raced keenly, made all, blundered and joined 3 out, asserting when not fluent 2 out, kept on strongly, eased close home
held up last but in touch went 4th at 5th, pushed along after 3 out, driven along before 2 out, soon outpaced
raced keenly, tracked leading pair, went 2nd before 5th until before next, stayed in 3rd place, pushed along and one pace before 2 out, pressing for 2nd near finish but no chance with winner
tracked leading trio,. 3rd before 5th, 2nd before next, ridden before 2 out, soon no impression, kept on for 2nd
chased winner until before 5th, soon struggling in rear, ridden and weakened next
Marju's Quest completed a hat-trick in late summer before well beaten at Newton Abbot where he looked as though he'd had enough after four quick runs. Those victories were on good going so if the ground dries out further he'll be difficult to beat. Winning Spark won over 2m3f here before a good run over this trip on a return visit. He didn't stay when tackling further at Newbury last time and this is much more like it. CAPPIELOW PARK had no problems with heavy ground at Plumpton last month but he's won on good going at the same track and can follow up while in such good form. Snowell is better over fences and softer ground while Shot In The Dark followed a victory over slightly further on this track in November with a poor run here a month later.
Marju's Quest (IRE) 4-1 (11-12) Prominent, led after 3 out, headed before 2 out, soon beaten, jumped right and well held at 2 out, 3rd of 7, 23l behind Laser Blazer (11-9) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Sep.
Winning Spark (USA) 8-1 (11-1) Mid-division on outside, chased leaders after 4 out to before next, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off, 10th of 15, well behind Leave It Be (11-2) at Newbury 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Feb.
Cappielow Park 12-1 (11-0) Held up off the pace, closed from 4th, not clear run approaching 2 out or between last 2, switched right last, soon led, stayed on well, won at Wincanton 2m (3) hvy in Feb beating Spice Fair (10-11) by 2l, 6 ran.
Snowell (IRE) 22-1 (10-13) Mid-division in touch, chased leaders 6th, weakened 4 out, tailed off, 6th of 8, well behind Rascal (11-12) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Feb.
Shot In The Dark (IRE) 11-1 (9-9) Chased leader until ridden bypassing omitted 6th, pushed along after bypassing omitted 3 out, weakened soon after, tailed off, 11th of 14, 31l behind After Eight Sivola (11-3) at Taunton 2m 3f con hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Dec.
