prominent approaching 12th, soon behind
held up, headway 7th, led 12th to 14th, ridden and every chance after 3 out, hit 2 out, no extra towards finish
mid-division, headway 8th, outpaced 3 out, rallied last, edged left last, stayed on
chased leaders, led 4th to 7th, led again 9th to approaching 12th, ridden and hit 14th, weakened next
not fluent and never going well, towards rear, ridden and headway 12th, outpaced 3 out, ran on flat
always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 12th
led after 1st to 4th, led again 7th to 9th, outpaced 3 out, ran on flat
held up and hung right, headway 2nd, led 14th, ridden and idle from 2 out, driven out
led, headed after 1st, mistake and lost place 5th, behind when mistake 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 12th
Another tough race to call here for punters with many in with chances on their best form but the principals look to be Trenance, Joe Mchugh, Ironside and Supreme Sir and the nomination is given to Joe Mchugh. The selection was a fair second behind Stravodale Lad last time out. That form looks solid in the context off this race and off what looks a fair mark he looks the value bet in an open affair. Trenance rates the main danger on his latest fourth behind Happy Shopper but he continually is let down by his jumping and at likely odds he looks worth taking on. Ironside is another that could go well on his latest second behind Chabrimal Minster but consistency is not his strong point. Of the remainder, Supreme Sir is sure to run his race but is hard to predict and for the winner we return to Joe Mchugh.
Onyourheadbeit (IRE) 12-1 (11-6) Close up, lost place 4 out, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off, last of 5, well behind Olney Lad (11-6) at Wetherby 2m 7f beg chs (4) hvy in Jan.
Exceptionnel (FR) 16-1 (10-11) Towards rear, hit 6th, headway 9th, mistake next, ridden after 3 out, weakend before next, 4th of 14, 22l behind Ardaghey (11-4) at Towcester 3m beg chs (4) sft in Feb.
Trenance 5-2 (10-12) Tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd 11th, chased winner 4 out, soon driven along, no impression and lost 2nd soon after 2 out and weakened, 4th of 6, 15l behind Happy Shopper (10-9) at Lingfield 3m hcp chs 0-110 (4) hvy in Feb.
Sungates (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Soon in touch, mistake 11th, weakened 16th, 6th of 11, 31l behind Calvic (11-8) at Bangor 3m 6f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gs in Feb.
Ironside (IRE) 4-1 (11-4) Soon prominent, went 2nd 15th, ridden after 3 out, weakened last, 2nd of 8, 15l behind Chabrimal Minster (11-4) at Warwick 3m 2f nov chs (4) sft in Feb.
Capricorn 100-1 (10-10) Always behind, tailed off 5th, 10th of 13, well behind Desert Tommy (11-8) at Exeter 2m 6f amt hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Feb.
Supreme Sir (IRE) 11-2co-fav (10-3) Led, not fluent 5th, headed 15th, ridden and weakened 4 out, 4th of 12, 8l behind Umbrella Man (11-12) at Southwell 3m hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Jan.
Joe Mchugh (IRE) 18-1 (11-0) Held up, headway 8th, hit 13th, went 2nd next, pushed along approaching last, one pace last, 2nd of 7, 12l behind Stavordale Lad (11-0) at Leicester 2m 7f mdn chs (4) gd in Feb.
Luckycharm (FR) 20-1 (10-1) Led to 3rd, led again 4th to 5th, led again 6th, hampered by loose horse approaching 8th, headed next, weakening when brought down 3 out brought down 3 out in race won by Parkinson (9-10) at Leicester 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-90 (5) sft in Feb.
