held up towards rear, headway before 5th, went 2nd 3 out, led before 2 out, not fluent last, driven out
in rear, pushed along 3rd, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
led, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, ridden after 4th, weakened from next
tracked leader, pushed along and weakened after 3 out
tracked leaders in 4th, blundered 5th, no impression after
in touch in 5th, blundered 2nd, ridden before 5th, in 4th before 2 out, chased winner before last, kept on and held near finish
Sinndar's Man bids for a hat-trick having landed a couple of juvenile events. But he'll find these older horses a tougher proposition and MALANOS (NAP) won nicely in heavy ground at Leicester last week. He has a penalty to contend with today but has plenty in hand considering he was rated 123 back in 2012 having missed the whole of last year. Reggie Perrin's recent second at Plumpton is misleading given he was still beaten a distance and top weight Dormouse is preferred if coping with the testing ground. Minority Interest has plenty of scope over hurdles and looked at home in the heavy going at Plumpton before unseating earlier this year.
Dormouse 15-2 (11-4) Held up towards rear, closed 5th, outpaced after 3 out, stayed on flat, went 3rd but no impression, 3rd of 10, 8l behind Malanos (10-0) at Leicester 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) hvy.
Minority Interest 4-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, not fluent and pushed along after 6th, weakened before 3 out, 7th of 14, well behind Albert Bridge (11-2) at Plumpton 2m mdn hdl (5) sft in Feb.
Malanos (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Made all, kicked clear after 3 out, in no danger after, driven out, won at Leicester 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) hvy beating Mystery Drama (11-7) by 2 1/4l, 10 ran.
Cafe Au Lait (GER) 16-1 (11-6) Mid-division, driven 3 out, weakened next, 8th of 10, 24l behind Jayo Time (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 3f cond hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft.
Sinndar's Man 4-11fav (11-5) With leader, led before 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, pressed last, stayed on gamely, won at Uttoxeter 2m 3yo hdl (4) gs in Oct beating Guard Of Honour (10-12) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
The Game Is A Foot (IRE) 5-1 (10-3) Chased clear leader until after 2nd, mistake next, lost place when mistake 5th, soon behind, tailed off, 7th of 8, well behind Presenting Arms (11-7) at Kempton 2m cond hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft.
Reggie Perrin 5-1 (10-9) Behind, headway 3 out, went 3rd 2 out, chased winner before last, no impression, 2nd of 8, 21l behind Qasser (10-2) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy.
