held up in touch, headway on inside chasing leaders 7f out, ridden and outpaced inside final 3f, plugged on
wore ear plugs, settled in rear, going well when switched left off inside over 3f out, headway soon after, led over 1f out, ran on well
chased leaders, 3rd and one pace final 2f
held up in last pair, ridden on outside and struggling over 3f out, never on terms
chased leaders on outside, went 2nd inside final 6f, led 2f out until over 1f out, stayed on same pace
led after 1f, until over 13f out, tracked leader, led again 6f out until 2f out, soon lost 2nd and weakened
led 1f, tracked leader, led again over 13f out until 6f out, soon lost 2nd, chased leaders, ridden and weakened inside final 3f
Champagne Express is on the comeback trail and might need this. Oh Land Abloom probably has the beating of Stonemadforspeed on hurdles form and it’s easy to envisage General Ginger enjoying this surface. Mercian King has a first run since falling in a chase at Fakenham, however. PETER THE MAYO MAN also fell last time over fences but was going well at the time. A bumper winner in Ireland, he was also placed in a Grade 2 over hurdles here a year ago so should take all the beating with bumper winner Peculiar Places pulled up on his hurdling debut at Ludlow.
Champagne Express 22-1 (11-7) Pecked 1st, mid-division, towards rear when reminders after 6th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (2) gd in Mar.
General Ginger 12-1 (10-0) Not that fluent, held up in rear, mistake 3rd, headway on outside before 3 out, went 2nd briefly when mistake 2 out, 4th and no extra flat, 4th of 6, 18 1/4l behind Boite (11-2) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (2) sft in Jan.
Mercian King (IRE) 4-1 (11-10) Tracked leader until ridden 8th, hit next and fell, at Fakenham 2m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Oh Land Abloom (IRE) 11-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, ridden when hit 2 out, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 11l behind Arthur's Gift (10-5) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Peculiar Places (IRE) 10-1 (11-6) Mid-division, lost place and ridden 5th, well behind after omitted 4 out, pulled up before 3 out, at Ludlow 2m 5f mdn (4) sft in Jan.
Peter The Mayo Man (IRE) 10-3 (11-4) Held up in 4th, headway after 12th, close 3rd when fell 4 out, at Musselburgh 2m 4f (3) gs in Feb.
Stonemadforspeed (IRE) 8-1 (11-3) Led until before 5th, lost place 3 out, hung left before 2 out, well held after, went 4th towards finish, 4th of 10, 18l behind Arthur's Gift (11-6) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
