in touch, went 2nd after 5th to approaching 12th, outpaced next, kept on flat
chased leader to after 5th, mistake 12th, outpaced 3 out, rallied flat, ran on to lead towards finish
in touch until weakened 4 out
led, ridden after 3 out, headed approaching last, stayed on towards finish
held up and keen, headway 8th, ridden to lead approaching last, edged left flat, headed and no extra towards finish
The Shaun Lycett-trained Gadz 'Art has been knocking on the door of late and is preferred to Epsilo De LA Ronce and Red Guard on this occasion. The last named has been sharpened up by a recent outing in a point and should be capable of making a fist of things now that his yard have been back amongst the winners. However, he can be a little sketchy at his fences and is not one to trust implicitly. Neither is Epsilo De La Ronce, who is now well into the veteran stage. He is still a useful tool at this level though and can go close if Paul Morris has him ready to go after his long absence. However, Gadz'Art sets a good standard on his recent form and, with the ground very much in his favour, he is expected to be very hard to beat today.
Epsilo de La Ronce (FR) 7-2 4th of 6, 23l behind Starbuck at Hexham 3m ptp gd in May.
Mademist Sam 3-1 4th of 7, 23l behind Preston Brook at Brocklesby Park 3m ptp gd in Feb.
Montys Tag (IRE) 10-1 Held up, improved 5th, ridden 13th, soon weakened and pulled up 4 out in race won by Balinova at Huntingdon 3m hts chs (H) sft in Feb, 5 ran.
