prominent, not fluent 2nd, jumped left 4th, ridden after 6th, led after 3 out, headed last, no extra flat
in touch, ridden, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off
with leader, led 3rd to 4th, led 5th, not fluent 3 out, soon headed, weakened 2 out
held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, went 2nd going well before 2 out, led last, ridden, headed flat, regained lead final 75 yards, headed post
led, raced keenly, headed 3rd, led, hit 4th, not fluent 5th, headed, not fluent 6th, every chance 3 out, weakened 2 out
chased leaders, weakened approaching 3 out
held up in rear, not fluent 6th, headway approaching 3 out, went left, led flat, headed final 75 yards, stayed on under pressure to regain lead post
in rear, reminders, lost touch from 5th, tailed off
Nonrunner
Satindra won well enough in a similar contest at Towcester on Sunday but this is tougher now under a penalty for that success so he may be best watched in a race that is taken to go to FLORENTINO, who gets the vote with Mad Professor rated the pick of the remainder. The selection, successful in a novice hurdle at Kelso in January, has struggled in recent starts but the drop into this grade on this surface may help Chris Thornton's filly return to winning ways. Mean Machine has been well held in outings on the flat of late and would probably want faster ground so looks best watched, while Jamie Snowden's Crispian has given no sign of encouragement in two previous starts over hurdles. Mad Professor is a consistent performer in this grade but continues to find at least one too good and that may be the case again here with Florentino taken to beat him and the rest of the opposition.
Satindra (IRE) 9-2 (11-6) Tracked leaders, ridden 2 out, led last, kept on, won at Towcester 2m nov sll hdl (5) sft beating Rockjumper (10-2) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Crispian (IRE) 66-1 (10-5) Prominent, led 3rd until after 3 out, soon beaten, 5th of 8, 34l behind Rawaabet (10-10) at Fontwell 2m 2f clm hdl (5) gs.
Florentino 7-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out, 7th of 11, 33l behind Spare Me (10-13) at Market Rasen 2m 3f clm hdl (5) sft.
Mad Professor (IRE) 15-2 (10-12) In touch, ridden after 3 out, led approaching next, 5 lengths clear last, no extra when headed towards finish, 3rd of 8, 1l behind Rawaabet (10-10) at Fontwell 2m 2f clm hdl (5) gs.
Mean Machine (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Mid-division, headway into moderate 2nd approaching 2 out, ridden to close when mistake last, ran on well run-in, led and rider lost reins final 50yds, won at Galway 2m mdn hdl gf in Sept '07 beating Our Little Cub (11-5) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Nabir (FR) 10-1 (10-13) Led, headed 4th, hit 5th, weakened next, 11th of 15, well behind Goldan Jess (11-11) at Sedgefield 2m 1f cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in May.
Sandy's Legend (USA) 33-1 (11-3) Mid-division, headway after 5th, ridden and weakening when mistake 2 out, 8th of 10, 28l behind Ring Bo Ree (10-8) at Hereford 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd.
Runon The Hill (IRE) 100-1 (10-6) Held up, ridden over 5f out, always in rear, tailed off, 9th of 13, 45l behind Abey M'Boy (11-4) at Hereford 2m 1f nhf (6) gs.
Eastern Dagger 66-1 (10-0) Mistake and unseated rider at the 2nd in race won by Sexy Rexy (11-11) at Warwick 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) sft, 16 ran.
