towards rear, behind 12th, pulled up before 2 out
chased leaders, not fluent 13th, weakened before 2 out
led 2nd, headed 5th, led 8th, headed before 11th, weakened before 16th, pulled up before 2 out
held up in mid-division, not fluent 2nd, mistake 10th, headway 13th, not fluent and lost place 17th, rallied 3 out, 3rd and no impression on winner from 2 out
chased leaders, went 2nd before 13th, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
led until 2nd, led 5th, headed 8th, led before 11th, mistake 4 out, clear flat, stayed on gamely
started slowly, behind, not fluent 4th, went 5th before 2 out, no impression
mid-division, headway 10th, mistake 14th, pressing winner 4 out, held from after 2 out
towards rear, headway 8th, pecked and lost place 16th, soon weakened, pulled up after 3 out
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, lost place before not fluent 4th, headway before 16th, outpaced 18th, rallied 3 out, weakened before 2 out
Prime Venture is 3lb lower than his last winning mark but is in the veteran stage now. Samuel Jackson isn’t getting any younger either but has placed at Bangor and Exeter this season and stays this longer trip. VOLCANO (NAP) won this last year and is a real course specialist. He’s also a dour stayer and has been running well enough to suggest a repeat is on the cards. Daranova is having a first run since June last year on going that will be much softer than ideal but there are possibilities about Destiny Is All, even though his three victories to date have all come north of the border. Hold That Taught is preferred to Wild Romance of the remainder.
Prime Venture (IRE) 11-1 (11-1) Off the pace towards rear, never threatened, 9th of 18, 14l behind Wishing And Hoping (11-10) at Sandown 3m hcp (2) sft in Jan.
Hold That Taught 15-2 (11-11) Always in rear, well behind from 13th, 9th of 12, 27 1/2l behind Only The Bold (11-11) at Hereford 3m 1f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Gats And Co 8-1 (11-8) Jumped left at times, soon led, headed 4 out, mistake when weakening next, 7th of 11, 21 1/2l behind Masters Legacy (12-0) at Exeter 3m hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Wild Romance (IRE) 5-1 (11-9) Mid-division, pushed along from 6 out and dropped towards rear, tailed off, last of 6, 27 1/2l behind Fairfield Ferrata (11-1) at Uttoxeter 2m 5f hcp (3) gs in Jan.
Samuel Jackson 40-1 (12-0) Led until 1st, chased leader, led 6th, ridden and headed 2 out, lost 2nd after 2 out, no impression in 3rd, 3rd of 11, 16 1/4l behind Farmer's Gamble (11-5) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Volcano (FR) 3-1 (10-13) Chased leader until 7th, mistake next, not fluent 13th, lost place next, rallied last, no impression on winner, 4th of 6, 2 3/4l behind Seigneur Des As (10-2) at Ludlow 3m hcp (3) gd in Feb.
Eclair De Guye (FR) 17-2 (11-12) Slowly into stride, always in rear, pulled up after mistake 2 out, at Bangor-on-Dee 3m 6f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Destiny Is All (IRE) 11-1 (10-8) In rear, pushed along 9th, ridden and headway 2out, joined winner flat, no extra close home, 2nd of 11, hd behind Tile Tapper (11-10) at Carlisle 3m hcp (3) gs in Feb.
Daranova (IRE) 7-4fav (11-9) Close up, tracked leaders 4 out, ridden next, chased winner approaching last, kept on, 2nd of 7, 7 1/2l behind Premier D'troice (11-9) at Uttoxeter 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Jaytee 10-3 (11-7) In touch towards rear, closed 4 out, ridden next, kept on same pace, 4th of 6, 11 1/2l behind African Dance (12-1) at Market Rasen 3m hcp (4) gs in Feb.
