chased leader, joined leader 4, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
chased leaders, headway 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, led last, hard ridden and just held on flat
led, ridden 3 out, headed last, rallied flat, hard ridden and just failed
held up, ridden approachin 3 out, no impression
held up last lost touch and pulled up over 5th
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Qrackers is surely better than he showed at Chepstow earlier this month but the Paul Nicholls-trained gelding is hard to back with confidence on that evidence and a safer bet looks to be Warsaw Pact, who gets the vote with Poseidon's Secret rated the pick of the remainder. The selection has shown improved form in recent starts, latterly when successful in decent fashion at Southwell, and the Hobbs runner is taken to defy a 9lb rise for that success. Petito has been running consistently well but is held by Qrackers on their running at Wincanton last month so looks best watched, while Archie Gunn was also behind in that contest and is hard to recommend. Cape Greko may struggle to give weight away all round and of more interest may be Charlie Mann's recent Plumpton scorer Poseidon's Secret, who makes his handicap debut today off what seems a fair mark. Warsaw Pact was good value for his Southwell success though and he is taken to follow up here.
Cape Greko 9-1 (11-8) Prominent, went 2nd after 3rd until well before 3 out, weakened, last of 10, well behind Distiller (10-5) at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Mar.
Warsaw Pact (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) Made all, clear 2 out, ran on well flat, won at Stratford 2m 3f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Mar beating Arctic Magic (11-6) by 4 1/2l, 14 ran.
Poseidon's Secret (IRE) 11-2 (10-9) Led 2nd, mistake 5th, ridden 2 out, ran on, won at Plumpton 2m nov hdl (4) sft in Mar beating Ardmaddy (10-8) by 18l, 6 ran.
Fix The Rib (IRE) 14-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakened 2 out, 9th of 10, 30l behind Exmoor Ranger (11-12) at Newbury 2m 3f nov hcp hdl (3) sft in Mar.
Diego Velasquez (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Soon led, headed 4th, ridden approaching 3 out, kept on same pace, 4th of 14, 7l behind Arctic Wings (10-12) at Newbury 2m 4yo nov hdl (4) gs in Feb.
Qrackers (FR) 11-4fav (10-9) Held up towards rear, headway after 7th, soon ridden, weakened quickly next and pulled up 2 out in race won by Rathcor (10-9) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd, 14 ran.
Petito (IRE) 13-2 (10-8) Held up, headway 6th, hit 3 out, every chance approaching 2 out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 12, 10l behind Qrackers (10-7) at Wincanton 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) sft in Mar.
Master Medic (IRE) 5-1 (11-8) Held up, headway 7th, mistake next, stayed on approaching last, 3rd of 8, 29l behind Rodrigo Gonzales (12-0) at Kempton 2m 5f nov hdl (4) gd in Mar.
Archie Gunn 13-2 (10-12) Tracked leaders, led after 3 out, soon headed, 3rd and beaten next, hung left flat, 3rd of 12, 15l behind Qrackers (10-7) at Wincanton 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) sft in Mar.
Foreign King (USA) 33-1 (10-8) Mid-division, behind from 3 out, 6th of 11, well behind Jazz Scene (11-3) at Kempton 2m cnd hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Mar.
