A small turnout and a possible opportunity for VISCOUNT ROSSINI to take another pot. He had looked particularly difficult to win with but he won well at Market Rasen on his latest outing and with the yard in such good order, we are happy to support him in a follow up. Gary Moore won this race last year and he relies upon Perfect Reward on this occasion. He only found Alph too good at Lingfield and a repeat entitles him to major consideration. L'Homme De Nuit won previously for Moore though is now with Jim Best. Celtic Ballad will be out of the handicap though the handicapper has dropped his mark considerably to 79 having initially estimated him to be a 90 rated performer. Keep Guessing has shown little to recommend thus far.
L'Homme de Nuit (GER) 16-1 (11-9) Raced wide, mid-division, lost place 6th, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Maraafeq (11-8) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) hvy in Feb, 12 ran.
Viscount Rossini 7-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, headway to lead 6th, made rest, driven clear last, held on flat, won at Market Rasen 2m 3f cond hcp hdl 0-1115 (4) sft beating Hippodrome (10-2) by 1l, 8 ran.
Perfect Reward 6-1 (11-1) Held up in touch in 6th, headway to chase leading pair after 6th, driven to 2nd approaching last, readily held flat, 2nd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Alph (11-5) at Lingfield 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) hvy.
Keep Guessing 8-1 (11-5) Held up in touch towards rear, ridden 8th, weakening when not fluent 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Salpierre (11-3) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd, 10 ran.
Celtic Ballad (IRE) 18-1 (10-7) Chased leader until 4th, weakened and hit 4 out, tailed off 3 out, 7th of 10, well behind Amuse Me (11-2) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs.
