluent 3 out or 2 out, weakened before last, 6th of 13, 22 1/4l behind Mario De Pail (10-12) at Kelso 2m (4) sft in Dec.
Wheelbahri 2-1 (12-0) Stdy hdwy 12; wknd app 2 out, 5th of 8, 17 1/4l behind Just Don't Know (12-0) at Friars Haugh 3m mdn sft in Mar.
Snowy Burrows (FR) (10-5) at Fontainebleau 2m 2f in Feb.
Tortuga Bay 14-1 (10-12) Chased winner, slow 1st, lost 2nd 2 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last, at Kelso 2m 5f mdn (4) sft in Jan.
