held up towards rear, mistake 5th, awkward 7th, lost touch 4 out, tailed off before 2 out, pulled up before last
midfield, headway 7th, close up 9th, pressed leader 3 out, ridden after 2 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before last
jumped left throughout, led, ridden and headed before 4 out, weakened before 2 out
tracked leader, led approaching 4 out, joined last, stayed on flat, headed close home
held up towards rear, steady headway 8th, ridden to chase leaders after 3 out, upsides last, driven to lead flat
midfield, lost place 4 out, ridden and weakened 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before last
prominent, midfield 4th, hampered 6th and dropped towards rear, headway under pressure 4 out, well beaten 2 out, kept on
towards rear, rapid headway on outside to chase leaders 3rd, hampered 6th, ridden after 4 out, faded before 2 out
midfield, towards rear 2nd, pushed along in rear 5th, ridden before 4 out, well adrift 3 out, some headway under pressure 2 out, stayed on from before last
held up in rear, steady headway 4th, lost ground 7th, ridden and lost touch before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
Sir Jack Yeats has disappointed this season and isn’t getting any younger. One Forty Seven is 3-5 around here but was only fourth behind Family Business at Leicester two runs ago, though Richard Hobson’s charge finished last on a return visit to the East Midlands track. Taunton second Esprit De Somoza is possibly best going right-handed and Sussex Ranger’s form has tailed off. OSCAR MONTEL goes well fresh and Brian Hughes is doing the steering again so the top weight should give a good account and is preferred to Corran Cross, who still looks a few pounds too high.
Oscar Montel (IRE) 3-1jfav (11-12) Not fluent 1st towards rear, mistake 14th, stayed on one pace, never on terms, 4th of 7, 15 1/2l behind Generator City (10-10) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
The Cathal Don (IRE) 18-1 (10-7) Held up, pushed along after 9th, pulled up before 12th, at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (2) sft in Jan.
Sir Jack Yeats (IRE) 12-1 (11-11) Led, headed 2nd, tracked leader until ridden 4 out, weakened next, behind when pulled up approaching last, at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Corran Cross (IRE) 4-1 (11-12) Close up, led 7th, disputed lead 10th, headed 12th, pushed along before 3 out, fell 2 out, at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Esprit De Somoza (FR) 8-1 (11-8) Mid-division, closed on inside after 10th, led 4 out, headed narrowly 3 out, led flat, headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Some Detail (11-1) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Family Business (FR) 5-2 (11-0) Held up behind leaders, not fluent 4 out, beaten 2 out, weakened before last, last of 5, 23 3/4l behind Patroclus (11-7) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Feb.
Sussex Ranger (USA) 7-1 (10-3) Led until after 5th, chased leader, every chance 3 out, soon lost 2nd, hung left and weakened 2 out, 7th of 8, 27 1/4l behind The Brimming Water (10-9) at Newbury 3m hcp (2) gs in Feb.
One Forty Seven (IRE) 33-1 (11-12) In rear, pushed along after 14th, held when badly hampered by rival pulling up and carried out before 4 out, at Bangor-on-Dee 3m 6f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Al Roc (FR) 50-1 (11-12) Towards rear, driven 15th, 12th and well behind 5 out, 8th of 17, dist behind Dr Kananga (11-5) at Chepstow 3m 2f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Fly Smart (FR) 12-1 (11-2) Midfield, lost ground quickly before 7th, pulled up before 8th, at Wetherby 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
