led, headed approaching 3rd, led again approaching 7th, headed approaching 3 out, weakened from next
soon close up on outer, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
held up in touch, chased leaders approaching 8th, ridden to chase winner approaching 2 out, kept on towards finish, always held
prominent, not fluent 6th, joined leader 4 out, led approaching next, stayed on well from last
held up in rear, keen and led approaching 3rd, headed approaching 7th, weakened from 8th, tailed off, soon pulled up
held up in rear, chased leaders approaching 4 out, ridden between last 2, hung left under pressure flat and hit rail, no extra
tracked leaders, pushed along after 6th, lost place and rear from next, weakened from 4 out, not fluent last
ADAMS ISLAND is marginally preferred to Wayward Prince and Wymott. The selection has an entry for the sponsor's race next month and connections will be looking for a good performance here to cement his place in the line-up. Adams Island ran out an impressive winner of a bumper on his Rules bow before doing the same over hurdles at Newbury. The Ffos Las form may not amount to a great deal but the well beaten Newbury second is well regarded and Adams Island looks up to making his mark at this level. Wayward Prince gained due reward at Doncaster for some sound efforts, has two Cheltenham entries, is unexposed and merits respect as his form stacks up well enough. Wymott is well regarded and didn't do an awful lot wrong in defeat at Newcastle where he bumped into another useful prospect; he handles testing conditions and has to be feared. Silent Cliche and Llama Farmer have shown enough to believe that they could figure but they have something to find so we'll stick with Adams Island.
Adams Island (IRE) 2-1 (11-0) Led until carried badly left 1st, headed next, tracked leader, led 4 out, clear after 2 out, easily, won at Newbury 3m mdn hdl (4) sft in Jan beating Aiteen Thirtythree (11-0) by 6l, 10 ran.
Llama Farmer 33-1 (11-5) Held up in touch, went 2nd after 5th, ridden 2 out, led and edged left flat, stayed on well, won at Haydock 2m 4f nov hdl (4) sft in Jan beating Fabulous Fred (11-5) by 3 1/2l, 6 ran.
Wayward Prince 4-5fav (11-0) Settled in mid-division after 1st, headway approaching 5th, led 3 out, clear last, easily, won at Doncaster 3m mdn hdl (4) gs beating South Leinster (11-0) by 11l, 15 ran.
Wymott (IRE) 4-7fav (11-4) In touch, not fluent 5th, went 2nd after 3 out, soon every chance, kept on, held flat, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind The Knoxs (11-4) at Newcastle 3m nov hdl (3) sft in Jan.
Birnies Boy 28-1 (11-2) Close up, weakened over 4f out, tailed off, 3rd of 4, well behind Turbo Island (10-10) at Ayr 2m NH flat (6) sft in Mar.
Kennel Hill (IRE) 11-8fav (11-4) Refused to race, in a race won by Peveril (11-11) at Warwick 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) gs, 17 ran.
Silent Cliche (IRE) 40-1 (11-5) Soon chasing winner, outpaced soon after 3 out, stayed on well again flat, went modest 4th near finish, 4th of 7, 18l behind Restless Harry (11-12) at Cheltenham 2m 4f nov hdl G2 (1) sft in Jan.
