prominent, slow 1st, lost place and pushed along 4th, last 6th, not fluent next, behind 8th, pulled up before 9th
in rear, not always fluent, headway 16th, hampered 4 out, in touch in 4th 4 out, weakened before last
made most until 13th, pressing leader when blundered and unsated rider 4 out
in rear, jumped slowly at times, ridden 10th, behind 16th, pulled up before next
chased leaders, went 2nd after 3rd until 10th, weakened before 2 out
in rear, headway when hit 13th, left 2nd 4 out, led last, 3 lengths clear flat, all out
prominent, mistake 6th, not fluent 8th, went 2nd 10th, mistake 11th, led 13th, not fluent and headed last, 3 lengths down flat, stayed on towards finish
chased leaders, lost place 3rd, headway 12th, in touch in 3rd 2 out, no impression last, stayed on towards finish
chased leaders on inside, lost place before 12th, well beaten after
MILLICENT SILVER (NAP) is a course and distance winner and finished ahead of Whiskey Chaser at Warwick last month. She is better off at the weights and having only her third start of the campaign. The mare has dropped to a very fair mark so must go on the short-list. Barton Gift has won three times here in four starts, including this last year. He’s only a pound higher so may be the danger ahead of Catching On, who still looks a couple of pounds too high. Itstimeforapint hasn’t really fired so far this season and Rigadin De Beauchene is not the force of old.
Barton Gift 33-1 (11-6) Prominent, hit 1st, lost place and ridden after 11th, behind 13th, pulled up after 4 out, at Wincanton 3m 3f hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
Catching On (IRE) 7-1 (11-11) Held up towards rear, bumped 9th, blundered and unseated rider next, at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
Rigadin De Beauchene (FR) 25-1 (11-7) Prominent, led 3rd, mistake 5th, headed 7th, mistake next, lost place in back straight last time, well behind before 4 out, soon pulled up, at Exeter 3m 7f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Millicent Silver 12-1 (11-10) Held up, ridden briefly after 14th, headway 16th, 4th and no impression after 3 out, 4th of 7, 19l behind The Artful Cobbler (11-0) at Warwick 3m 1f hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Whiskey Chaser (IRE) 8-1 (11-6) Held up, ridden briefly after 13th, tried to press for 3rd 3 out, no impression, well beaten 6th 2 out, 6th of 7, 29 1/4l behind The Artful Cobbler (11-0) at Warwick 3m 1f hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Itstimeforapint (IRE) 12-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, reminders 17th, soon lost place, pulled up, at Catterick 3m 6f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Zerachiel (IRE) 8-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, weakened and pulled up before 4 out, at Exeter 3m 7f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Boyfromnowhere (IRE) 20-1 (11-10) In touch, brought down 3rd, at Catterick 3m 1f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Astigos (FR) 16-1 (10-0) Keen to post, towards rear, headway on inside chasing leaders approaching 7th, weakened 10th, tailed off, 5th of 10, dist behind Back To The Thatch (11-12) at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
