took keen hold, held up tracking leading trio, pushed along before 12th, 3rd before 3 out, mistake and lost 3rd 2 out, soon no extra
tracked leader until 8th, 2nd again 10th until 4 out, weakened before next
tracked leaders in 3rd, 2nd 8th until 10th, 2nd again 4 out, every chance last, chased winner soon after, driven and kept on same pace flat
pecked 1st, held up in 5th, headway int 3rd approaching 2 out, shaken up to challenge approaching last, led soon after last, kept on well flat
led and soon clear, blundered 7th, ridden between last two, hit last and soon headed, kept on same pace in 3rd
Mohi Rahrere would have a real chance at his best off the bottom perch but really seems to have lost his way on recent starts. Venetia Williams has her string rolling along vibrantly and Union Jack D'Ycy has to be of interest after producing a much better effort on his latest outing when runner-up over 3m at Ffos Las. Heathfield, despite an absence, is another to be taken seriously, representing the ultra-shrewd Tony Martin who is not renowned for wasting his raids from Ireland. However, this might just be the day for the consistency and reliability of FREDO to gain its reward. He's pretty much in the grip of the assessor these days but continues to deliver a really solid account and this looks to represent a slightly more straightforward assignment than previous outings.
Union Jack D'ycy (FR) 6-1 (11-10) Held up mid-division, headway before 8 out, led after 5 out, headed 4 out, kept on and no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 14l behind Carloswayback (11-2) at Ffos Las 3m hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Jun.
Fredo (IRE) 6-1 (10-8) Chased leaders, not fluent and lost place 10th, closed before 4 out, one pace in 4th when not fluent last, 4th of 7, 7l behind Foundation Man (11-4) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Oct.
Achimota (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, weakened before 4 out, tailed off 3 out, 7th of 9, 25l behind Allerton (10-1) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Nov '13.
Hollins 33-1 (10-9) Held up in rear, ridden and struggling 8th, well behind when mistakes 10th and 11th, tailed off, 9th of 10, well behind Listen Boy (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Oct.
Heathfield (IRE) 7-2 (11-0) Towards rear, slightly impeded by faller 1st, some headway 5 out, pushed along from 4 out, moderate 9th approaching straight, no impression 2 out, 8th approaching last, kept on run-in, 5th of 14, 9l behind Fennis Moll (9-10) at Killarney 2m 4f hcp chs 0-109 in May.
Mohi Rahrere (IRE) 8-1 (11-8) Held up towards rear, ridden and weakened before 8th, tailed off, 6th of 7, well behind Top Billing (11-8) at Huntingdon 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Oct.
