made all, pushed before 2 out, ridden before last where held narrow advantage, all out late on, just lasted home
tracked leader, travelled smoothly until pushed before 2 out, ridden after last and closed all the way to the line, just failed
midfield, pushed and ridden before 2 out, briefly threatened before last but not pace to challenge, faded late on
tracked leader, pushed and ridden before 2 out, not pace to challenge but kept on well
held up in rear, progress before pushed approaching 2 out, jumped last well and ridden into 3rd, stayed on well behind front pair
NonRunner
Sirobbie is on a decent mark nowadays but does all of his winning at Uttoxeter. Polish has disappointed this season but Starsky won at Doncaster in November and One True King was successful over fences at Sandown the following month, though the latter has never raced over a trip this far under Rules. Royal Pretender is also trying a new distance and LAST ROYAL may have more scope. Kieran Burke’s half-brother to the brilliant Honeysuckle is firmly back on track after a couple of setbacks over Christmas and an opening mark of 122 looks generous.
One True King (IRE) 6-1 (11-10) Jumped slowly 1st, ran in snatches and never fluent, chased leaders out wide, went 2nd before 5th until 7th, chased leaders, mistake 9th, weakened 11th, 6th of 8, 32 1/2l behind Flegmatik (11-12) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Feb.
Polish 8-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders on inside, led after 5th until after 3 out, soon ridden, weakened quickly, 6th of 8, 21 1/4l behind The Brimming Water (10-9) at Newbury 3m hcp (2) gs in Feb.
Royal Pretender (FR) 17-2 (11-12) Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along home turn, went 2nd before 2 out until between last two, left modest 2nd and hampered by faller last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 9l behind Peejaybee (11-10) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Feb.
Starsky (IRE) 11-2 (11-10) Mostly raced in 3rd, went 2nd briefly 9th, ridden and no extra after 2 out, lost modest 3rd towards finish, 4th of 6, 11 1/4l behind Guerlain De Vaux (11-5) at Catterick 3m 1f (4) gs in Jan.
Sirobbie (IRE) 18-1 (11-7) In touch, steadily lost ground from 5th, in rear 7th, hard ridden before 4 out, kept on under pressure from 3 out but never a factor, 4th of 11, 22 1/2l behind Guillemot (10-5) at Ascot 3m hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Del Duque (IRE) 22-1 (11-12) Off the pace in last pair, closer 2 out, 5th and one pace run-in, 5th of 10, 10 3/4l behind Legal Rights (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Last Royal 8-13fav (11-0) Jumped right, made all, well clear 2 out, easily, won at Wincanton 2m 5f (4) sft in Mar beating Makin'yourmindup (11-0) by dist, 9 ran.