tracked leaders, left in 2nd after 10th, pushed along after 3 out, ridden and 3 lengths down when fell last
disputed lead, headed after 7th, not fluent 10th and dropped to rear, pulled up before next
disputed lead, led after 7th, 3 lengths ahead when left in clear lead last, coasted home
held up in touch, pushed along after 12th, never on terms thereafter, left in remote 2nd last
ROUGE VIF won off a 7lb higher mark when last running in a handicap and will appreciate this big drop in class. He is preferred to stable companion Eritage, who has won over track and trip but has had a break. Falco Blitz has become hard to predict but is only a pound higher than when successful at Kempton in January and Goa Lil is better than he showed at Fontwell last month.
Rouge Vif (FR) 14-1 (11-7) Led until mistake and headed 4th, lost 2nd 6th, chased leading pair, pushed along after 4 out, weakened before next, tailed off, 4th of 5, dist behind Greaneteen (11-7) at Sandown 2m (1) gd in Apr.
Falco Blitz (IRE) 12-1 (11-3) In rear, pulled up after 5 out, at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (2) gd in Mar.
Eritage (FR) 2-1 (11-12) Raced awkwardly and keen, kept wide tracking winner, reminder after 3 out, lost 2nd before next, weakened and eased when no chance, last of 3, 32 3/4l behind Prince Escalus (11-1) at Hereford 2m hcp (3) gd in Jan.
Goa Lil (FR) 11-8fav (11-12) Led until narrowly headed 10th, jumped slowly and lost place next, soon outpaced in rear, went right 2 out, went remote 3rd before the last, 3rd of 4, 18 1/2l behind Legends Ryde (11-4) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
