led sole rival throughout, not fluent 3rd, well clear 2 out, canter
chased sole rival throughout, slow 1st, mostly ridden along from 2nd, lost touch 2 out
Previous winner SPRINGTOWN LAKE is giving 6lb to Ffos Las third I'm Always Trying but looks to be in a different league to his sole rival judged on placed efforts in top company in his last two starts.
Springtown Lake (IRE) 7-2 (11-0) Tracked leader, led briefly 2 out, 3rd and unable to quicken last, switched left flat, no extra final 75 yards, 3rd of 8, 4 3/4l behind Tikkanbar (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m 4f lst (1) hvy in Jan.
I'm Always Trying (IRE) 5-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, ridden after 4 out, soon outpaced, plugged on from next, never dangerous, 3rd of 6, 17l behind Fairmount (10-12) at Ffos Las 2m (4) hvy in Dec.