chased leaders, struggling 8th, behind from 11th
held up in rear, headway 10th, 3rd and ridden before 3 out, weakened next
mid-division, closed 9th, not fluent 13th, lost place next, well held 5th when slight mistake and unseated rider 3 out
prominent, lost place 4 out, weakened before next
held up on outside, blundered and pushed along briefly 6th, last next, some headway after 13th, no impression, well beaten from 4 out
held up, headway on outside 4th, led 11th, headed 3 out, no impression on winner flat
chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, lost place when mistake 9th (water), pulled up before next
led until 11th, losing place when mistake next, soon weakened
in rear, mistake 4th, not fluent next, ridden briefly 7th, headway 13th, went 2nd 4 out, led next, wandered after 2 out, clear flat, stayed on
NonRunner
Turban is maddeningly inconsistent but this is his grade, though he was well behind Bredon Hill Lad at Fontwell last time. Tikkapick took advantage of a tumbling mark at Taunton eight days ago and, despite a 7lb rise, is still feasibly handicapped. Sizing Brisbane could figure but VEXILLUM is very well treated back over the larger obstacles and the booking of Sam Twiston-Davies suggests he’ll be ready for his first run since the autumn.
Turban (FR) 25-1 (11-13) Always behind, blundered 3rd, driven and lost touch after 7th, tailed off when went badly left 3 out, 5th of 7, dist behind Sky Full Of Stars (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Vexillum (IRE) 8-1 (10-8) Held up in rear, some headway before 2 out, no impression, 6th of 10, 11l behind Full (11-10) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (4) gf in Oct.
Big Bang De Loire (FR) 16-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, weakened 5 out, jumped slowly next, tailed off when pulled up 2 out, at Huntingdon 3m hcp (5) gs in Feb.
Sizing Brisbane 12-1 (12-4) Mid-division, headway 9th, weakened before 5 out, pulled up after, at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Tikkapick (IRE) 8-1 (10-11) Mid-division, tracked leaders 8th, led before 4 out, ridden after 2 out, 2 lengths clear when not fluent last, kept on flat, won at Taunton 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in Feb beating Danboru (11-12) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Gentleman Moore (IRE) 50-1 (11-8) Led in start, chased leaders on outside, weakened before 3 out, tailed off, 6th of 9, dist behind King Cool (11-12) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Bredon Hill Lad 14-1 (11-6) Pushed along to go prominent and tried to lead, led 4th, pushed along after 7th, pushed along and headed before 3 out, lost 2nd soon after 3 out, 3rd and held when blundered next, 3rd of 7, 11 3/4l behind Sky Full Of Stars (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Holeinthewall Bar (IRE) 33-1 (11-3) Mid-division, headway after 5th, lost place next, soon behind, 10th of 13, dist behind Goodgirlteresa (12-3) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Black Anthem (IRE) 3-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, jumped right in places, under pressure 5 out, headway 2 out, never on terms, 4th of 6, 29 3/4l behind Western Morning (11-6) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Feb.
Gilly Grace 16-1 (10-0) Led, went right 1st, headed after 7th, weakened next, tailed off, last of 5, 32 1/4l behind Waikiki Waves (11-9) at Lingfield 2m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
