prominent, led and not fluent 3rd, mistake 4th, headed 6th, hit 8th, weakened approaching 11th, hit 2 out
held up, headway 6th, went 2nd approaching 9th, mistake next, blundered badly 3 out, unseated rider soon after
led 1st, headed 3rd, led again 6th, jumped right and mistake last, hung right flat, stayed on
led to 1st, prominent, ridden and dropped rear 8th, weakened after next
in touch, raced keenly, left chasing winner 12th, ridden after 2 out, weakened flat
tracked leaders, chased winner approaching last, stayed on flat
held up, raced keenly, headway 11th, ridden after 2 out, weakened approaching last, hung right flat
A visor may spark Chuquicamata back to life however a safer bet may be AMERICAN WORLD who is narrowly preferred to Kikos. So far Brendan Powell's gelding has failed to record a victory in ten career starts. However his recent third to Russian Flag at Plumpton rates as a fair piece of form in the context of this race and a step back up in trip is unlikely to work against him. Ortega shaped with much more promise last time out and is not to be ignored from just one pound out of the weights, whilst Kikos is another maiden but Rene Robeson's gelding is dropped 2lbs in the weights and this looks an easier race than the Leicester assignment last time. Top-weight General Ledge returns from a three month break, whilst Baskerville is unexposed over fences and although a mark of 115 looks tough, he cannot be discounted. A terrible race if truth be told but a winner lies somewhere and we side with American World.
General Ledger (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Tracked leader, led 5th, kicked clear 13th, ridden after 5 out, headed 3 out, weakening when blundered last, 5th of 10, 19l behind Kalmo Bay (11-8) at Musselburgh 3m cnd hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in Dec.
Baskerville 50-1 (10-11) Held up, weakened after 4 out, 6th of 7, 32l behind Razor Royale (11-0) at Bangor 2m 1f beg chs (4) gs in Feb.
Kikos (FR) 10-1 (10-12) Took keen hold in rear, not fluent 2nd, mistake 3rd, not fluent 6th (water), headway 3 out, no further progress, mistake 2 out, 5th of 9, 11l behind Matcho Pierji (11-7) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Feb.
Chuquicamata 15-2 (11-9) Chased leaders, stumbled 3rd and dropped rear, weakened after 8th, tailed off and pulled up 4 out in race won by Sea Saffron (11-0) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp chs 0-100 (4) sft, 9 ran.
Knock Boy (IRE) 14-1 (11-9) Mid-division, ridden 5 out, weakened next and pulled up 2 out in race won by Toulouse Express (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft, 11 ran.
Ortega (FR) 14-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, riddden 2 out, chased winner last, no impression, 2nd of 10, 7l behind Leo McGarry (11-1) at Huntingdon 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd.
Etoile d'Or (IRE) 25-1 (9-8) Mid-division, ridden and weakened 3 out, 10th of 16, 35l behind Viable (11-5) at Huntingdon 2m ldy hcp hdl (4) gd.
American World (FR) 4-1 (10-11) Held up in rear, mistake 4th, reminder 6th, blundered 8th, stayed on from 2 out, went 3rd near finish, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Russian Flag (11-5) at Plumpton 2m 1f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs.
