chased winner until hit 3rd, chased leading pair, jumped slowly 7th, dropped to last and struggling 10th, tailed off 14th, rallied into remote 3rd turning in
tracked leaders, went 2nd at 3rd, every chance last, found no extra and held run-in
jumped well, made all, pressed last, one reminder and stayed on gamely to assert run-in, unchallenged
tracked leaders on inside, outpaced 15th, went remote 3rd 3 out until weakened turning in
held up in last, headway into 3rd and pecked on landing 12th, outpaced 4 out, no impression when blundered badly 3 out, pulled up before next
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A runner-up in the Grade 1 Scilly Isles novice chase at Sandown, MISTER COFFEY went on to place again over 3m2f in the Kim Muir here in March. He returns to action with every chance and is taken to fend off the Irish challengers. Of those, Bardenstown Lad is rated highest over timber though disappointed at Listowel on his chasing bow and Indigo Breeze may prove a bigger threat having finished second over fences at Gowran to the well regarded Banbridge. Red As Rust and Haute Estime have plenty to find on these terms while The Real Whacker makes his chasing bow.
Bardenstown Lad 6-4 (11-12) Prominent, tracked leaders after 1st, 4th halfway, not fluent 6 out and pushed along before next, ridden and no impression when mistake 3 out, no extra, 5th of 7, 29 3/4l behind Life In The Park (11-12) at Listowel 2m 6f gd in Sep.
Indigo Breeze (FR) 10-3 (11-12) Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, not fluent 7th, pressed leader before 3 out, pushed along and no impression from 2 out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 6, 8 1/2l behind Banbridge (11-12) at Gowran Park 2m 4f Good - Yielding in Oct.
The Real Whacker (IRE) 14-1 (11-6) Always towards rear, tailed off, 11th of 15, dist behind Shoot First (10-12) at Cheltenham 3m hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Haute Estime (IRE) 6-5fav (11-10) Tracked leader, left in lead and hampered 1st, reached for 8th, narrowly headed when not much room on inside and stumbled 2 out, soon switched right and no impression, 2nd of 3, 5 1/2l behind The Vollan (11-1) at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Red As Rust (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Mid-division, 5th 6 out, closer 4 out and went 3rd before 2 out, pushed along entering straight and no impression from before last, no extra, 3rd of 9, 13 1/2l behind Secret She Keeps (11-7) at Thurles 2m 5f Good - Yielding in Oct.
Mister Coffey (FR) 5-1fav (10-6) Held up towards rear, awkward 10th (bechers), well adrift 4 out, no impression, 16th of 29, dist behind Mac Tottie (10-0) at Aintree 2m 5f hcp (1) gs in Apr.
