raced wide, led and went clear after 1st, reduced lead home turn, headed 2 out, rallied as leader idled last, weakened run-in
held up in last pair, slightly hampered by faller 3rd, modest 5th after 4 out, pushed along and struggling before 3 out, weakened soon after, tailed off
held up off the pace in 3rd, went 2nd 4 out, closer home turn, led going well 2 out, idled soon after, headed run-in, no chance with winner, lost 2nd close home
tracked leader who went clear after 1st, lost 2nd 4 out, handy 3rd, mistake last, pushed along to lead run-in, soon clear
held up in 5th on inside, ridden and outpaced after 2 out, kept on same pace run-in
held up in 6th, fell 3rd
wore hood to post, raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, pushed along before 3 out, plugged on into 2nd close home, no chance with winner
held up off the pace in last pair, badly hampered by faller 3rd, outpaced and struggling in rear after 4 out, tailed off
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Thibault is back in the right grade and on a winning mark. Denable was in good form in the autumn and will have needed his comeback run but is best on quicker surfaces. ARQOOB had to work hard to land the odds at Huntingdon but has had only three runs over hurdles so may have more to offer and he was just behind Russian Ruler, now 6lb worse off, when that one fell at the last here last month. Postmark is also unexposed and Mothill could figure if fully wound-up while Dr T J Eckleburg’s stable is in cracking form.
Totterdown 18-1 (11-13) Led until before 2 out, weakened before last, 5th of 12, 21 1/2l behind Zambezi Fix (11-9) at Chepstow 2m hcp (3) gs in Feb.
Thibault 16-1 (10-9) Towards rear, pushed along home turn, no real progress, 9th of 12, 15 1/2l behind Irish Hill (10-13) at Ascot 2m 3f hcp (2) gs in Feb.
Dr T J Eckleburg (IRE) 12-1 (10-7) Close 3rd on inside, tracked leader after 2nd, led before 2 out, mistake and headed last, weakened and lost two places towards finish, 4th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Hardy Du Seuil (10-10) at Sandown 2m hcp (2) sft in Jan.
Russian Ruler (IRE) 5-2 (11-2) Tracked leader, led before 2nd, 3 lengths ahead 3 out, headed last, fell on landing soon after, at Newbury 2m (3) gd in Feb.
Mothill (IRE) 6-1 (12-0) Held up in 5th, headway tracking leaders before 2 out, led 2 out, ridden and headed between last two, weakened approaching last, 5th of 8, 9 1/2l behind Hugos New Horse (12-0) at Sandown 2m hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Poncho (FR) 11-4jfav (11-9) Raced keenly, held up in 5th on inside, headway disputing 3rd after 4 out, outright 3rd 3 out until weakened before next, 6th of 7, 28 1/4l behind Matata (12-0) at Newbury 2m hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Arqoob (IRE) 4-9fav (11-5) Handy, led narrowly before 2 out, pushed along and ridden briefly run-in, always doing enough, won at Huntingdon 2m (4) gd in Mar beating Ace Rothstein (11-5) by nk, 7 ran.
Denable 8-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, weakened quickly home turn, tailed off, 4th of 6, dist behind Rewired (11-13) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Puffin Bay 7-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, outpaced 3 out, weakened 2 out, last of 5, 22l behind Latino Fling (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Postmark 16-1 (10-7) Held up in last pair, pushed along and weakened turning in, no chance when went left and hit last, 6th of 7, 18 3/4l behind Rubaud (11-5) at Kempton 2m (1) gd in Feb.
