led 1st, drawing clear when not fluent 2 out, eased towards finish
not that fluent, led until slow 1st, chased winner until before 5th, weakened before 2 out
chased leaders on outside, not fluent 8th, pushed along after 4 out, weakened before next, went left 2 out
chased leaders, went 2nd before 5th, 1/2 length down 3 out, soon driven and beaten, not fluent and well held from 2 out
PADDYS MOTORBIKE, an improver over hurdles last season, hasn’t run since making a winning debut over fences at Fakenham in October but obviously goes well fresh and may have more to offer. Elixir De Nutz was the outsider of three at Plumpton last month but was a worthy winner and is another with scope. Across The Line has taken well to fences but Fred has been hard to train over the last couple of years.
Elixir De Nutz (FR) 4-1 (11-0) Made virtually all, led and hit 1st, hit 7th, 4 lengths ahead when hit 2 out, shaken up before the last, driven and reduced lead towards finish, all out, won at Plumpton 2m 4f (3) sft in Jan beating Nassalam (11-4) by 3/4l, 3 ran.
Paddys Motorbike (IRE) 7-4 (11-3) Jumped well, made all, ridden clear turning in, unchallenged, won at Fakenham 2m hcp (3) gd in Oct beating Atholl Street (11-8) by 11l, 3 ran.
Fred (FR) 16-1 (11-3) Mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, gradually faded, 7th of 11, 28 1/4l behind Earlofthecotswolds (10-13) at Newbury 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Across The Line (IRE) 11-4 (10-9) Led, headed narrowly 2nd, led 5th, still narrow advantage 9th, ridden and headed before 4 out where hampered, lost touch with leading pair 2 out, stayed on strongly flat, 2nd of 5, 2 3/4l behind Cornerstone Lad (11-12) at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
