led, bumped and headed on bend after 4 out, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up
tracked leader, every chance 3 out, kept on and held from last
tracked leaders in 3rd, squeezed through on rivals inner to lead on bend after 4 out, pressed 3 out, kept on well from last
in rear when fell 1st
An intriguing little heat with the return to action of Gino Trail who ran a fine race behind Garde La Victoire and Doctor Harper on his chasing debut last time. Clearly the one to beat on such evidence, there might just be a question mark about taking the form too literally in what was a tactical small-field affair. The Brock Again hasn't done too badly on his three starts since joining Paul Nicholls and should be competitive off this mark on his chasing debut. PRESSURIZE hasn't the scope of the aforementioned pair but the 10-y-o is exceptionally lightly-raced for one of his age, did well when ploughing through Taunton mud to score last time and may just follow-up off a feasible mark, especially when the 5lb claim of Charlie Deutsch is taken into the equation.
Gino Trail (IRE) 18-1 (11-0) Led, not always fluent, headed 3 out, no impression on winner when mistake last, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 4, 5 1/4l behind Garde La Victoire (11-10) at Ludlow 2m (3) hvy in Jan.
The Brock Again 7-2 (11-0) Held up mid-division, headway before 2 out, weakened before last, 6th of 10, 15 1/2l behind Winning Spark (10-6) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
Pressurize (IRE) 14-1 (10-3) Chased leaders, not much room 3rd, 2nd when mistake 7th, led 2 out, mistake last, stayed on well, won at Taunton 2m hcp (3) hvy in Jan beating Sandy Beach (10-9) by 3l, 6 ran.
Richardofdoccombe (IRE) 25-1 (10-3) Tracked leader, awkward 3rd, not fluent 6th, lost place 8th, well beaten 4 out, soon pulled up, at Taunton 2m hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
