held up in 5th, chased leaders under pressure 4 out, kept on same pace, no impression when left 4th last
made all, clear to 9th, driven 3 out, 5 lengths clear when hit last, kept on well
held up in rear, headway 5 out, tracked leaders next, effort when not fluent 2 out, kept on same pace before last, no impression
held up in 4th, went 2nd at 10th, driven and kept on same pace from 2 out, no impression with winner
held up in 3rd, lost place 10th, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
tracked winner, close up 9th, mistake and lost place next, effort 3 out to next, 9 lenghts down in 4th when fell last
Catterick specialist Brave Spartacus won twice in January before finishing third at the North Yorkshire track last month. He looks high enough in the weights now, however, while Bahrain Storm and Lucky Landing need to improve on recent form. Frank The Slink returns from a lengthy absence but Quite The Man could figure as he's tumbled down the weights lately and is now only 2lb higher than when scoring at Perth last May. Brunswick Gold also get a favourable mention, though would undoubtedly prefer another half-mile. CIVIL UNREST didn't stay 3m2f here in January and was pulled up but won over 2m4f at Musselburgh in November and will be a lot happier now that the ground has dried out. Receiving weight all round, he could be a bit of value today.
Bahrain Storm (IRE) 40-1 (11-5) Mid-division, struggling when mistake 19th, behind when pulled up after 24th, in a race won by Uncle Junior (11-8) at Cheltenham 3m 7f crs cntry chs (5yo+) (2) gs in Nov, 16 ran.
Brave Spartacus (IRE) 5-2 (11-8) Led until 7th, led 11th, headed before 3 out, no extra last, 3rd of 9, 14l behind Shangani (11-5) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Feb.
Lucky Landing (IRE) 40-1 (11-3) Held up, headway 4th, no extra when mistake 3 out, 6th of 9, 31l behind Prince Of Dreams (10-7) at Musselburgh 2m hcp chs 0-140 (3) gs in Feb.
Quite The Man (IRE) 10-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd before 3 out, led before 2 out, headed before last, weakened run-in, 4th of 8, 9l behind Kandari (11-12) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft in Feb.
Frank The Slink 6-1 (11-4) Led to 2nd, chased leaders when hit 5th, reminders after 7th, pushed along before 9th, soon lost place, pulled up after 4 out, in a race won by Ballyoliver (10-11) at Market Rasen 2m 4f hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft in Apr, 8 ran.
Civil Unrest (IRE) 14-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, ridden before 14th, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Toby Belch (11-2) at Doncaster 3m 2f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Jan, 6 ran.
Brunswick Gold (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, mistake 4 out, no impression on leaders last, weakened flat, 6th of 11, 22l behind Handtheprizeover (9-8) at Doncaster 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Dec.
