led 1st, soon headed, tracked leader, not fluent 7th, mistake 4 out, weakened next
tracked leaders, challenged from 5 out, driven after 2 out, held flat, kept on
led after 1st, headed after 5 out, mistake 4 out, weakened next
held up in rear, struggling after 7th, closed before 5 out, soon no impression, well beaten 3 out
led until not fluent 1st, tracked leaders, led again after 5 out, pressed until last, stayed on, driven out
Ink Master is probably best watched on is first start since July and Purple 'n Gold also has an absence to overcome. RED SPINNER was only beaten half-a-length off a 2lb higher mark at Newbury in the autumn. First-time cheekpieces could help him cope with this drop in distance and he looks a better bet than Cold March, who had a hard race at Cheltenham and has never won off a mark this high, and the out-of-sorts Ulck Du Lin.
Cold March (FR) 50-1 (11-4) In touch, led 3rd to 8th, close up, hampered and lost place 12th, soon behind, pulled up before 4 out, at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) gd in Mar.
Red Spinner (IRE) 13-8 (11-7) Chased leaders, struggling to go gallop from 4th, 10 lengths 3rd and pushed along 6th, closed before 4 out, mistake and pressing for 2nd 3 out, no impression on winner, 3rd of 4, 11 1/4l behind Speredek (10-8) at Ludlow 2m hcp (2) sft in Mar.
Ulck Du Lin (FR) 25-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 12th of 13, dist behind Warriors Tale (11-2) at Newbury 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Mar.
Purple 'n Gold (IRE) 50-1 (10-0) In rear, jumped left 3rd, outpaced 7th, well beaten next, last of 8, 34 3/4l behind Sir Valentino (10-8) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (1) gd in Nov.
Ink Master (IRE) 5-1 (11-4) Tracked leader until 6th, 4th and beaten 3 out, weakened last, 6th of 9, 30 3/4l behind Casino Markets (11-3) at Worcester 2m hcp (3) gd in Jul.
