led, hit 11th, headed when blundered badly and unseated rider 4 out
never travelling and always in rear, tailed off
in touch, headway 6th, ridden to dispute 2nd 4 out, one pace from 2 out
in touch, reminder after 3rd, ridden after 11th, one pace from 3 out
chased leader, ridden to chase winner after 4 out, kept on same pace from 2 out
in touch, ridden after 9th, weakened approaching 4 out, tailed off
always towards rear
chased leaders until 6th, ridden after 8th, not much room on bend after 4 out, never able to get back on terms
chased leader, led 4 out, soon ridden, clear last, stayed on, ridden out
Not a race to get carried away with however nothing comes here in better form than Cleymor House and we fancy him to win again, at the main expense of Cadoulitique and Sole Agent. Allison Thorpe remains a trainer to keep on the right side of and following wins at Hereford and here (twice) on varying ground, the progressive ten-year-old is fancied to achieve his fourth successive win. He is shooting up the weights quickly but still appears to be ahead of the handicapper. Connections try the headgear for the first time on Cadoulitique and whilst he still has stamina to prove, he shouldn't be underestimated. The Hardy Boy is hard to fancy away from Plumpton where he does all his winning, whilst Adecco and Sole Agent give Gary Moore a strong-looking hand. Spring Lover needs to bounce back to form, whilst My World and Magot De Grugy also need to return to previous form, and if they did then they would be major players. A bit more open than it looks, but Cleymor House is still the one to beat.
Spring Lover (FR) 14-1 (11-7) Tracked leader, weakening when mistake 5 out, tailed off, 7th of 8, well behind Petitjean (11-9) at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Feb.
Cadoulitique (FR) 9-4 (11-12) Held up last, not fluent 6th, progress after 10th, ridden after next, mistake 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 4th of 5, 21l behind Island Flyer (10-11) at Newbury 2m 2f nov hcp chs 0-120 (3) gs.
My World (FR) 8-1 (11-9) Held up, weakened 11th, 6th of 11, 39l behind Jungleland (11-5) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy in Feb.
Magot de Grugy (FR) 9-2 (11-0) Tracked leaders, mistake and hampered 10th, ridden and headway 4 out, weakened after 2 out, 5th of 8, 18l behind Le Burf (11-0) at Exeter 2m 3f nov chs (4) gs.
Sole Agent (IRE) 4-1 (11-6) Keen, in touch, ridden 3 out, one pace from 2 out, 4th of 9, 16l behind Lysander (11-3) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Feb.
The Hardy Boy 12-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, ridden and weakened after 4 out, tailed off, 8th of 11, well behind Kew Jumper (11-2) at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd.
Adecco (IRE) 10-1 (11-6) Held up in rear, hit 3rd, pushed along approaching 6th, behind from 8th, 8th of 12, 48l behind Oiseau de Nuit (10-9) at Huntingdon 2m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Dec.
Opal Ridge 7-1 (11-12) With leader to 9th, weakened 12th, 6th of 9, 45l behind Massini Sunset (11-1) at Chepstow 2m 3f nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) hvy.
Cleymor House (IRE) 2-1fav (11-3) Led until 2nd, led again 6th, clear 3 out, idled flat, pushed out, won at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp chs 0-90 (5) hvy beating Kappelhoff (10-2) by 7l, 6 ran.
