led, mistake 5th, headed briefly 6th, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon weakened
in touch in 4th, headway before 2 out, soon challenged, kept on to last 75 yards, pushed out
in rear, headway before 2 out, led 2 out, ridden and headed last 75 yards, no extra
with leader, challenged 3 out, led before 2 out, headed 2 out, weakened run-in
tracked leaders in 3rd, led briefly 6th, challenged 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, soon weakened
Nicky Henderson won this in 2014 and again 12 months later. He saddles two this year but STOWAWAY MAGIC, the mount of Jeremiah McGrath, looks the stable pick ahead of Oscar Hoof as it’s probably worth forgiving him a poor run at Fakenham where he was never travelling. Creep Desbois is probably the danger having shown gradual improvement. He got off the mark at Doncaster last time and Ruacana is probably racing at a more realistic level now, though is probably not the force of old.
Ruacana 11-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, lost place before 3 out, weakened and mistake 2 out, 7th of 8, 15 1/4l behind Bryden Boy (10-13) at Doncaster 3m hcp (2) sft in Mar.
Stowaway Magic (IRE) Evensfav (11-12) Held up in touch, weakened 3 out, 5th of 6, dist behind The Mighty Don (11-2) at Fakenham 2m 4f (3) gs in Feb.
Oscar Hoof (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Never better than mid-division, blundered 3rd, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before next, at Ascot 2m 3f hcp (2) sft in Feb.
Creep Desbois (FR) 3-1 (10-12) Held up mid-division, chased leaders 4 out, went 2nd before 3 out, led narrowly 2 out, held on well towards finish, won at Doncaster 2m 5f (4) gs in Feb beating Woodfort (10-12) by 2l, 9 ran.
Ermyn's Emerald 40-1 (11-10) Mid-division, some headway 7th, weakened after 3 out, 12th of 16, dist behind Reilly's Minor (11-13) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
