led and jumped right 1st, headed 4th, chased leader until ridden approaching 12th, weakened quickly
mid-division, ridden after 9th, weakened 10th, tailed off
mid-divsion, lost touch 7th, tailed off
chased leader, led 4th, headed after 12th, 2nd when mistake and unseated rider 4 out
held up last, headway after 9th, challenged and led from 12th, jumped right from 4 out, clear 3 out, easily
prominent, reminder after 9th, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 11th
held up towards rear, headway 7th, mistake 8th, chased leaders 10th, ran on and left 2nd 4 out, kept on from 3 out
Paxford Jack only has Idealko to beat to give McCoy yet another winner, with Just Muckin Around the only other one worth considering. In reality, the two recent winners in the line-up should have this between them, and narrow preference is for Paxford Jack who gained his first success since November when getting home under the champion at Fakenham the week before last. The Milton Harris-trained nine-year-old is normally ridden by Ollie McPhail, but was given the most positive and strongest of rides to prevail at the Norfolk track, his winning margin of 10 lengths disguising how hard it was for most of the way. The softer conditions and slight drop back in trip should help him offset the seven-pound penalty here, and he is taken to burn off the threat of Idealko. The latter gained an overdue success at Bangor recently in a small field and has been raised from a mark of 93 to 102 for his pains. That will make it tough for him to match the selection, and with the rest hard to fancy, including Just Muckin Around, Paxford Jack can make all.
Paxford Jack 5-4fav (10-10) Made all, jumped right 3 out, ridden clear approaching last, won at Fakenham 3m hcp chs 0-115 (D) gf beating Prince Highlight (10-4) by 10l, 6 ran.
Idealko (FR) 14-1 (10-9) Always prominent, led 10th, clear approaching 2 out, eased towards finish, won at Bangor 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (D) gd beating Xaipete (11-0) by 12l, 10 ran.
Roky Star (FR) 10-1 (11-2) Chased leaders to after 7th, weakened quickly, tailed off when pulled up at the 8th in race won by Ice Crystal (11-4) at Warwick 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (D) sft in Jan, 9 ran.
Just Muckin Around (IRE) 7-1 (10-12) Behind, blundered and lost touch 4th, continued tailed off, 6th of 8, 37l behind Blakeney Coast (9-11) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (E) gd.
Athnowen (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Always behind, 6th of 8, 25l behind Dangerousdanmagru (11-6) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp chs 0-110 (E) hvy.
Rutland (IRE) 20-1 (10-13) In touch, hit 10th, ridden and weakened after 13th, soon tailed off, 5th of 6, well behind Moscow Whisper (11-2) at Exeter 2m 7f nov chs (D) gf.
Alcatras (IRE) 13-2 (10-13) Prominent, mistake 10th, ridden approaching 4 out, weakened 2 out, 5th of 14, 20l behind Kimoe Warrior (10-7) at Taunton 3m nov hcp chs (F) gf in Apr.
