led until after 4th, led next, driven after 2 out, joined last, headed flat, held towards finish
pressed leader, led after 4th, headed next, ridden after 4 out, challenged last, led flat, stayed on
chased leaders, not fluent 5th, ridden 4 out, switched right and effort before last, unable to challenge, stayed on
chased leaders, mistake 9th, soon outpaced and beaten after, weakened from 3 out
Kilcrea Vale won at Ludlow before finishing second to a decent sort at Market Rasen and will be fancied to get back on track here. But AS DE MEE has the stand-out form as he beat a subsequent Grade 1 winner over a longer trip here in the autumn and jumped superbly when landing the Grand Sefton over the Grand National fences in December. He was less impressive when pulled up at Cheltenham on New Year’s Day but has been given plenty of time to recover. Rock Gone beat a subsequent winner at Wetherby last month but has more on his plate here and Doncaster second Winner Massagot could also be found wanting.
As De Mee (FR) 11-2 (10-12) Prominent, not fluent 7th, pushed along and lost place after 10th, behind when pulled up after 13th, at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) sft in Jan.
Kilcrea Vale (IRE) Evensfav (11-0) Held up in touch, headway halfway, chased leaders 9th, ridden to challenge after 4 out, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Three Musketeers (11-7) at Market Rasen 2m 5f (2) sft in Jan.
Rock Gone (IRE) 6-5fav (11-0) Tracked leader early, tracked leaders, led last, kept on, all out, won at Wetherby 2m 3f (4) gs in Jan beating Actinpieces (11-0) by nk, 4 ran.
Winner Massagot (FR) 22-1 (10-12) Held up, closed 4th, mistake 9th, 2nd after 4 out, 6 lengths down when left in lead and slightly hampered 2 out, not fluent and headed last, held flat, stayed on, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Querry Horse (10-7) at Doncaster 2m 3f (4) gd in Jan.
