chased leader and pushed along at times, hit 4th, ridden and lost 2nd before 3 out, weakened quickly
chased leaders on inside, hit 5th, ridden in 3rd and hung left before 2 out, no impression
led, blundered and headed 3 out, chased winner after, well held and no chance
chased leaders, 2nd going well before 3 out, led 3 out, clear next, kept on strongly, very easily
raced keenly, held up last, closer disputing 5th place at 5th, ridden along in 4th and weakening when fell 2 out
held up in last trio, weakened 5th
held up in last pair, closer disputing 5th place at 5th, left modest 4th 2 out
Siannes Star completed a double on good ground last spring and ran very well in a jumpers' bumper here last month which will have blown the cobwebs away. Thor De Cerisy does best on very testing ground as he showed once again at Wetherby where he just failed to concede 10lb to the winner. OSCARS LEADER went up 8lb for scoring in a first-time visor at Bangor but won even more easily at Sedgefield and is up another 9lb - a hat-trick beckons. The four-year-old Scorched Earth, a winner at Catterick in November, didn't enjoy very testing conditions at Warwick last time while Roar hadn't shown much over timber before landing a jumpers' bumper at Wolverhampton. Keyboard Gangster has won in better company from higher marks but that was two years ago.
Siannes Star (IRE) 9-2 (11-2) Led after 1f, driven when hard pressed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra inside final 100 yards, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Cool Possibility (10-7) at Newcastle 2m (4) Slow in Feb.
Thor De Cerisy (FR) 6-4 (11-8) Tracked leader, led narrowly when not fluent 3 out, ridden and hung left when carried head awkwardly between last 2, continued to hang left and headed flat, no extra near finish, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Diodorus (11-1) at Wetherby 2m (4) hvy in Mar.
Oscars Leader (IRE) 13-8fav (11-7) Made all, ridden before 2 out, kept on strongly from last, won at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (4) hvy in Feb beating Wor Verge (10-10) by 8 1/2l, 7 ran.
Altruism (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Towards rear on outside, headway after 4th, mistake 4 out, lost place before 3 out, 6th of 11, 17 3/4l behind Flinck (10-10) at Haydock 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Keyboard Gangster (IRE) 22-1 (11-1) Raced keenly, soon tracked leaders, ridden and lost place after 5th, behind 3 out, no danger after, 6th of 9, 31 1/2l behind Main Fact (11-0) at Wetherby 2m hcp (3) hvy in Mar.
Scorched Earth (IRE) 9-2 (11-4) Held up, headway when dived at 4th, went 2nd before jumping left last (normal 2 out), no chance with winner flat, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 5, 13 1/2l behind Grand Roi (11-4) at Warwick 2m (4) hvy in Feb.
Roar (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, challenged well inside final furlong, led last stride, won at Wolverhampton 2m 1f (4) pol in Feb beating The Dancing Poet (10-7) by shd, 11 ran.
