reluctant to race, held up in touch, pushed along 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off
held up in touch, raced wide, mistake 1st, weakened approaching 4 out, tailed off after next
led, headed 4 out, rallied next, weakened before 2 out
held up in touch, mistake 8th, headway 2 out, soon ridden to challenge, weakened before last
chased leaders, driven to lead 2 out, headed when mistake last, faded closing stages
held up in rear, outpaced after 3 out, headway before last, stayed on well closing stages, nearest finish
prominent, led 4 out, not fluent next, headed 2 out, led again last, stayed on strongly
CHAMPAGNE CHASER was caught by a couple of rivals in the closing stages at Ludlow last time when beaten less than a length. He can gain compensation in this reunited with Richard Johnson, who won on Tim Vaughan’s charge at Huntingdon last year. Burgess Dream won off a lower mark over track and trip last month but failed to cope with an easy winner back over fences last time but Lac Sacre looks closer to ending a long losing run after a third at Taunton recently. The Mumper reverts to hurdling off a 8lb lower mark having won twice over fences last year and could go well.
Cotswold Road 4-1 (11-12) Virtually refused to race, well behind when refused and unseated rider 1st, at Hereford 3m 2f hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
The Mumper (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Held up, headway 4th, weakened 13th, pulled up 4 out, at Market Rasen 3m 4f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Allez Vic (IRE) 16-1 (11-9) Prominent, lost place before 3 out, soon weakened, 8th of 16, 13 1/2l behind Cobolobo (11-6) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Champagne Chaser 10-1 (11-9) Held up, headway on outside tracking leaders 2nd, hit and went 2nd after 6th, blundered 4 out, led before hit 3 out, joined when hit last, narrowly headed run-in, no extra in 3rd closing stages, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind Just Joelliott (11-9) at Ludlow 3m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Lac Sacre (FR) 12-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, mistake 8th, led 3 out, headed before next, no impression on winner and lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 15, 7 1/4l behind Another Frontier (11-10) at Taunton 3m hcp (4) sft in Feb.
American Life (FR) 11-2 (10-4) Mistake 1st, last pair, headway tracking leaders after 10th, pushed along and outpaced soon after 3 out, plugged on under pressure into modest 4th approaching next, 4th of 7, 12 1/4l behind Kid Kalanisi (10-13) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Burgess Dream (IRE) Evensfav (10-3) Held up in mid-division on inside, steady headway tracking leaders 13th, 3rd before next, went 2nd before 3 out, soon struggling and no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 20l behind Matrow's Lady (11-0) at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp (5) hvy in Jan.
