held up in rear, in touch, tracked leaders 6th, driven to lead 3 out, headed last, raiiled flat, ran on
held up in touch, mistake 2nd, hit 5th, soon under pressure, weakened before 3 out
tracked leader, led approaching 8th, mistake next, headed 10th, rallied to lead again last, headed and no extra close home
led until approaching 8th, soon lost place and pulled up
chased leaders, headway after 5th, ridden to challenge 3 out, kept on under pressure to lead towards finish, ran on
raced keenly tracking leaders, led 10th, headed 3 out, weakened approaching last
Nonrunner
The Boss has scope over fences but was engaged at Newbury yesterday so we'll stick with Nick Williams' GOLDEN DUCK, who may be an 11-year-old but looked to be enjoying himself when winning in effortless fashion at Fontwell after a lay-off and is a worth a chance to show that was no fluke. Sultan Fontenaille has a similar profile having won over 3m here last month after more than two years on the sidelines. The top weight makes more appeal than the luckless Lepido, but former pointer Magic Marmalade should make a better chaser than hurdler.
Sultan Fontenaille (FR) 4-1 (11-9) Behind, good headway from 4 out, led 2 out, stayed on well flat, won at Taunton 2m 7f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Dec beating Ballyegan (11-5) by 1 3/4l, 13 ran.
Lepido (ITY) 6-1 (11-8) Held up in touch, chased leaders 3 out, kept on same pace from next, 3rd of 12, 4 1/2l behind Manshoor (11-3) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs.
Golden Duck (IRE) 9-2 (11-12) Tracked leading trio, 3rd from 9th, going well to lead before 3 out, clear before last, heavily eased towards finish, easily, won at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs in Nov beating Fongoli (10-1) by 8l, 7 ran.
Colonel Arthur (IRE) 8-1 (11-5) Set good gallop, headed approaching 10th, weakening when mistake next, behind when pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Beautiful Vision (11-5) at Sedgefield 2m 4f beg chs (4) gf in Sep '09, 7 ran.
Magic Marmalade (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Led, headed 4th, chased leader until 4 out, ridden in 4th before 3 out, weakened next, 5th of 16, 19l behind Bermuda Boy (11-0) at Exeter 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gs.
Health Is Wealth (IRE) 8-1 (11-9) Held up in touch, mistake 9th, headway next, every chance when blundered badly and unseated rider 4 out, in a race won by Manmoon (11-2) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs, 8 ran.
The Boss (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Raced keenly in touch, went 2nd 3 out until before next, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 17, 13l behind Habbie Simpson (11-5) at Warwick 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.
