held up in 5th on inside, niggled along 4f out, outpaced in rear over 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong, went 3rd last strides
tracked leading pair on inside, not clear run briefly over 2f out, 2nd over 1f out, led on inside 1f out, stayed on well
steadied start, held up last, pushed along and unable to quicken over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ridden and went 3rd inside final furlong until last strides
keen tracking leaders on outside, pushed along over 2f out, soon not quicken, weakened final furlong
held up in last pair, rapid headway on outside chasing leaders over 2f out, wide on home turn, weakened final furlong
raced keenly, led early, tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
soon led and set steady pace, quickened over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
PETITE JACK won this in 2017 and passed the post first over track and trip last month only to be demoted to second having bumped a rival in the closing stages. Both Eddystone Rock and Fearsome finished behind the selection on that occasion and Neil King’s charge should go close again if keeping a straight line. Reverend Jacobs was well beaten over hurdles in December on his debut for new connections though won twice on the Flat for the Haggas yard last year and could be in the mix but Fire Fighting has his first outing since last summer and the in-form Glan Y Gors is upped in class.
Fire Fighting (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, behind, took closer order over 5f out, not clear run over 2f out, edged right, soon beaten, 13th of 17, 11 1/4l behind Dash Of Spice (9-3) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Petite Jack 9-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, strongly challenged throughout final 75 yards, held on gamely (placed 2nd), won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Feb beating Exceeding Power (9-3) by hd, 6 ran.
Fearsome 5-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3l behind Mootasadir (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Mar.
Reverend Jacobs 4-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and weakened approaching next, 10th of 16, 35 1/2l behind Champagne Platinum (11-5) at Newbury 2m (4) gs in Dec.
Eddystone Rock (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Held up in touch, carried wide on bend well over 1f out, headway approaching final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 6, at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Paddyplex 10-1 (9-8) Prominent, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 13, 6 3/4l behind Extra Mile (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Glan Y Gors (IRE) 3-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, every chance over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on, 2nd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Cry Wolf (9-5) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
