held up in midfield, ridden and lost touch before 3 out, well beaten 2 out
made all, driven out
midfield, not fluent 4th, dropped towards rear 7th, mistake 11th, eased down and pulled up before 12th
held up towards rear, awkward 2nd, headway before 4 out, chased leader 3 out, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last
refused to race, took no part
midfield, ridden and lost ground after 14th, detached 4 out, tailed off from 3 out
chased leader, not fluent 4th, lost place after 3 out, ridden before 2 out, went 2nd before last, stayed on under pressure flat
held up in rear, mistake 3rd, awkward 4th, headway on outside 4 out, ridden after 3 out, weakened before 2 out
Loch Linnhe carries top weight and hasn’t run since October 2020 while Gameface has been off the track since completing a double at Hexham last May. WELL CLICHE tries a new trip but placed between the flags at the start of his career and is getting 12lb, including jockey allowances, from likely favourite Powerful Position, who may be a Ffos Las specialist.
Loch Linnhe 7-1 (11-11) Mid-division, headway 4th, not fluent 7th, weakened after 2 out, 3rd of 10, 18l behind Mcginty's Dream (10-7) at Hexham 3m hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Powerful Position (IRE) 15-2 (11-2) Chased leaders, blundered 10th, went 2nd 14th, led 3 out, not fluent 2 out, clear flat, stayed on, won at Ffos Las 3m hcp (5) gs in Feb beating Give Us A Swig (11-2) by 3 1/2l, 17 ran.
Gameface (IRE) 5-1 (10-6) Chased leaders, went 2nd from 2 out, challenged last, led flat, stayed on well, clear towards finish, won at Hexham 3m hcp (5) sft in May beating Real Armani (11-1) by 4 3/4l, 8 ran.
Well Cliche (IRE) 7-1 (10-8) Held up in rear, some headway before 2 out, no impression, 7th of 12, 14 1/4l behind Getastar (11-5) at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp (5) gs in Feb.
Maid On Mendip 11-2 (10-0) Always behind, jumped slowly and reminders 10th, outpaced and struggling 13th, tailed off and pulled up before next, at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Supreme Steel (IRE) 14-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, challenged briefly 17th, weakened before 2 out, 4th of 5, dist behind Light Flicker (11-9) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp (5) gd in Jan.
Ballintogher Boy (IRE) 6-1 (10-0) Chased clear leader until before 4th, weakened quickly and behind next, tailed off went badly right 13th, pulled up soon after, at Sedgefield 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Kildrum (IRE) 20-1 (10-0) In rear, not fluent 6th, ridden and headway 2 out, kept on same pace, 5th of 9, 15 1/4l behind Skyhill (10-7) at Carlisle 3m hcp (5) sft in Feb.
