held up in rear, mistake 7th, some headway 4 out, weakened 2 out
led until 10th, remained prominent until weakened 16th
held up in rear when fell 14th
in touch, outpaced 13th, headway to chase leaders 4 out, soon no impression
held up towards rear, headway after 9th, soon in touch, jumped slowly 13th, chased leaders 3 out, never able to challenge
mid-division, weakened before 4 out, behind when pulled up 2 out
tracked leaders, jumped left 4th, soon lost place, not fluent 8th, headway 3 out, led before 2nd last, ran on well
prominent, joined leader 9th, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last
mid-division, soon pulled up after 10th
held up towards rear, headway 9th, led next, ridden before 2 out, headed before last, kept on same pace
There are enough consonants in the form figures to keep any Countdown contestant content so it may be best to tread carefully but Caged Tiger has reasonably sound claims and is selected ahead of Wild Ground and Bauhaus. The selection was brought down in a melee at the first at Leicester last time through not fault of his own but he was heading in the right direction prior to that and may be able to get back on the right road here. He certainly looks capable of winning a handicap from his current mark. Wild Ground has made rapid strides since joining Brendan Powell but this is her stiffest task yet and she's been on the go for a while now. Bauhaus wouldn't have appreciated the heavy ground last time but that run should have blown away a few cobwebs and he should be seen to better effect this afternoon. Meggie's Beau has the ability to win this but the unexposed I'm Supreme may be of more interest. He shaped well enough on his chase bow to suggest that he could feature now that he's stepped up in trip but he still has it to prove so Caged Tiger is put forwards to run for us.
Caged Tiger 4-1 (11-0) Brought down in race won by Sovereign's Joy (10-9) at Leicester 2m 7f mdn chs (4) gs in Jan, 10 ran.
Meggie's Beau (IRE) 6-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, weakened approaching 5 out and pulled up at the 17th in race won by Special Conquest (10-7) at Haydock 3m 4f hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft in Dec, 8 ran.
Miss Shakira (IRE) 6-1 (10-9) Jumped right, always towards rear, lost touch from 16th, tailed off when pulled up 5 out in race won by Victory Gunner (10-10) at Chepstow 3m 2f hcp chs 0-125 (3) hvy in Jan, 8 ran.
Sha Bihan (FR) 9-1 (11-7) Chased leaders until 11th, soon behind, tailed off and pulled up 3 out in race won by Even More (11-1) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft, 9 ran.
Bauhaus (IRE) 10-3 (11-7) In touch, blundered 5th, weakened from 4 out, 3rd of 6, 23l behind Zacharova (10-10) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft.
Fleetwood Forest 15-2 (11-7) Held up towards rear, driven and headway 12th, weakened 3 out and pulled up 2 out in race won by Ouragan De Prairie (10-2) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft, 13 ran.
I'm Supreme (IRE) 5-1 (10-1) Always behind, lost touch after 9th, no impression, 5th of 8, 20l behind Lidjo De Rouge (10-1) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Jan.
It's Blue Chip 28-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, lost place before 5th, ridden and weakened after 7th, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Glen Omen (11-6) at Warwick 3m 1f cnd hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Dec, 13 ran.
Chita's Flight 7-1 (11-4) Mid-division until 8th, soon behind and pulled up in race won by Alcatras (11-8) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Dec, 16 ran.
Wild Ground (IRE) 6-5fav (11-0) Towards rear, headway 12th, led approaching 3 out, ridden out, won at Folkestone 3m 1f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gs beating Rowley Hill (11-12) by 4l, 15 ran.
