held up in rear, headway on outside 13th, 2nd 15th, led next, narrow leader when stumbled and unseated rider 2 out
chased leaders, pecked 5th (water), challenged 17th, not fluent and left in lead 2 out, 2 lengths ahead flat, held on bravely
in rear, mistake 11th, behind next, pulled up before 15th, dismounted
led 2nd, hit 10th, bumped and headed after 11th, led 13th, mistake and headed 16th (water), outpaced 4 out, well beaten 5th 3 out
tracked leaders, challenged and bumped after 11th, mistake, hampered and left 3rd 2 out, stayed on towards finish, unable to get to front pair
led until 2nd, not fluent 11th, soon led and bumped, mistake and headed 13th, lost place 15th, behind 17th, pulled up before 3 out
held up, not fluent 5th (water), headway 17th, left close 2nd 2 out, 2 lengths down flat, stayed on towards finish, just held
SHANROE SANTOS has twice failed to complete over course and distance this season but found his way back to the winner’s enclosure at Carlisle last time in impressive fashion and gets a chance to follow up that victory. Tanit River held off Aubusson here last month and is only 5lb higher so shouldn’t be far away. Horatio Hornblower won at Newbury in January but then only beat one home at Ludlow. Fourth Act is well enough treated and capable when in the mood and a similar comment applies to veteran Pete The Feat, who runs his best races around here, but Local Show and Topper Thornton arrive out of sorts.
Shanroe Santos (IRE) 3-1jfav (11-12) Tracked leaders until lost place 4th, good headway on inside to lead 10th, clear when hit 2 out, stayed on strongly, won at Carlisle 3m hcp (3) hvy in Feb beating Bako De La Saulaie (11-9) by 13l, 7 ran.
Pete The Feat (IRE) 14-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, struggling 9th, lost touch after next, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out, at Exeter 3m hcp (2) hvy in Feb.
Topper Thornton (IRE) 18-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, hit 9th, headway 15th, outpaced next, mistake 18th, well beaten 3 out, pulled up before next, at Warwick 3m 5f hcp (1) sft in Jan.
Tanit River (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Pressed leader, hit 3rd, led 7th until 9th, led again 15th, clear 2 out, stayed on strongly, won at Sandown 3m hcp (3) sft in Feb beating Aubusson (11-12) by 3l, 10 ran.
Fourth Act (IRE) 4-1 (11-12) Led to before 8th, chased leaders, outpaced 3 out, well held in modest 4th from next, 4th of 8, 18 1/4l behind Favorito Buck's (11-8) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Feb.
Local Show (IRE) 14-1 (11-12) Led until 5th, remained prominent, hard driven 12th, weakening when blundered 4 out, behind when pulled up before next, at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Horatio Hornblower (IRE) 10-3 (11-3) Raced wide, held up in last pair, headway on outside chasing leaders 6th, 2nd after 10th went left next, pushed along before went left hit 4 out and lost 2nd, weakened 2 out, 5th of 6, 6 3/4l behind Goohar (11-1) at Ludlow 3m hcp (3) gs in Feb.
