held up mid-division, weakened before 5 out, tailed off, puled up
in rear, pushed along before 5 out, soon weakened, tailed off, pulled up
towards rear, headway before 5 out, weakened before 4 out, pulled up
prominent, weakened from 4 out, pulled up
in touch, blundered 4 out, in 3rd before 2 out, no impression
tracked leaders, went 2nd before 3 out, led before 2 out, kept on well
with leader, weakened from 3 out
led, ridden and headed before 2 out, plugged on and no chance with winner
NonRunner
This won’t take much winning and Western Morning could be worth a market check sporting cheekpieces as he was taking on better company on his handicap debut. The drop in trip is a worry for ROYAL ESCAPE as he’s stoutly bred but he showed enough in the autumn to suggest he could figure in a race like this. Royal Beekeeper has only won a seller and a claimer so far but this isn’t much better. Spader showed promise last spring but has been tailed off in two starts since returning from a lay-off.
Royal Beekeeper 12-1 (11-4) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, struggling 6f out, weakened 5f out, tailed off, 4th of 6, dist behind Max Liebermann (10-10) at Southwell 2m (4) pol in Mar.
Spader (IRE) 33-1 (10-13) Held up in last pair, not fluent 5th, well beaten 3 out, last of 10, dist behind Birch Hill (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Oologist 14-1 (11-2) Led after 1st, jumped right next, headed before 3rd, weakened after 2 out, 8th of 11, 25l behind All Is Good (11-7) at Hereford 2m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Get Wishing (IRE) 16-1 (11-10) Led until before 5th, not fluent 6th, led after next until before 3 out, weakening when mistake 2 out, 4th of 10, dist behind Calipso Collonges (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
Western Morning (IRE) 33-1 (10-10) Always towards rear, 9th of 12, 14 1/4l behind Joke Dancer (11-12) at Haydock 2m hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Chief Brody 12-1 (10-11) Mid-division, weakened before 3 out, tailed off, pulled up after 2 out, at Hereford 2m hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
Newquay Cards (IRE) 200-1 (11-2) Led, jumped slowly 1st, headed after 2nd, not fluent 3rd, lost place before 2 out, 12th of 14, dist behind The Russian Doyen (11-8) at Taunton 2m (4) sft in Feb.
Blue April (FR) 7-2 (11-3) Raced on inside, chased leaders, weakened quickly 5th, tailed off next, 9th of 11, dist behind Argyle (12-2) at Plumpton 2m hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Royal Escape (IRE) 5-1 (10-12) Held up mid-division, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last, 4th of 9, 16 1/2l behind Barton Knoll (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 4f (4) gd in Oct.
