held up, not fluent 3rd, close up behind leaders when not fluent 3 out, led approaching last, clear flat, ran on
held up in 4th, not fluent 6th, outpaced after 3 out, rallied approaching 2 out, soon no impression
chased leader, led approaching 2 out, hung left and headed before last, no extra
led until approaching 6th, weakened after 3 out
tracked leaders, not fluent and went 2nd 3rd, led before 6th, headed approaching 2 out, 4th and weakening when fell last
Andrew Thornton got a tune out of the recalcitrant Forest Rhythm at Fontwell last month and the weighing room veteran is back in the saddle today. But the eight-year-old rarely runs two races alike and it's hard to see him conceding 22lb to the four-year-old DRAWN FREE. Colin Tizzard's novice had the more exposed Marie Deja La behind when scoring easily over C&D two weeks ago and should have plenty more to offer. Action Impact hasn't matched last season's efforts so far this term and Wheres Johnny races for the first time since last March, though tends to run his best races here.
Action Impact (ARG) 17-2 (11-0) Mid-division, chased leaders 3 out, effort next, soon ridden and no impression, 5th of 11, 21l behind Grams And Ounces (10-0) at Leicester 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Dec.
Forest Rhythm (IRE) 20-1 (11-3) Raced wide, in touch, went 2nd after 3 out, led before next, kept on, driven out flat, won at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Dec beating Festival Dreams (10-10) by 2 3/4l, 11 ran.
Wheres Johnny 25-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, ridden 7th, lost place after 10th, 7th of 10, 49l behind Madame Jasmine (11-1) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Mar.
Marie Deja La (FR) 20-1 (11-6) Chased leaders, went 2nd 5th, ridden before 4 out, lost 2nd 3 out, lost 3rd and weakened from next, 4th of 8, 11l behind Drawn Free (9-12) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Dec.
Drawn Free (IRE) 17-2 (9-12) Held up in touch in 6th, steady headway to 3rd approaching 4 out, hit 4 out, went 2nd 3 out, led going best 2 out, stayed on well and in command before last, won at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Dec beating Missionaire (11-4) by 3 1/2l, 8 ran.