led, headed narrowly 4th, left in lead 8th, narrow advantage 4 out, headed before 3 out, lost touch with leaders 2 out, kept on flat
held up towards rear, midfield 2nd, pressed leader 3rd, led narrowly 4th, blundered and unseated rider 8th
midfield, pushed along and dropped towards rear 7th, headway under pressure to press leader 4 out, led narrowly before 3 out, headed 2 out, close up when blundered last, no extra
held up in rear, steady headway 7th, smooth progress to chase leaders 4 out, led 2 out, awkward last, headed flat, kept on strongly close home
chased leader, hampered and dropped towards rear 8th, switched left and ridden 3 out, progress to chase leaders 2 out, stayed on under pressure to lead flat, all out
held up towards rear, in rear 3rd, ridden before 4 out, no impression
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THE BIG BITE (NAP) clearly likes it here and had King D'argent more than four lengths behind when dead-heating for second behind the subsequent Game Spirit winner Funambule Sivola over track and trip in January – he has surprisingly been left on the same mark. Gaelik Coast ran right up to his best when fourth in a Grade 3 at Cheltenham last time and he beat Cedar Hill, who holds Fanzio on the form book, at Musselburgh in the autumn and is 3lb better off. Cheddleton gets little respite from the handicapper but is still preferred to the returning Malystic and veteran Bun Doran.
Cheddleton 9-2 (11-11) Tracked leaders, not fluent 11th, outpaced and held from before 2 out, kept on to press for 3rd flat, 4th of 9, 6 3/4l behind Celebre D'Allen (10-11) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Feb.
Malystic 7-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, not fluent 6th, went 2nd before 4 out, soon shaken up and beaten, not fluent 2 out, 2nd of 4, 19l behind Allmankind (11-5) at Ayr 2m 4f (1) gd in Apr.
The Big Bite (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, ridden and outpaced 4 out, headway to chase leaders 2 out, close up last, stayed on flat, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Funambule Sivola (11-12) at Doncaster 2m hcp (2) gd in Jan.
King D'Argent (FR) 14-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, steady headway 7th, ridden after 3 out, one pace from 2 out, 5th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Funambule Sivola (11-12) at Doncaster 2m hcp (2) gd in Jan.
Bun Doran (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) Pressed leader and jumped left at times, pushed along and lost 2nd before 2 out, weakened into 4th between last two, 4th of 8, 23l behind Dolos (11-8) at Sandown 2m hcp (2) gs in Feb.
Cedar Hill (IRE) 11-2 (11-1) Held up, headway 4 out, led last, ridden and ran on, won at Musselburgh 2m hcp (3) gs in Feb beating Nero Rock (11-4) by 3l, 7 ran.
Return Ticket (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Mid division, not fluent 7th, ridden and outpaced 3 out, weakened thereafter, 5th of 8, 16l behind Palmers Hill (11-4) at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Gaelik Coast (FR) 20-1 (11-3) Mid-division, good headway chasing leaders approaching 3 out, every chance approaching next, ridden soon after, weakened run-in, 4th of 10, 8 1/2l behind Torn And Frayed (10-10) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) gd in Jan.
Fanzio (FR) 9-1 (11-12) Close up, tracked leaders approaching 4 out, ridden and every chance next, stayed on run in to press for 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 7, 3 1/4l behind Cedar Hill (11-1) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (3) gs in Feb.
