held up in touch, raced keenly, awkward 1st, ridden after 2 out, 3rd and held last, weakened into 4th final 150 yards
led, jumped slowly early, headed 2 out, 4th and held last, went 3rd final 150 yards
held up in 6th, jumped right 4th, slow next, headway before 9th, jumped slowly and weakened 2 out
held up and behind, headway 3 out, weakened after next
chased leaders, went 2nd last, no impression on winner from final bend, kept on
tracked leader, led 2 out, ridden clear final bend, stayed on well
mid-division, not fluent and outpaced 9th, weakened before 2 out
Federici was a game winner over fences here on his reappearance and won over hurdles at Sedgefield last season under Abbie McCain but is not easy to predict. The yard also run Handy Hollow, who is starting to look well treated, while Top Billing looks to add to his course and distance victory last month. If the rain continues to fall then TOI STOREY could be interesting as he sluiced up on soft ground at Catterick at the end of last year and something clearly wasn’t right next time at Doncaster. Carys' Commodity was also a winner at Catterick over the winter but this is a big step up in distance and he may need more time.
Carys' Commodity 17-2 (11-4) Tracked leaders, headway to lead 3 out, drew clear turning in, mistake 2 out, went left last, ridden out flat, kept on, won at Catterick 2m 3f mdn (4) sft in Jan beating Mandalayan (11-4) by 4 1/4l, 12 ran.
Federici 4-1fav (11-12) Prominent, led 3 out, headed last, 5 lengths down final bend, switched right and stayed on final 150 yards, led again close home, won at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (4) gs in Jul beating Elmono (11-11) by nk, 8 ran.
Toi Storey (IRE) 13-2 (11-3) Held up towards rear, pushed along and lost touch approaching 3 out, tailed off, 7th of 11, dist behind Shah An Shah (10-7) at Doncaster 3m hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Legalized 25-1 (11-7) Raced wide in mid-division, headway on outside chasing leaders 5th, weakened 2 out, lost modest 3rd post, 4th of 10, 13 1/2l behind Hawthorn Cottage (11-1) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Handy Hollow (IRE) 14-1 (11-13) Held up towards rear, ridden after 7th, headway 4 out, weakened before 2 out, 6th of 13, 20 3/4l behind Present Chief (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Top Billing 9-2 (10-13) Mid-division on outside, headway 9th, not fluent 3 out, close 2nd last, led final 130 yards, stayed on, won at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (5) gs in Jul beating Achill Road Boy (11-7) by 2l, 9 ran.
Shaiyzar (IRE) 12-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, lost place before 4th, closed approaching 9th, outpaced after 2 out, rallied last, kept on, 3rd of 9, 4 3/4l behind Top Billing (10-13) at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (5) gs in Jul.
