prominent, led approaching 5th, headed and weakened 3 out, behind when blundered 2 out
held up in 5th, headway to challenge 6th, weakened after 3 out, no chance when blundered 2 out
raced keenly, jumped right throughout, prominent, led approaching 3rd, narrowly headed 5th, regained narrow lead 3 out, strongly pressed when pecked and rider lost iron last, ridden and hung left run-in, held on
took keen hold, chased leaders, under pressure when mistake 4 out, one pace after next
led to approaching 3rd, stayed prominent, chased winner and every chance from 3 out, still upsides last, carried left run-in, not quicken and held near finish
held up last, headway on outside to chase leaders on long run to 2 out, weakened and hit last
Nonrunner
Nonrunner
Lord Of Adventure gets the call here ahead of Shingle Street, but it is a race that is ripe for a gamble. The top four in the weights are very hard to assess, and the handicapper must have had a tough time with them. Barranco has at least run with credit from around his current rating, although the form is hardly exceptional. This spins us to Lord of Adventure, who was third to a fair type in Prize Fighter last, and that form looks ok in the context of this race. From a stable that remains in very good form, Bangor winner Shingle Street gets a good mention. The overall advice is to pay heed to the betting but, without that, we will nominate Lord Of Adventure.
Paradise Bay (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway 5th, ridden and mistake 3 out, weakened 2 out, 9th of 18, 22l behind Fier Normand (10-12) at Bangor 2m 1f nh nov hdl (E) hvy.
Barella (IRE) 28-1 (11-5) Prominent, joined leader 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, hit 2 out, soon weakened, 11th of 17, 38l behind Ishka Baha (11-4) at Wincanton 2m nov hcp hdl 0-95 (F) gd.
Play The Melody (IRE) 25-1 (10-7) Chased leader to approaching 5th, weakened 3 out, 6th of 14, 28l behind Dusky Warbler (11-5) at Leicester 2m nov hdl (D) sft in Jan.
Barranco (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Mid-division, ridden after 6th, headway after 3 out, went 2nd next, kept on, 2nd of 16, 3l behind Hilarious (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (F) gd.
Lord of Adventure (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Raced wide, held up, headway after 5th, kept on one pace from 2 out, 3rd of 14, 9l behind Prize Fighter (10-12) at Fakenham 2m 3yo mdn hdl (E) gd.
Little Saxtead (IRE) 250-1 (11-4) Always behind, tailed off, 6th of 11, well behind Darkness (11-11) at Towcester 2m 3f nov hdl (E) sft in Feb.
Swazi Prince 50-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, mistake 6th, blundered next, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up 2 out in race won by Screenplay (11-2) at Newbury 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (D) gd in Nov, 16 ran.
Shingle Street (IRE) 8-1 (11-2) Keen hold, chased leaders until ridden and weakened before 3 out, 9th of 12, 32l behind Barnbrook Empire (10-5) at Cheltenham 2m 3yo nov hdl (D) gd in Oct.
