held up, ridden after 3 out, soon beaten
held up, headway 3 out, soon ridden, one pace before next
held up, hung badly left from home turn and never able to mount a challenge
tracked leaders, hit 1st and 3 out, soon ridden, weakened before next
chased winner throughout, ridden approaching 2 out, kept on but always held
tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, soon one pace
made all, went left 3rd, in command from 2 out, went badly left last, pushed out
Chapoturgeon is preferred to Pagano and Lester Leaps In. The selection has progressed with each start since arriving from France and showed a nice turn of foot to quicken clear at Lingfield last time. The second let down the form on Tuesday but the third has won since and he looks feasibly treated for his handicap bow. Pagano attracted market support when scoring a shade cosily on his handicap debut and it's unlikely that a 7lb rise will collar him. That form looks pretty solid and he's expected to win more races but could be unfortunate to bump into a good one today. Warningcamp is just a pound higher than when winning this race last year but this year's renewal looks more competitive. Lester Leaps In was disappointing over Christmas but that was his first start since May and he may have needed it; he's capable of better. Penn Da Benn ran a fair race on his handicap bow, the fall apart, and is sure to be placed to advantage but Chapoturgeon could take the beating this afternoon.
Border Castle 12-1 (10-4) Mid-division, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened, 17th of 23, 30l behind Leslingtaylor (9-11) at Haydock 2m hcp hdl Grd 3 (1) gd in May.
Warningcamp (GER) 10-1 (11-5) Towards rear, headway after 4th, ridden 3 out, weakened last, 6th of 13, 18l behind Hypnotic Vibes (10-6) at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs.
Penn Da Benn (FR) 11-1 (11-9) Held up, headway after 3 out, every chance next, soon ridden, 3rd and held when fell at the last in race won by Dancer's Serenade (11-5) at Kempton 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft, 7 ran.
Master Mahogany 25-1 (11-4) In touch, ridden to challenge before 2 out, soon weakened, 8th of 15, 16l behind Pagano (10-13) at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd in Dec.
Pagano (IRE) 7-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, led 2 out, ridden out, ran on well, won at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd in Dec beating Mexican Pete (11-7) by 2l, 15 ran.
Lester Leaps In (USA) 33-1 (10-11) Held up in rear, some headway after 3 out, never reached leaders, 7th of 13, 21l behind Palomar (9-13) at Kempton 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs in Dec.
Chapoturgeon (FR) 2-1 (11-0) In touch, ridden after 2 out, led and jumped badly left last, kept on, won at Lingfield 2m 4yo mdn hdl (4) sft beating Haldibari (11-0) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
