held up, headway before 7th, close up 3 out, one pace and no impression from next
held up in rear, headway approaching 2 out, ridden and one pace when blundered last, no extra
held up in rear, not fluent 1st, some headway after 3 out, no impression next
tracked leader until 8th, lost place after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
held up, headway before 7th, outpaced after 3 out, no impression next
held up, closed 7th, went 2nd before 2 out, soon challenging winner, stayed on, held final 75 yards
tracked leaders, lost place before 2nd, behind 5th, soon pulled up
led, mistake 8th, headed when hampered 3 out, 3rd and beaten before last, one pace
towards rear, pushed along after 1st, effort 2 out, never on terms, one pace
tracked leaders, challenged 8th, led when jumped right 3 out, pressed from next, stayed on well, in command final 75 yards
tracked leaders, not fluent 5th or 8th, still handy when fell 3 out
Nonrunner
Karl Marx kept on for second last time at Taunton but was still beaten 18 lengths. Eddy might have finished ahead of Look For Love at Exeter last month had he stayed on his feet but Warsaw Pact is looking a light of former days and the likes of Titch Strider and Residence And Spa have long absences to overcome. Positive Vibes beat Flashy Star over 2m4f here in November so has a chance but FIRE TOWER looks the one to be on. This is a significant drop in grade for Richard Phillips' mare and the booking of Richard Johnson suggests she'll make her presence felt.
Handsome Horace (IRE) 16-1 (11-10) Mid-division, outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 31l behind Hollywood All Star (10-13) at Uttoxeter 2m nov hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy in Dec.
Fire Tower 6-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, hit 3 out, no impression, 6th of 14, 31l behind Smart Catch (11-0) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Feb.
Eddy 14-1 (11-9) Took keen hold tracking leaders, 2nd before 3 out until ridden before the last, 3rd and well held when fell last, in a race won by Its A Long Road (11-7) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Feb, 11 ran.
Look For Love 14-1 (11-7) Prominent, not fluent 6th, lost place 2 out, one pace, 5th of 8, 11l behind Its A Long Road (12-3) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy in Feb.
Positive Vibes 10-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, headway after 7th, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 7th of 17, well behind Easy Beesy (11-9) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Feb.
Titch Strider (IRE) 7-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, went modest 4th soon after 4 out, poor 3rd after next, 3rd of 7, well behind Otto The Great (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Jun '13.
Arctic Watch 33-1 (11-5) Mid-division, ridden and lost place before 2nd, lost touch before 5th, pulled up after, in a race won by Earcomesthedream (11-9) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Apr '13, 14 ran.
Flashy Star 7-2 (10-7) Pressed leader, led 5th, headed after 3 out, weakened before last, tailed off, 6th of 9, 30l behind Little Roxy (10-0) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Jan.
Warsaw Pact (IRE) 12-1 (10-2) Chased leaders on outside, pushed along before 5th, weakened before 7th, 7th of 10, 39l behind Tara Tavey (11-5) at Towcester 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd.
Karl Marx (IRE) 13-2 (10-0) Raced wide, chased winner until 3rd, chased leaders, badly outpaced and lost place 8th, rallied approaching 3 out, pushed along in 3rd after 3 out, kept on into 2nd approaching last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 18l behind Follow The Tracks (10-3) at Taunton 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs.
Kavestorm 33-1 (10-0) Held up and behind, moderate late progress, never involved, 7th of 14, 21l behind Seymour Legend (10-0) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs.
Residence And Spa (IRE) 7-1 (10-3) Held up towards rear, headway before 2 out, kept on to take 3rd run-in, 3rd of 13, 5l behind Admiral Blake (10-1) at Exeter 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Jan '14.
