Black Centaur had Lugg River behind when second at Hereford in December but was no match for an easy winner. Call Off The Dogs was only third off this mark here last month having won earlier at Fontwell while veteran Crown Hill has gone up 4lb for finishing second at Huntingdon and hasn’t won since 2018. Robsam was improving when last seen but hasn’t raced since September, though in-form Richard Johnson keep the partnership intact. JUNGLE PROSE takes a big step up in trip but has been staying on in the latter stages of recent races and may enjoy a fitness advantage over a few of these.
Crown Hill (IRE) 4-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, headway after 7th, went 2nd 2 out, challenging when carried left last, led flat, headed post, 2nd of 9, shd behind The Tin Miner (11-0) at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Lugg River 11-2 (11-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along after 4 out and began to lose ground, weakened, 4th of 8, dist behind Ratfacemcdougall (11-8) at Hereford 3m 2f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Jungle Prose (IRE) 9-1 (10-12) Led 1f, chased leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, kept on into 2nd inside final 100 yards, never going pace of winner, 2nd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Docte Dina (10-12) at Lingfield 2m (5) pol in Feb.
Black Centaur (IRE) 7-2cfav (11-0) Mid-division, drifted towards rear before 4 out and ridden along briefly, headway and went in pursuit of clear leader 3 out, tried to challenge after 2 out but winner went away again, kept on, 2nd of 8, 3l behind Ratfacemcdougall (11-8) at Hereford 3m 2f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Tzar De L'Elfe (FR) 18-1 (10-13) Just worse than midfield, dropped to rear before 10th, mistake 12th, ridden and weakened 4 out, 8th of 10, dist behind Mine's A Pint (11-11) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Call Off The Dogs (IRE) 10-3 (11-8) Keen in mid-division, good headway chasing leaders after 4 out, went 2nd going well after 3 out, led before 2 out, soon ridden, headed approaching last, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Cristal Spirit (12-0) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Woulduadamandeveit (IRE) 7-2 (10-8) Chased leaders, every chance 3 out, weakened after next, modest 3rd, 3rd of 5, 22 3/4l behind Premier D'troice (11-8) at Fakenham 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Get An Oscar (IRE) 15-2 (11-3) Midfield, jumped right 4th, towards rear 6th, not fluent 9th, ridden and lost touch 5 out, well adrift 4 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Ffos Las 2m 3f hcp (5) hvy in Feb.
Robsam (IRE) 15-2 (11-6) Prominent, led before 7th, ridden and headed approaching last, no impression on winner, kept on, 2nd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Ever So Much (11-11) at Hexham 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Abbey Street (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, steady headway approaching 3 out, went modest 4th and pecked last, 4th of 14, 13l behind One For Dunstan (10-7) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp (4) sft in Jan.
