tracked leaders, tracked winner 7th, pressed winner 12th, ridden 3 out, stayed on one pace
pressed leader, led 7th, ridden 2 out, ran on
close up in rear, went 4th at 8th, ridden 3 out, weakened next
led, headed 7th, tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, switched right next, stayed on same pace
close up, dropped to rear at 8th, reminders 13th, struggling 15th, pulled up before 3 out
Jamie Snowden has a strong hand in this with the progressive GIT MAKER preferred to stablemate Super Survivor. The former returns to action having ended last season with a double over fences at Catterick while the latter won at Chepstow at the end of last year. Morning Spirit and Eureka Creek should have come on for recent comeback runs while Just A Dime was taken out of a race at Exeter yesterday for this.
Super Survivor (IRE) 3-1fav (11-9) Mid-division, towards rear 8th, headway 14th, 4th and beaten 3 out, left 3rd 2 out, no extra, 3rd of 10, 17 1/4l behind Autonomous Cloud (11-2) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (2) sft in Mar.
Git Maker (FR) 8-11fav (11-10) Close up in rear, tracked leader 7th, led 9th, ridden 2 out, ran on, won at Catterick 3m 1f hcp (3) sft in Jan beating Conquredalofeurope (11-1) by 2 1/2l, 4 ran.
Morning Spirit (IRE) 4-1jfav (11-12) Led, went three lengths clear 4th, hit 6th, headed 11th, pushed along after 12th, weakened quickly, pulled up before 4 out, at Carlisle 3m hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Eureka Creek (IRE) 10-1 (11-8) Chased leaders out wide, pushed along and outpaced turning in, weakened 4 out, 8th of 11, 26 1/4l behind The King Of Ryhope (11-13) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Just A Dime (IRE) 11-2 (11-11) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders approaching 7th, pushed along 3 out, weakened after next, 8th of 11, 29 1/4l behind Farmer's Gamble (11-5) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
