held up in mid-division, headway 3rd, chased clear leader 14th, ridden 16th, headway from 4 out, led approaching last, hard ridden flat, headed post
prominent, chased leader 7th, ridden 15th, kept on same pace
led, hit 2nd, went clear 10th, ridden 4 out, blundered badly 2 out, soon headed, switched left and rallied flat, ran on gamely to lead post
chased leader early, lost place 8th, soon no chance
held up last, mistake 14th, went 4th 15th, kept on one pace
held up in mid-division, lost place halfway, soon tailed off
The Bandit gets the call here ahead of Le Jaguar and Even More. The Bandit stays well and is just three pounds above his winning mark from last April, that success coming after a run just relatively a few days beforehand. Well, connections have repeated the pattern for this season and the 10-year-old, who stays well, ought to go well. In addition, he races in first-time cheekpieces today. Even More is a course winner who has a career-high mark to defy today but he has been running pretty well and can give you a run for your money, while Le Jaguar is just three pounds above a winning mark and, having run pretty well from around today's mark of late, could bag some money. With He's The Biz and, in particular, Walter's Destiny, racing from out of the weights, It Takes Time , who is not as good as he was but is at least dropping in the weights, looks best of the rest but, for the selection, we will stick with The Bandit.
It Takes Time (IRE) 25-1 (11-6) Never reached beyond mid-division, 10th of 24, 33l behind Cloudy Lane (10-11) at Cheltenham 3m amt hcp chs 0-140 (2) gs in Mar.
Le Jaguar (FR) 10-1 (10-11) In touch, pecked 1st, headway 14th, ridden 16th, weakened 4 out, 3rd of 11, 21l behind Maletton (11-3) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Jan.
The Bandit (IRE) 40-1 (11-6) Mid-division, headway 11th, ridden after 13th, weakened 4 out, 8th of 17, 21l behind Alderburn (11-12) at Newbury 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Mar.
Even More (IRE) 66-1 (9-11) Chased leader, led 3rd to 4th, led 9th, headed 5 out, weakened approaching 4 out, 6th of 18, 32l behind Baron Windrush (10-9) at Uttoxeter 4m 1f lst hcp chs (1) sft in Mar.
He's The Biz (FR) 13-2 (10-11) Held up last, mistake 5th, ridden and effort 4 out, weakened 3 out, 6th of 8, 25l behind Petitjean (11-6) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft in Mar.
Walter's Destiny 33-1 (9-9) Towards rear, lost touch 14th, and stayed on one pace from 4 out, 4th of 12, 32l behind Wizard of Edge (10-11) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Feb.
