held up in rear, steady headway approaching 7th, blundered and unseated rider next
led, raced wide, reminders after 6th, fell 8th
tracked leader, left in lead 8th, clear from 4 out, driven out
mid-division, headway approaching 7th, slightly hampered 8th, one pace from 4 out
always behind
held up, headway 9th, one pace from 4 out
in touch, chased winner from 9th, one pace and no impression from 4 out
tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, reminders approaching 7th, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 10th
tracked leaders, weakened approaching 10th, tailed off when blundered and unseated rider 3 out
always behind
Jodante has been in fine form of late and is taken to complete a quick hat trick at the main expense of Rookery Lad and Lord of The Hill. The selection has a 3lb penalty to carry for his latest success at Worcester on Wednesday evening and that should not be enough to prevent Richard Guest's gelding from following up on ground conditions that clearly suit. Owen Brennan's Extra Cache has dropped to a very favourable mark but has not won for a long time and is hard to recommend on recent evidence. Per Amore is another that the handicapper has given a chance to but he also needs to improve and a bigger threat may come from Rookery Lad. The eight-year-old has been running well in defeat of late but may prefer a softer surface to be at his best, while Lord of The Hill has claims on his best but is inconsistent. That is not a problem for Jodante though who only needs to reproduce recent form to win this.
Jodante (IRE) 7-2fav (11-8) Held up, behind, headway 8th, challenged going well from 4 out, ridden to lead close home, won at Worcester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gf beating Classic Rock (10-9) by a nk, 9 ran.
Lord of The Hill (IRE) 33-1 (10-11) Led, hit 2nd, headed and weakened 3 out, 7th of 9, 43l behind Picot de Say (10-2) at Huntingdon 2m ldy hcp hdl (4) gd in Mar.
Rookery Lad 11-2 (9-13) Chased leader, led 2nd to 4th, led again 6th, hung right and headed approaching last, no extra flat, 2nd of 9, 6l behind Mokum (10-0) at Towcester 2m 3f nov hcp chs 0-120 (3) gs.
Per Amore (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Mid-division, reminder 5th, ridden and headway 4 out, kept on under pressure from 2 out, no impression on leaders, 3rd of 11, 10l behind Drumossie (10-6) at Sedgefield 2m sll hcp chs 0-100 (4) gf.
Classic Lash (IRE) 22-1 (9-13) Always towards rear, 5th of 11, 29l behind Dead Mans Dante (11-10) at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf.
Gaucho 28-1 (10-9) Always towards rear, 6th of 9, well behind Persian Point (10-13) at Catterick 2m mdn chs (4) gs in Mar.
Extra Cache (NZ) 7-1 (10-0) Always behind, weakened approaching 9th, tailed off when pulled up 4 out in race won by King's Bounty (11-7) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Feb, 13 ran.
Barneys Reflection 33-1 (10-2) Always behind and pulled up at the 11th in race won by Middleway (9-12) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gf, 14 ran.
