held up towards rear, hampered after 7th, headway 3 out, stayed on same pace flat
held up towards rear, headway when hampered after 7th, took narrow lead when fell last
held up in touch, not fluent 4th, lost place when not fluent 3 out, soon weakened
mid-division, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off
prominent, led 2nd, headed after 4th, led 6th, headed after next, stayed close up, disputing 3rd when hampered and unseated rider last
prominent, mistake 1st, challenged 2 out, left in lead last, pressed flat, held on
mid-division on outside, weakened after 3 out
mid-division, headway 6th, close up 2 out, one pace and no impression flat
mid-division, not fluent 1st, headway 3 out, tracking leaders 2 out, slightly hampered last, no impression
mid-division, hampered after 7th, soon weakened
led until 2nd, led after 4th, headed 6th, ridden and led again after 7th, hedaed before 3 out, weakened soon after
always in rear
held up towards rear, headway 6th, hit next, weakened approaching 2 out
tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, no extra before last
in touch, pushed along before 6th, lost place 3 out, weakened next
held up towards rear, not fluent 2nd, headway when not much room after 7th, every chance flat, stayed on near finish, just held
always in rear
tracked leaders, led 3 out, headed last, stayed on same pace flat
tracked leaders, badly hampered and fell after 7th
Hada Men landed a real gamble for Brian Ellison in this last year and the in-form Norton handler runs five this time around. The market should be monitored closely again but Capellanus looks particularly interesting having won a jumpers' bumper at Wolverhampton in January and run well on the Polytrack since. McCoy rides Sandown second Leader Of The Gang for David Pipe while Paul Nicholls runs December's Taunton winner Landscape and Softsong, Roman Flight and Flaming Charmer also enter the equation. Cloudy Bob got off the mark at Warwick last month but Coverholder's winning run came to an end at Carlisle and he'll do well to bounce back in a competitive affair such as this. The lightly-raced VELOCE is much better than he showed at the Cumbrian course last time and is fancied to run a big race at decent odds in this with Jason Maguire back in the saddle. Romeo Americo may be best of the rest.
Quaddick Lake (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Always in last pair, never on terms, 12th of 15, 21l behind Baby Shine (11-4) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Feb.
Landscape (FR) 3-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, effort 3 out, soon ridden and one pace, no impression before last, 5th of 8, 10l behind Shammick Boy (11-6) at Chepstow 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Feb.
Romeo Americo (IRE) 9-1 (11-5) Mid-division, mistake 4th, headway on outside 7th, went right last, one pace flat, 5th of 10, 8l behind Art Professor (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) gs in Feb.
Softsong (FR) 11-4fav (11-5) Held up in last pair, promising headway approaching 3 out, went 4th and hung left from before 2 out, continued to hang left, stayed on to 2nd a furlong from home, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Red Inca (11-1) at Haydock 2m hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gs.
Cloudy Bob (IRE) 7-1 (11-8) Made all, ridden before last, kept on, won at Warwick 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) hvy in Feb beating Specialagent Alfie (11-6) by 1 1/4l, 14 ran.
Fleet Dawn 17-2 (10-7) In rear, headway when hit 2 out, ridden and plugged on one pace, 4th of 8, 18l behind Yesyoucan (11-12) at Carlisle 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Feb.
Capellanus (IRE) 12-1 (10-9) In rear, headway over 3f out, went 3rd over 2f out, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 2m n h flat (4) std in Jan beating Hinterland (11-0) by 1l, 8 ran.
Roman Flight (IRE) 11-8 (11-10) In touch, chased winner after 2 out, not pace to challenge, 2nd of 15, 13l behind Buthelezi (11-7) at Catterick 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Feb.
Ultimate 7-1 (11-4) Chased leaders in 5th, pushed along approoching 3 out, ridden after 3 out, weakened next, 5th of 8, 13l behind Red Inca (11-1) at Haydock 2m hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gs.
White Fusion 12-1 (11-2) Chased leading pair, went left 4th, went 2nd next, led approaching 3 out, ridden and strongly pressed when blundered and headed last, not recover and lost 2nd a furlong from home, weakened to 4th last half furlong, 4th of 8, 7l behind Red Inca (11-1) at Haydock 2m hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gs.
Leader Of The Gang 3-1fav (11-6) Raced keenly, chased leader, led approaching 2 out, ridden and joined last, driven and kept narrow advantage until headed and held final 75 yards, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Be All Man (10-12) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Feb.
Farmer Matt (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) With leaders, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last, 9th of 14, 19l behind Cloudy Bob (11-8) at Warwick 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) hvy in Feb.
Flaming Charmer (IRE) 7-2 (11-2) Took keen hold, chased leaders, challenged 3 out, stayed on to 2nd before last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 6l behind Le Bacardy (11-5) at Newbury 2m nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs.
Coverholder (IRE) 11-4fav (11-6) With leader, led after 3 out, headed last, no extra towards finish, 5th of 10, 3l behind Anna's Arch (11-12) at Carlisle 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd.
Spanish Arch (IRE) 15-2 (11-6) Chased leaders, reminders before 3rd, pushed along after 3 out, mistake 5th, plugged on to 4th before last, dropped to 5th close home, 5th of 12, 16l behind Be All Man (10-12) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Feb.
Master Benjamin 6-1 (11-6) Held up in rear, steady headway before 2 out, went 3rd between last 2, ridden and no chance with leading duo when went right last, 3rd of 12, 10l behind Be All Man (10-12) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Feb.
Spiekeroog 7-1 (10-10) Always in rear, blundered and reminders 4 out, struggling after, tailed off, last of 8, 47l behind Red Inca (11-1) at Haydock 2m hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gs.
Mubrook (USA) 6-1 (11-7) Prominent, ridden after 3 out, 4th and one pace last, no extra flat, 4th of 11, 8l behind Ladies Dancing (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd.
Lifetime (IRE) 20-1 (11-11) Held up towards rear, headway 4 out, soon hard ridden, weakened before 2 out, 5th of 9, 19l behind Jonny Delta (11-5) at Ayr 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft.
Veloce (IRE) 9-2 (11-3) Close up, ridden 3 out, weakened after next, 5th of 8, 33l behind Yesyoucan (11-12) at Carlisle 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Feb.
