in touch in rear, pushed along and 3 out, ridden next, kept on one pace
prominent, chased winner 4 out, ridden 2 out, ran on
in touch, not fluent 7th, headway 5 out, pushed along 3 out, ridden and kept on to go 3rd at last
raced wide in touch, headway to track leaders 7th, chased winner at 10th, not fluent next, pushed along and weakened 3 out
prominent, pushed along and weakened 4 out
made all, set steady pace, pushed along 2 out, ridden and pressed approaching last, rider lost iron run in, ran on
in touch, slow 5th, ridden and outpaced from 4 out
in touch in rear, pushed along and weakened 4 out
Eceparti was a wide-margin winner over a longer trip here eight days ago and should go close to a follow up despite a 7lb rise and the fact that Ned Fox can only claim 3lb today. Faustinovick led for a long way here on his reappearance before weakening quickly up the home straight. He’ll strip fitter today and won this last year off a 3lb higher mark. Head And Heart won at Huntingdon in April but Rouge De L'Quest and Doyouknowwhatimean are tackling fences for the first time. King Turgeon and ART DECCO have proved they handle this surface and the latter can make a winning reappearance.
Doyouknowwhatimean 2-1 (11-6) In touch towards rear, pushed along after 3 out, ridden and went distant second after last, ran on but made no impression on winner, 2nd of 5, 18l behind Another Mystery (11-6) at Market Rasen 2m 7f mdn (4) gd in May.
King Turgeon (FR) 10-1 (11-2) Jumped left on occasion, prominent, lost place 12th, pushed along next, weakened 4 out, 4th of 5, 15 1/4l behind Garincha (11-12) at Ffos Las 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Art Decco 2-1fav (11-1) Led until 2nd, chased leaders, bumped 5th, not fluent 8th, 3rd and outpaced 3 out, weakened before next, 3rd of 6, 15 3/4l behind Haldon Hill (10-10) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (4) hvy in Mar.
Rouge De L'quest (IRE) 9-4fav (11-12) Led until after 1st, chased winner, not fluent 5th, ridden after 3 out, no impression on winner and not fluent 2 out, 2nd of 4, 6 1/2l behind Jasmiwa (11-12) at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Faustinovick 5-1 (11-6) Led, headed 5 out, weakened before 3 out, 5th of 7, 31l behind Blade Runner (11-11) at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Eceparti (FR) 15-2 (10-5) Chased leaders, went 2nd after 6th, led before 4 out, soon went clear, heavily eased run-in, very easily, won at Chepstow 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in Oct beating In Rem (12-0) by 29l, 11 ran.
Head And Heart 9-2 (11-8) Prominent, untidy 7th, chased leaders from 4 out, left in third 3 out, ridden 2 out, chased front pair after last, just denied second final strides, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Stanley Stanley (11-8) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (4) sft in May.
Mister Murchan (IRE) 8-1 (12-0) Jumped left at times, led 1st, not fluent 4 out, 4 lengths ahead last, ridden flat, soon idled, headed towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind William Philo (11-6) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
