tracked leaders, pressed winner 8th, led briefly 10th, 5 lenghts down when bad mistake 3 out, soon weakened
tended to jump right and not fluent, held up in rear, in touch when hampered 12th, lost ground on leaders, closed before 4 out, left chasing winner 3 out, no impression, weakened flat
tracked leaders, fell 12th
took keen hold, held up, headway 6th, pecked 11th, fell next
pressed winner until 8th, soon pushed along, lost place 10th, hampered 12th, weakened 14th, tailed off
in rear, behind 10th, hampered 12th, tailed off
made virtually all, clear 3 out, stayed on well
Nonrunner
Sean Curran's CAPTAIN SMOOTHY was only beaten half-a-length by Wherrimon over course and distance at the beginning of the month and he has an obvious chance of going one better today off the same mark so gets the vote to do just that with the main dangers rated as All Sonsilver and Gentleman Jimmy. The last mentioned is a rare runner over fences for Hugh Morrison and he has slipped to a fair mark but has not won since March 2006 so is likely to have to settle for minor honours at best. Henry Daly's Boomerang ran better at Huntingdon last time but is hard to back with any confidence on recent form and of more interest may be Andrew Turnell's Wadswick Ben, who is lightly raced and looks to be going the right way. Minella For Food is similarly lightly raced and has to be considered for Evan Williams although more solid claims are probably held by Peter Kelsall's All Sonsilver, who ran well when a close third to The Thirsty Bricky at Towcester last month. Captain Smoothy has an obvious chance though following his effort here last time and is hard to oppose.
Gentleman Jimmy 25-1 (11-12) In touch, lost place when not fluent 3rd, behind 11th, mistake 3 out, stayed on flat, no impression, 7th of 15, 14l behind Cesium (11-1) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Feb.
Captain Smoothy 13-2 (10-10) Held up in rear, headway after 8th, went 2nd 13th, led next until before 4 out, hung left after 3 out, stayed on under pressure to join winner final 100 yards, just held, 2nd of 10, nk behind Wherrimon (11-1) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-105 (4) hvy.
Boomerang (IRE) 20-1 (11-9) Held up, headway 12th, ridden and outpaced 3 out, 5th and beaten when blundered next, 6th of 13, 27l behind Roseneath (10-13) at Huntingdon 3m 5yo nov hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Wadswick Ben 9-2 (11-1) Held up towards rear, headway when mistake 6th, ridden after 11th, weakened 3 out, took modest 3rd close home, 3rd of 7, 29l behind Brushford (11-3) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-90 (5) sft in Feb.
Carroll Encore (IRE) 20-1 (9-10) Mid-division, dropped towards rear 5 out, soon no impression, 9th of 16, well behind Lasse Viern (11-7) at Ballinrobe 2m 6f hcp chs 0-109 sft in May.
All Sonsilver (FR) 40-1 (10-0) Held up in rear, headway 4 out, led last, headed near finish, 3rd of 8, 1l behind The Thirsty Bricky (11-12) at Towcester 2m hcp ch 0-95 (5) sft in Feb.
Hever Road (IRE) 40-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, reminder after 7th, hampered 10th, ridden after 14th, weakened 2 out, 6th of 10, 26l behind Wherrimon (11-1) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-105 (4) hvy.
Minella For Food (IRE) 16-1 (11-7) In rear, some headway approaching 4 out, never dangerous, 5th of 7, well behind Chapel Flowers (11-12) at Ffos Las 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd.
