prominent, pushed along and outpaced home turn, behind last
chased leader out wide, pushed along and outpaced home turn, pulled up before last
held up, rapid headway to challenge 2 out, soon led, clear last, ran on flat, held on well
in rear, not fluent 7th, niggled along from 8th, outpaced 2 out, kept on well from last, never on terms
mid-division on inside, blundered 3 out, soon pushed along and outpaced, plugged on for fourth
led, increased tempo home turn, ridden and hard pressed 2 out when not fluent, soon headed, rallied flat, not reach winner
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FLIC OU VOYOU is a strong traveller but had to be ridden right out by Bryony Frost to score at Wincanton last time, though the first two finished well clear of the remainder. His yard landed this 12 months ago and he can defy a 2lb rise in the ratings. Jacamar and Captain Tom Cat were both well beaten at Kempton last month while War Lord is proving hard to catch right but Black Gerry is now 4-9 over fences having beaten a nice prospect at Ascot eight days ago, though does have a penalty to carry. Jemima P and the novice Lord Baddesley look to have a bit to find at the weights.
War Lord (GER) 25-1 (11-1) Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced 8th, tailed off 12th, soon pulled up, at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Flic Ou Voyou (FR) 9-4fav (12-0) Held up, closed 4th, challenged next, led 10th, headed 11th, led after 4 out, shaken up and headed 3 out, led again 2 out, driven flat, all out, won at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Feb beating Balko Saint (10-6) by nk, 5 ran.
Black Gerry (IRE) 9-1 (11-3) Patiently ridden in rear, headway between horses travelling well before 2 out, went 2nd before the last, led last, stayed on strongly to go clear run-in, won at Ascot 2m 1f hcp (2) gs in Apr beating Frere D'armes (11-7) by 5l, 9 ran.
Lord Baddesley (IRE) 5-2fav (10-2) Chased leader until 11th, chased leaders, lost place and outpaced 5 out, no chance after, 6th of 7, 30 1/4l behind The Big Bite (10-5) at Newbury 2m 4f hcp (1) gd in Mar.
Jacamar (GER) 12-1 (10-10) Towards rear, ridden 4 out, never on terms, 5th of 10, 23l behind Complete Unknown (11-6) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Mar.
Captain Tom Cat (IRE) 16-1 (10-11) Led, headed 8th, tracked leaders, ridden when hit 3 out, weakened next, 6th of 10, 34l behind Complete Unknown (11-6) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Mar.
Jemima P (IRE) 18-1 (11-2) In rear, in touch, pushed along in 4th 12th, ridden 3 out and tailed off, last of 5, dist behind Zambella (11-6) at Doncaster 2m 5f lst (1) gd in Dec.
