in touch when fell 2nd
held up in 4th, headway 4 out, chased winner approaching next, soon ridden and edged left, kept on same pace from next, always held
held up behind, headway on outside 3 out, stayed on to take 3rd flat, no impression with front pair
tracked winner to before 3 out, 5th and no impression next, stayed on to take 4th near finish
made all, not fluent 4 out, ridden after 2 out, kept on under pressure flat
tacked leading pair, lost place 4 out, outpaced before next, soon weakened
held up in 5th, headway 4 out, effort next, disputed 2nd and kept on until mistake last, faded flat, lost 4th near finish
mid-division, ridden before 2 out, never on terms, weakened last
always in rear, struggling 4 out, never dangerous
Platinum hasn't had much racing over the past couple of years but won once from three starts over hurdles and was only beaten a short-head on the Flat at Catterick earlier this month. Croco Bay attracted some support at Sedgefield a couple of weeks ago and defied a last-flight error to win with a bit in hand. He's up 7lb but is probably on the upgrade and should go well. IMJOEKING has won a point-to-point, a bumper and a maiden hurdle and looked certain to win a handicap at Carlisle only to be caught close home. He's only been raised 1lb and is looking leniently treated so can gain compensation. Call Back has some strong form to his credit and if anywhere near his best would be in the shake-up.
White Fusion 50-1 (11-1) Mid-division, hampered after 7th, soon weakened, 15th of 19, well behind Fleet Dawn (11-2) at Haydock 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) gs in Mar.
Platinum (IRE) 4-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, mistake 5th, went 2nd after next, not fluent 3 out, led 2 out, ridden clear and edged flat, ran on, won at Ludlow 2m clm hdl (5) gd in Nov '11 beating Numen (10-9) by 14l, 7 ran.
Imjoeking (IRE) 6-4fav (11-12) Close up in last place, smooth headway 3 out, pressed winner 2 out, soon led, challenged last, headed final strides, 2nd of 6, nk behind My Idea (11-2) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Feb.
Croco Bay (IRE) 15-2 (11-7) Tracked leader, led last, ridden and about 2 lengths up when swerved right and nearly unseated rider last 25 yards, held on well, won at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd beating Tweedo Paradiso (10-9) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Call Back 7-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, reminders after 4 out, driven and weakened soon after 2 out, 7th of 12, 27l behind Lightening Rod (11-9) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd.
Mason Hindmarsh 25-1 (10-9) Mid-division, lost place 4 out, weakened next, 11th of 14, 26l behind Swing Bowler (11-4) at Musselburgh 2m hcp hdl (2) sft in Jan.
Talkin Thomas (IRE) 12-1 (10-3) Held up behind, headway on inside 3 out, chased leaders next, soon ridden and outpaced, no impression before last, 6th of 17, 25l behind Dark Lover (11-8) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) hvy in Dec.
Cadore (IRE) 8-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway before 2 out, one pace, 4th of 8, 23l behind Party Rock (11-6) at Newcastle 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Mar.
Smart Ruler (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, led before 5th, headed before 2 out, soon weakened, 7th of 14, 30l behind Waltz Darling (11-0) at Musselburgh 2m mdn hdl (5) gs in Dec.
