tracked leaders out wide, weakened over 4f out
raced keenly tracking leaders, ridden and lost touch 7f out, tailed off and pulled up soon after
raced in 4th, outpaced and struggling over 4f out
held up in rear, steady headway out wide tracking leaders over 5f out, went 3rd over 4f out, plugged on into 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
tracked winner, ridden and no response 2f out, well beaten in 2nd, weakened into 3rd towards finish
made all, came clear final 2f, stayed on strongly, unchallenged
ICEMAN DENNIS will be a short price in this as he is almost certain to improve on his second at Newcastle, where he was only beaten a short-head. Ontherouge is out of a bumper winner as is Chase A Fortune, who is another newcomer worth a market check.
Hussard Brun (FR) (10-1) Never better than mid-division, tailed off, last of 11, 12l behind Hoola Hoop (9-11) at La Roche-posay 1m 4f hvy in Jun.
Western Wolf Westerner gelding out of Winnie Wild.
Zwicky 80-1 (11-4) Chased clear leading trio, closed 10f out, weakened over 3f out, 9th of 14, dist behind Chianti Classico (11-4) at Market Rasen 2m 1f mdn (5) sft in Dec.
Chase A Fortune Cannock Chase gelding out of Lucematic.
Iceman Dennis (FR) 5-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well to challenge winner inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 11, shd behind Trolley Boy (10-12) at Newcastle 1m 6f (5) gd in Dec.
Ontherouge Sixties Icon gelding out of Simply Rouge.
Glengeever (IRE) 6-1 (12-2) Ld, 6l adv from 6th, red adv 4out, 2 1/2l ld when mstk & jumped left last, no ex flat, hdd 25 yards out, 2nd of 18, 2l behind Monbeg Lane (12-2) at Tattersalls 3m mdn gs in Nov.
