in rear, headway to chase leaders over 4f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, no impression from over 2f out
led 5f, tracked leader, weakened over 3f out
tracked leader and keen, led after 5f, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders on outer, led over 2f out, kept on well driven out
held up behind, headway over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, went 3rd entering final furlong, kept on same pace
held up towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden and one pace final furlong
prominent, weakened over 3f out
held up towards rear, reminders approaching 3f out, kept on final 2f
tracked leaders, lost place 4f out
held up mid-division and keen, reminders before halfway, never dangerous
towards rear, pushed along and tailed off from 4f out
in touch on outer, challenged over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression on winner
Alan Swinbank's runners in bumpers always warrant respect and it may be worth siding with his representative here, PRICELESS ART, on his debut and the son of Anabaa gets the vote ahead of point-to-point winners Downward Spiral and Mike Towey. Peter Bowen's gelding has had the benefit of three starts in points, winning on the latest of them in Ireland and he has to be considered first time out under rules. Evan Williams does reasonably well with his runners in bumpers so Seren Cwmtudu has to be considered on his debut, while Alan King's Yukon Quest stepped up from his debut effort at Newbury when finding just one too good at Lingfield last month and he should be thereabouts again. Violin Davis, who is trained by Paul Nicholls, is another interesting newcomer and the daughter of Turgeon has to be respected but of more interest may be Jennie Candlish's Downward Spiral, who was a winner of his only start in a point-to-point in Ireland but, given Alan Swinbank's record in bumpers, it is Priceless Art that gets the vote.
Downward Spiral (IRE) 5-1 (11-7) Alw pr, ld 3out, chall strongly last & jnd, kow fin, won at Kilsheelan 3m ire ptp gd in Oct beating Rebel Hunter (11-7) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Fulofanoyance 16-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, never dangerous, 9th of 12, well behind Habbie Simpson (11-4) at Southwell 2m NH flat (6) sft in Feb.
Grafite 11-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway under pressure 4f out, weakened 2f out, 4th of 14, 22l behind Cresswell Crusader (10-12) at Chepstow 2m cond & am NH flat (6) hvy in Feb.
Mike Towey (IRE) 2-1 (11-7) Rcd 2nd/3rd, jumped to ld 2out, jnd at last but better jump, row, won at Lingstown 3m ire ptp hvy in Nov beating Peqeno Diablo (11-7) by 2l, 10 ran.
Priceless Art (IRE) Anabaa gelding out of My Ballerina.
Yukon Quest (IRE) 10-1 (11-1) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, disputing lead inside final furlong, not pace of winner final 110 yards, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Yemeni Princess (10-1) at Lingfield 2m mdn nat hunt flt (4-6yo) (6) std in Feb.
Clouds Of Mist Cloudings mare out of Island Mist.
Seren Cwmtudu (IRE) Glacial Storm mare out of Keel Row.
Attaglance 7-2fav (10-0) Mid-division, kept on final 2f, never troubled leaders, 7th of 16, 22l behind Fridaythorpe (11-0) at Wetherby 2m NH flat (6) sft in Feb.
Thoresby (IRE) Milan gelding out of I Remember It Well.
Top Smart 16-1 (10-6) In touch chasing group, headway 5f out, ridden to challenge and every chance 2f out, soon outpaced, no impression final furlong, 5th of 14, 18l behind Sprinter Sacre (10-9) at Ascot 2m NH flat (3) gs in Feb.
Dancing Legend 9-1 (9-8) Led, hung right from 11f out, headed 10f out, ran out 9f out, in a race won by Fountains Flypast (10-9) at Stratford 2m NH flat (6) gd, 13 ran.
Duchess Of Malfi Falbrav filly out of Play That Tune.
Violin Davis (FR) Turgeon filly out of Trumpet Davis.
Silver Twilight Silver Patriarch mare out of Cle De Lune.
Flockton Tobouggie 50-1 (10-7) Towards rear, headway over 5f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 13, 17l behind Inga Bird (10-11) at Bangor 2m 1f mdn NH flat (5) gs.
