raced wide, held up, hit 1st, stumbled badly on bend after 1st, some headway 4th, reminders and beaten after 7th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
chased leaders, went 2nd 3rd, led 7th until 3 out, weakened quickly soon after
always behind, never a factor, tailed off
bit keen, waited with in rear, good headway on inside tracking leaders going ok before 3 out, 3rd and one pace 3 out, kept on into 2nd close home, no chance with winner
held up going well, headway 4th, effort on outside to lead 3 out, soon joined, hit next, ridden clear before last, easily
chased leader, led 3rd until 7th, ridden and weakened before 3 out
led until 3rd, chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, went 2nd and challenged 3 out, every chance next, well held before last, lost 2nd close home
chased leaders, lost place 4th, weakened after 4 out, tailed off
Snow Leopardess will be all the better for her run at Newbury, where she was prominent for a long way. Front runners can thrive around here so Same Circus is worth considering, though Little Bruce also likes to be in the front rank. BOSS MAN FRED is upped in class but has done little wrong so far and, after just two runs under Rules, has the scope to defy an opening handicap mark of 124. Alrightjack is preferred to Divine Spear of the others.
Divine Spear (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, lost place 9th, behind 12th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, at Newbury 2m 6f hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Gangster (FR) 14-1 (11-11) In touch on outside, driven after 3 out, ridden and one pace after next, no impression before last, weakened flat, 6th of 7, 14 3/4l behind Champers On Ice (11-10) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Alrightjack (IRE) 7-2 (10-13) Raced keenly, chased leaders on outside, pushed along before 3 out, weakened next, 5th of 9, 13 3/4l behind Diablo De Rouhet (11-6) at Newbury 3m hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Snow Leopardess 20-1 (10-6) Chased leaders, went 2nd 3rd until after 4 out, chased leaders, weakened before next, 9th of 16, dist behind The Cashel Man (10-6) at Newbury 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Boss Man Fred (IRE) 2-5fav (11-5) In touch, went 2nd 3 out, ridden before 2 out, led before last, kept on well, won at Southwell 3m (4) sft in Dec beating Springfield Fox (10-12) by 12l, 5 ran.
Same Circus (IRE) 11-4 (11-3) Led, pushed along and headed 3 out, soon ridden and dropped to last next, rallied to go 3rd flat, 3rd of 5, 9l behind Doc Penfro (11-0) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 7f hcp (3) hvy in Dec.
Little Bruce (IRE) 14-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 11th, mistake 3 out, edged right then led last, soon headed, edged right and no impression on winner flat, 2nd of 11, 7l behind Bob Mahler (11-7) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Los Alamos (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Pushed along early, mid-division, pushed along again 4f out, ridden and no impression under 2f out, no extra, eased inside final furlong, 10th of 14, 10 1/2l behind Sheisdiesel (9-3) at Dundalk 1m 3f pol in Feb.
