chased leaders, not fluent 4th, lost place when not fluent 7th, well beaten after 3 out
led, pecked 1st, headed next, stayed handy, mistake 3 out, soon weakened
chased leaders, lost place after 2nd, closed before 5th, challenged next, led 7th, ridden and headed 2 out, no impression on winner and lost 2nd flat, stayed on same pace
held up in rear, not fluent 4th or 6th, outpaced next, went 4th after 3 out, never on terms
held up in rear, headway approaching 6th, challenged 3 out, led next, clear flat, stayed on well
took keen hold early, tracked leaders, every chance 3 out, outpaced before next, soon edged left, stayed on from last, went 2nd flat, no impression on winner
with leader, led 2nd, clear before next until after 4th, headed 7th, still close up when mistake and unseated rider 3 out
in rear, jumped slowly 1st, reminder 4th, behind 6th
mid-division, closed before 3rd, lost place when not fluent 7th, well beaten after 3 out
Steel Summit's winning run came to an end at Doncaster last time and he's gone up 10lb since so has it all to do today. Rothman has had a stop-start campaign but could figure if back to his best and Seaviper has struck up a good understanding with Daniel Hiskett. He's been on board Richard Phillips' six-year-old for all three of his victories this season and another bold showing is anticipated. De Blacksmith was just touched off at Fontwell last month but Sirop De Menthe tries a new trip and has been climbing the weights without winning. Top Cat Henry usually finds at least one too good but SCOOP THE POT was always going well when scoring over 2m at Ludlow last month. He looks a progressive novice and the extra half-mile shouldn't be a problem so he can double his tally.
Steel Summit (IRE) 6-4fav (11-12) Tracked leader, effort after 4 out, ridden and one pace before next, weakened 2 out, 6th of 9, 47l behind Spookydooky (11-5) at Doncaster 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Jan.
Rothman (FR) 14-1 (11-6) Chased leaders, reminder before 5th, lost place and weakened rapidly when pulled up before next, in a race won by Shammick Boy (11-8) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) hvy in Jan, 9 ran.
Seaviper (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Led, headed 3 out, led 2 out, held on well, won at Ludlow 2m 5f (3) sft in Feb beating Go West Young Man (11-8) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Scoop The Pot (IRE) 15-8fav (11-2) Mid-division, pushed along before 4 out, headway before 3 out, challenged 2 out, ridden run-in, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Ludlow 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Feb beating Argot (10-7) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
Jimmy The Jetplane (IRE) 11-1 (10-5) Tracked leader, challenged 6th, led next, headed after 4 out, lost place before next, last of 13, well behind Ulzana's Raid (11-12) at Cheltenham 2m 5f (3) gs in Oct.
Top Cat Henry (IRE) 9-1 (10-2) Chased leaders, pushed along on long run before 3 out, weakened before next, 9th of 11, 49l behind Bygones Sovereign (9-7) at Newbury 3m hcp hdl 0-145 (2) sft in Feb.
De Blacksmith (IRE) 10-1 (11-9) Led, driven and headed 4 out, soon ridden, one pace 2 out, rallied flat, every chance towards finish, just held, 2nd of 13, shd behind Definite Future (11-1) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Feb.
Bhakti (IRE) 8-1 (10-8) Mid-division, headway on outside 8th, lost place from 4 out, stayed on approaching last, no impression, 5th of 9, 10l behind Dawn Commander (11-12) at Aintree 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in May.
Sirop De Menthe (FR) 11-10fav (10-13) Took keen hold, chased winner after 1st, pushed along and no impression when went left 2 out and last, 2nd of 7, 6l behind Rathealy (11-3) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) hvy in Feb.
