led and soon clear, reduced lead before 2 out, headed approaching last, stayed on same pace flat
took keen hold, held up in 5th, not fluent 3rd, headway on inside to 4th 3 out, weakened before next
took keen hold, tracked leading trio, lost place 7th, hit 3 out, went modest 4th 2 out, no impression
chased leading pair, pushed along before 7th, ridden and weakened after 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before next
raced wide, held up in last pair, headway before 6th, chased leaders next, went 2nd 3 out until approaching next, 3rd and one pace when mistake last
held up in rear, good headway on outside to 3rd after 3 out, went 2nd and closed approaching next, led approaching last, ridden and kept on well flat
last pair, pushed along after 5th, slow and ridden next, weakened before 3 out, never involved, tailed off
chased clear leader, hit 3rd, mistake and ridden 8th, lost 2nd 3 out, soon weakened, mistake next
There wouldn't be a great deal between most of these at their best but TYPHON DE GUYE is relatively unexposed and in form, coming here off the back of a first win over a longer trip at Taunton three weeks ago. He can defy a 10lb rise in the weights with Be All Man, Fortuna Rose and Power Man all making their seasonal reappearance. Basil Fawlty's third at Market Rasen last month was his best effort to date while Newton Abbot winner Call Me Sir didn't run badly at Stratford last month but has risen a further pound since.
Be All Man (IRE) 7-2 (11-9) Prominent, not fluent 5th, ridden and weakening when hit 3 out, 5th of 10, 34l behind Katchmore (11-9) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Mar.
Basil Fawlty (IRE) 7-2 (11-2) Pulled hard, held up in rear, headway to challenge winner 2 out, kept on one pace, lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 5, 6l behind Dark Energy (10-3) at Market Rasen 2m 3f cond hcp hdl 0-1115 (4) gs in Nov.
Head Spin (IRE) 25-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, hit 4th, soon lost place and hit next, behind 7th, tailed off when pulled up 3 out, in a race won by Majala (11-0) at Taunton 2m Beginners Chase (0-125) (4yo+) (3) sft in Nov, 7 ran.
Power Man (IRE) 16-1 (10-11) Raced wide, led, mistake and headed 5th, chased leaders until weakened soon after 3 out, pulled up before next, in a race won by Hindon Road (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gs in May, 13 ran.
Typhon De Guye (FR) 7-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, headway before 9th, led 2 out, ridden before last, kept on well, won at Taunton 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Nov beating Orion Express (10-13) by 2 3/4l, 16 ran.
Call Me Sir (IRE) 9-1 (11-5) Held up in rear, headway before 3 out, ridden before last, kept on same pace, 4th of 10, 7l behind Boomtown (9-10) at Stratford 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Nov.
Washed Out (IRE) 25-1 (12-0) Wl bhnd to 12; rem 3rd 2 out; no ch, 5th of 11, 30l behind Before The War (11-7) at Lower Machen 3m ptp gs in May.
Generalise 100-1 (11-0) Mid-division, pushed along after 2nd, soon lost place, behind when blundered 4 out, tailed off, 9th of 11, 44l behind Orabora (11-0) at Chepstow 2m NH mdn hdl (5) sft in Nov.
Fortuna Rose 12-1 (10-12) Prominent, wandered 3rd, ridden approaching 3 out, no extra 2 out, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 16, 18l behind Night Rose (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m 5f mrs nov hdl (4) gs in Feb.
