held up in touch towards rear, pushed along and lost place after 7th, behind before next, pulled up after
prominent, mistakes 1st and 7th, led 8th, not fluent 4 out or 2 out, ridden flat, headed close home
in touch, not fluent 3rd, mistake 4 out, every chance last, stayed on, held towards finish
in rear, in touch when not fluent 8th, outpaced after 3 out, rallied last, edged left and no extra towards finish
ridden away from start, prominent after 1st, driven after 7th, outpaced before 2 out, 5th last, rallied flat, led close home
led, mistake 5th, ridden and headed 8th, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before next
held up in touch, challenged 4 out, close 3rd last, one pace flat
tracked leaders, ridden and lost place before 2nd, behind 5th, well tailed off 7th
This looks tricky but Extreme Impact showed he has plenty of stamina when flying home to score over 3m1f at Plumpton last month. West Of The Edge also arrives off the back of a victory at Plumpton, when American Life was only third, but has struggled to win off this sort of mark in the past. SAINT JOHN HENRY could be the answer to this in first-time blinkers having been dropped a couple of pounds since his latest third at Ffos Las. Kieron Edgar's claim is worth another three pounds and he makes more appeal than joint top weight Golden Milan and the luckless Bar A Mine.
Golden Milan (IRE) 10-1 (11-12) Tracked leader, mistake 4 out, ridden to challenge 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last, 2nd of 4, 9l behind Volcanic (11-11) at Bangor 2m 7f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Saint John Henry (FR) 11-4 (11-12) Tracked leaders, disputed lead after 4 out, lost place when mistake next, 5th and beaten 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure flat, took 3rd near finish, no chance with front pair, 3rd of 8, 15 1/4l behind Pobbles Bay (11-3) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Dec.
Letbeso (IRE) 16-1 (11-3) Mid-division, weakened 14th, soon behind, pulled up 17th, at Wincanton 3m 3f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
American Life (FR) 9-2 (11-5) Behind, headway approaching 4 out, chased leaders next, effort 2 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 7 1/2l behind West Of The Edge (10-8) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
Extreme Impact 16-1 (11-10) Chased leaders, ridden 6th, lost place next, disputing modest 5th 3 out, stayed on approaching last, went 3rd from last, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp (4) hvy in Jan beating Major Milborne (11-12) by 2l, 12 ran.
Bar A Mine (FR) 4-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders on inside, ridden after 5th, modest 5th 2 out, stayed on before last, not much room on landing at last, soon went 2nd, closing on winner flat, just held, 2nd of 7, nk behind Light Well (11-11) at Leicester 2m (5) hvy in Feb.
West Of The Edge (IRE) 16-1 (10-8) Tracked leader, led 10th, hard driven before 2 out, held on well under pressure, won at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp (4) hvy in Feb beating Royale Knight (11-12) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.
Earcomesthedream (IRE) 50-1 (10-1) Chased leaders, reminders and lost place before 2nd, behind from 6th, 6th of 13, dist behind The Boss's Dream (11-12) at Warwick 3m 2f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
