raced wide, tracked leaders, blundered 5 out, ridden 3 out, chased winner at last, kept on one pace
raced on inner, made all, ridden 2 out, ran on
raced wide tracked winner, every chance 4 out, ridden 2 out, blundered and lost 2nd at last, kept on one pace
close up in 4th, hit 8th, ridden and weakened 3 out, eased
Kakamora was beaten almost 10 lengths by the progressive KARL PHILIPPE at Ludlow and will struggle to reverse that form, despite better terms. Fergal O’Brien’s seven-year-old can complete his hat-trick as Bangor and Hereford winner Yggdrasil would have preferred a softer surface and is upped in grade.
Karl Philippe (FR) 5-6fav (11-8) Held up in last, made plenty of mistakes, headway 11th, went 2nd next, challenged 4 out, led last, rider lost right iron flat, stayed on, won at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Mar beating Quoi De Neuf (11-7) by 2 1/4l, 4 ran.
Yggdrasil (FR) 2-1fav (11-7) Chased leader, ridden 4 out, not fluent 2 out, soon challenging, not fluent last, led flat, stayed on, won at Hereford 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Feb beating Court Royale (10-13) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Kakamora 9-4 (11-0) Prominent until 2nd, chased leaders, went 2nd 10th until mistake 12th, outpaced from next, no impression before 4 out, mistake 2 out, 3rd of 4, 9 3/4l behind Karl Philippe (11-8) at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Uncle Henry (IRE) 80-1 (10-11) Held up in rear, closed on outside 2nd, outpaced before 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last, at Doncaster 2m hcp (3) sft in Dec.
