held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders over 5f out, weakened 2f out
held up in touch, headway over 2f out, kept on to chase winner entering final furlong, no impression
in rear, headway on outer over 5f out, weakened over 2f out
held up in touch, headway over 5f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
led 1f, led again 9f out, stayed on well from over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway to track leaders over 6f out, weakened over 2f out
tracked leader, led after 1f, headed 9f out, one pace 2f out
tracked leaders and keen, weakened over 3f out
Nonrunner
Paul Nicholls has a 40% strike-rate with his bumper horses at the track so Ramses De Marcigny is considered despite his penalty, however KIND OF EASY looks an interesting rival and he is put forward ahead of Lundy Sky and Magical Treasure. The selection made his debut in a Grade Two race at Newbury, and although he never threatened to win he ran a good race in ninth behind Al Ferof. He has since franked the form and with Aidan Coleman booked for the ride he should run well. The majority of the newcomers are bred to come into their own over longer trips in time but with the ground on the testing side they could show up better than normal, however a bigger threat looks to be Lundy Sky. He has shaped with plenty of promise on his last two starts and this testing track should suit, whilst Magical Treasure finished one place ahead of him last time out at Plumpton and he looks a very stout stayer already. Ramses De Marcigny finished ahead of the selection last time and testing ground should suit, however it is hard for horses to carry penalties to victory in bumpers and it may not be long before we see him over hurdles. Grey Wulff looks very much the stable second string on jockey bookings, and so it is his stablemate Kind Of Easy who is given the nod.
Ramses De Marcigny (FR) 14-1 (11-3) Held up, pushed along 4f out, kept on one pace final 2f, 5th of 11, 15l behind Al Ferof (11-3) at Newbury 2m nat hunt flat Grade 2 (1) gs in Feb.
Bally Legend Midnight Legend gelding out of Bally Lira.
Borisovski Baryshnikov gelding out of Gay Time.
Don't Hang About Alflora gelding out of Althrey Flame.
Lundy Sky 11-2 (11-4) In touch, tracked leading pair 7f out, ridden and edged left 2f out, soon one pace, 3rd of 14, 7l behind Dusky Bob (11-4) at Plumpton 2m 2f mdn NH flat (6) gs in Feb.
Magical Treasure 8-1 (11-4) Raced wide, held up in rear, steady headway halfway, chased leaders 5f out, chased winner over 2f out, edged left and held final furlong, 2nd of 14, 3l behind Dusky Bob (11-4) at Plumpton 2m 2f mdn NH flat (6) gs in Feb.
Valoroso Laveron gelding out of Millennium Rose.
World Watch (IRE) 100-1 (10-11) Mid-division, in touch after 5f, behind final 6f, 9th of 12, 40l behind Awesome Freddie (11-0) at Warwick 2m NH flat (6) sft in Dec.
Grey Wulff (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Mid-division, struggling over 6f out, some headway over 2f out, no impression, 8th of 15, 23l behind Gus Macrae (11-0) at Hereford 2m 1f NH flat (6) sft in Dec.
Kind Of Easy (IRE) 22-1 (10-7) Always in rear, struggling final 3f, 9th of 11, 25l behind Al Ferof (11-3) at Newbury 2m nat hunt flat Grade 2 (1) gs in Feb.
