prominent, lost place 11th, soon ridden, pecked 3 out, one pace
chased leader, ridden and lost place 4 out, plugging on from 3 out when hit last
led to 14th, ridden to lead after 4 out, stayed on well from 3 out
behind, headway from 13th, ridden 3 out, kept on one pace
mid-division, headway and chased leader 13th, led 14th, ridden and headed after 4 out, kept on one pace
held up and jumped left throughout, reminders 11th, soon ridden and lost touch, pulled up before 13th
With a number of front runners on view, this race will require a fair degree of stamina and FOURPOINTONE is the call on this occasion with Alcatras and The Pious Prince put up as the most obvious opposition. Michael Scudamore's charge can be forgiven for floundering in horrendous conditions at Chepstow last time out. He is proven over extreme trips and on the prevailing going and these are good enough recommendations for us. Alcatras won a handicap at Huntingdon off a mark of 89. He did drop away a little tamely on his most recent experience around here. The Pious Prince is unproven over extreme trips but its seldom that the Pipe yard persevere with horses off such lowly ratings so the market has to be watched closely this afternoon. Vibe has been called many rude names in the past and most of them have been by his own trainer. He is very much the own arbiter of his destiny and as a consequence is completely unreliable. Classic Clover has had severe jumping issues and needs to have overcome them in the interim. Clifden Boy should not be good enough. Fourpointone is taken to score.
Alcatras (IRE) 12-1 (10-6) Led 4th until 8th, with leader, weakened 12th, tailed off, 6th of 9, 36l behind Cava Bien (11-7) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs.
Classic Clover 13-2 (10-2) Led, mistake 1st, headed 4th, hit 5th and 11th, reminders 12th, blundered badly 14th, held approaching 5 out, 4th of 6, well behind Present Glory (11-12) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd.
Fourpointone 9-2fav (11-2) Chased leaders, mistake 15th, soon ridden, weakened approaching 4 out, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Freeline Fury (11-4) at Chepstow 3m 2f cnd hcp chs 0-100 (4) gs, 12 ran.
Vibe 12-1 (10-13) Held up, never dangerous, 5th of 14, 37l behind Conny Nobel (10-5) at Chepstow 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft in Feb.
Clifden Boy (IRE) 9-1 (10-4) Prominent, ridden and lost place 13th, pulled up before last, in a race won by I'moncloudnine (11-12) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft, 6 ran.
The Pious Prince (IRE) 13-2 (10-10) Always in rear, reminders 5th, 4th of 9, 37l behind Willy The Slip (11-12) at Lingfield 3m nov hcp chs 0-90 (5) hvy in Nov.
