held up in touch on inside, mistake 3 out, ridden in 4th and beaten when not fluent 2 out, soon weakened
led until 7th, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before next
held up in rear, headway when hampered after 3 out, went 3rd approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace, no impression
pressed leader, not fluent 6th, led next, ridden when not fluent 2 out, edged left before last and flat, stayed on well
tracked leaders, went 2nd when not fluent 2 out, challenged 2 out, soon ridden, no impression inside final 100 yards
tracked leaders on outside, not fluent 5th, ridden approaching 7th, lost place before 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before next
tracked leaders, lost place after 5th, not fluent 7th, closed before 3 out, weakened approaching next where hampered, tailed off
held up in touch, not fluent 5th, ridden and weakening when mistake 2 out
held up in touch, dropped rear before 4th, reminder before 6th, well beaten 3 out, tailed off
Paul O'Brien has struck up a good understanding with Who Owns Me and the 10lb claimer steered the gelding into third place behind Hada Men over a longer trip at Doncaster nine days ago. Buck Magic is tried in blinkers and should be thereabouts if they have the desired effect but AMIGO has settled in quickly since arriving in this country and opened his account for David Pipe at Chepstow last month. A 6lb higher mark looks fair and he can follow up as Benvolio only scraped home in a novice event over track and trip in December. The Jugopolist was pulled up on desperate ground at Warwick last time but was fairly consistent beforehand and is another with decent claims.
Buck Magic (IRE) 6-1 (10-0) Chased leader, challenged and hit 3 out, led soon after, headed 2 out, chased winner, driven and no impression between last 2, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 18, 4l behind Oscara Dara (11-0) at Kempton 2m 5f Listed hcp hdl (1) sft in Jan.
Who Owns Me (IRE) 17-2 (11-1) Tracke d leader, led before 3 out, soon headed, one pace, 3rd of 11, 10l behind Hada Men (11-12) at Doncaster 3m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft.
Amigo (FR) 5-1fav (11-2) Always prominent, led 3 out, driven out, won at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) hvy in Jan beating Fred The Shred (10-8) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
Benvolio (IRE) 6-1 (11-1) Always prominent, slightly outpaced after 3 out, ridden to chase leader between last 2, stayed on under pressure to lead near finish, won at Wincanton 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Jan beating Sammys Gone (11-12) by nk, 12 ran.
Old Tricks (IRE) 25-1 (9-11) Mid-division on inside, mistake and reminder 3 out, soon behind, ridden after next, stayed on from last, never nearer, 7th of 15, 19l behind Mr Watson (10-3) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp hdl (2) hvy in Jan.
The Jugopolist (IRE) 25-1 (10-2) Tracked leaders, lost place after 7th, pulled up before 9th, in a race won by Ely Brown (11-0) at Warwick 3m 1f hcp hdl (2) sft in Jan, 18 ran.
Semi Colon (FR) 25-1 (10-6) Held up mid-division, ridden and kept on from over 1f out, 6th of 12, 4l behind Keep Kicking (11-4) at Kempton 2m n h flat (5) std in Jan.
Laflammedeglorie 5-2fav (11-7) Towards rear, headway before 6th and not fluent, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Mauricetheathlete (10-12) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) hvy in Jan, 12 ran.
Madam Noso 50-1 (11-1) Prominent, ridden 3 out, weakened before next, 7th of 13, 41l behind Master Of The Sea (11-3) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Jan.
Coup Royale (FR) 12-1 (10-13) Held up in rear, mistake 6th, headway 12th, weakened 4 out, pulled up before next, in a race won by Hunt Ball (10-13) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Feb '12, 10 ran.
