tracked leaders, mistake 7th, ridden 2 out, mistake last, no extra flat
held up, headway 7th, mistake 2 out, soon weakened
prominent, early, soon in touch, mistake 8th, blundered 10th, weakening when mistake next, tailed off
chased winner, mistake 2nd, weakened 4 out, tailed off
made all, driven clear approaching last, stayed on well
midfield, headway 4th, lost place 12th, rallied 2 out, never on terms
tracked leader, lost place 7th, rallied 13th, chased winner after 2 out, kept on under pressure
Nonrunner
The application of both blinkers and a tongue-tie did the trick for Champagne Rian at Doncaster last time. He popped-up at 20/1 but has been raised 9lb for his trouble while Midnight Lira is upped in class off a higher mark after scoring at Taunton. BILLY TWYFORD would have finished a lot closer to the winner at Fakenham with a more fluent display of jumping. But that was only his second start over fences and he looks to have every chance in this with further progress expected. Call Me Vic went close at Wincanton in between a couple of distinctly modest efforts while Bincombe has failed to complete either side of a win at Aintree at the end of last year.
Call Me Vic (IRE) 6-1 (11-3) Chased leader until after 11th, chased leaders, pushed along before 4 out, one pace and no impression when lost 3rd 2 out, no extra in 5th when mistake last, 5th of 11, 16l behind Tony Star (11-7) at Ludlow 3m nov ltd hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Jan.
Bincombe 8-1 (10-9) Held up, not fluent 6th, mistake 8th, jumped slowly 10th, soon in rear and pulled up, in a race won by Saint Raph (10-2) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-140 (3) hvy in Jan, 11 ran.
Billy Twyford (IRE) 3-1 (11-7) Held up, hampered and left 3rd first, mistake next, hit 4 out, ridden to chase clear winner 3 out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 5, 13l behind Full Ov Beans (9-12) at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Dec.
Champagne Rian (IRE) 20-1 (11-4) With leaders on inside, led narrowly 8th to 13th, led again briefly before 4 out, ridden to regain narrow lead 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on when strongly challenged flat, held on, won at Doncaster 3m hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Jan beating American Legend (11-3) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Dont Do Mondays (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Led until approaching 4th, chased leading pair until after 7th, chased leaders, weakened before 5 out, 4th of 6, 33l behind Financial Climate (11-5) at Chepstow 3m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Feb.
King Massini (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Mid-division, weakened 16th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Bob Ford (11-2) at Ffos Las 3m 4f hcp chs (2) hvy in Jan, 10 ran.
Midnight Lira 13-2 (11-4) Ran in snatches, chased leaders, not fluent and dropped to last pair 7th, soon pushed along, rallied 9th, 3rd before 3 out, led before 2 out, 1 length ahead when not fluent last, kept on well when encouraged by loose horse in closing stages, won at Taunton 2m 3f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Feb beating Lac Sacre (11-10) by 2l, 6 ran.
The Society Man (IRE) 13-2 (10-1) Chased leaders, lost place 5th, rallied 4 out, chased leaders next, stayed on well close home, never a threat, 4th of 7, 7l behind Chestnut Ben (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 2f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Dec.
