in rear, slow 13th, headway 4 out, jumped right and bumped rival next, weakened and jumped right final 2 fences
tracked winner until 7th and soon got reminders, slow next, in rear 9th, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up 3 out
held up, headway and close up 7th, ridden 3 out, stayed on to chase winner run in
raced wide tracked leaders, chased winner 6th, pushed along 4 out, ridden next, one pace and lost 2nd run in
close up, tracked leaders 7th, ridden 4 out, mistake 2 out, weakened run in
made all, ridden 3 out, stayed on gamely
in touch, headway when not clear run when bumped and badly hampered 3 out, soon weakened
Prairie Town has been raised 6lb for last month’s course and distance success and was behind Boughtbeforelunch at Ludlow last May. SMUGGLER’S BLUES has only gone up 5lb for winning a more competitive affair at Warwick so is preferred. Redzor was a decent novice and will have needed his run at Sandown but Eclair Mag has gone backwards this season. Captain Tommy is eased in grade but Young Offender has been in better form and blinkers are applied after he failed to justify favouritism at Uttoxeter.
Eclair Mag (FR) 9-1 (11-2) Held up in last pair, headway chasing leaders 17th, weakened before bypassing omitted 3 out, 7th of 15, 22 1/2l behind The Galloping Bear (11-12) at Lingfield 3m 5f hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
Redzor (IRE) 14-1 (11-11) Raced out wide in last trio, weakened before 12th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Captain Tommy (IRE) 12-1 (10-4) Held up, headway and close up 15th, ridden and weakened 3 out, pulled up approaching next, at Warwick 3m 5f hcp (1) sft in Jan.
Young Offender (IRE) 9-4fav (12-1) Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced before 4 out, kept on at 3 out, weakened, 3rd of 5, dist behind Docpickedme (11-12) at Uttoxeter 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jan.
Smuggler's Blues (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) Mid-division, headway 14th, not fluent 16th, went 2nd 3 out, still 10 lengths down 2 out, stayed on to close flat, led towards finish, won at Warwick 3m 1f hcp (4) gs in Jan beating Dhowin (11-12) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Boughtbeforelunch (IRE) 14-1 (11-6) Led, mistake 5 out, headed 4 out, 3rd and no extra flat, 3rd of 6, 12l behind Hard To Forget (11-1) at Doncaster 3m hcp (4) gd in Jan.
Prairie Town (IRE) 40-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, closed 5th, led 3 out, stayed on well flat, won at Leicester 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Jan beating Jaytee (11-2) by 4 3/4l, 9 ran.
