led, slight peck 8th, joined 3 out, headed before next, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
close 3rd on inside, went 2nd 12th, challenged out wide 3 out, led before next, clear when went right last, stayed on strongly
chased leader, reached for 3rd, lost 2nd at 12th, ridden and outpaced home turn, soon weakened
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Imperial Bede (FR) 13-2 (11-6) Held up in mid-division, not much room 6th, blundered 12th, headway 3 out, 4th and no impression flat, 4th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Jet Plane (11-7) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Clonakilty (IRE) 10-11fav (12-0) Tracked leader until 3rd, tracked leaders, hampered 3 out, chased winner next, soon ridden, weakened flat, 2nd of 4, 28l behind William Cody (11-6) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Noche Negra (SPA) 11-8fav (12-0) Prominent, led 4 out, joined next, ridden and headed approaching last, no extra, 3rd of 4, 11l behind Royal Mer (11-10) at Leicester 2m hcp (5) sft in Mar.
Glencassley (IRE) 9-2 (11-3) Made all, ridden approaching last, ran on, won at Hereford 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Mar beating Harjo (11-7) by 2 1/2l, 4 ran.
Eyed 8-1 (11-8) Prominent, driven to press leader 2 out where good jump, awkward jump last, kept on same pace, held by winner, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Pearly Island (12-0) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Mar.