A confirmed mudlark, MARSH WREN beat Game On For Glory and Moviddy over track and trip on her chasing debut last month. She boasts a terrific strike-rate and is well worth a try in this higher grade while conditions remain in her favour. Arclight is only a four-year-old so gets a weight-for-allowance and she’s taken well to fences. However, she’s not tackled going this testing before though did have Endless Escape well behind in this grade at Exeter. Somespring Special was pulled up on her chasing bow at Wincanton.
Endless Escape (IRE) 9-1 (11-2) Chased leaders early, lost place and towards rear at 4th, rallied chasing leaders again after 5 out, ridden before 3 out, weakened into 4th 2 out, dropped to 5th after the last, 5th of 9, 17 3/4l behind Arclight (10-8) at Exeter 2m 1f lst (1) gs in Nov.
Game On For Glory (IRE) 8-1 (11-13) Tracked leaders on inside, hit 10th, mistake 12th, outpaced 4 out, rallied out wide 2 out, challenged and every chance last, ridden and not pace of winner run-in, went 2nd final 100 yards, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Marsh Wren (12-2) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Marsh Wren 12-1 (12-2) Tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd 7th, led after 3 out, strongly pressed last, stayed on gamely run-in, idled towards finish, won at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Nov beating Game On For Glory (11-13) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Moviddy (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Raced keenly tracking leader, led before 6th until before 11th, chased leaders, hit 4 out and outpaced, 4th and plenty to do 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on gamely and went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Marsh Wren (12-2) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Somespring Special (IRE) 11-4 (11-9) Led, ridden and headed 13th, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out, at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Arclight 13-2 (10-8) Pressed leader, led 7th, headed turning in, led again before 4 out, hit 2 out, 4 lengths ahead last, stayed on strongly run-in, won at Exeter 2m 1f lst (1) gs in Nov beating Mayhem Mya (11-2) by 4l, 9 ran.
