led, headed 10th, led again 5 out, clear 3 out, eased flat
keen tracked winner, led 10th until 5 out, outpaced whe hit 3 out, soon struggling, lost 2nd near finish, (awarded 2nd place )
chased clear leading pair, struggling before halfway, went remote 2nd when lost weight cloth near finish (disqualified)
NonRunner
FAGO has won three times over fences and been placed in decent company. He’d lost his way last season but a spell hunting seems to have revived interest as he bolted up in a point on his first run for Harriet Bryce. Alex Chadwick’s claim should help him overcome the consistent but one-paced Cultram Abbey. The other two look to be competing for place money.
Cultram Abbey 11-8 (11-12) Led, headed before 12th, no extra from last, 3rd of 4, 12l behind Duhallow Tornado (12-0) at Kelso 3m 2f (5) hvy in Apr.
Fago (FR) 4-1jfav (12-5) (h) (tt) hdwy 4; went 2nd 8; led 11; clr 4 out; unchall, won at Overton 2m 4f gs in Mar beating Oscar Vespasian (12-5) by 26l, 14 ran.
Molten Brown 4-1 (12-0) (cp) in tch til wknd 15; pu 2 out, at Friars Haugh 3m sft in Feb.
Auldthunder (IRE) 25-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, close up 8th, not fluent 3 out, soon beaten, 8th of 11, 31 3/4l behind Le Braye (11-7) at Perth 3m hcp (4) sft in Apr.
