tracked leaders early, soon midfield, headway to dispute lead 11th, bad mistake 12th when pecked on landing and dropped to rear, plenty to do home turn, still last 2 out, rapid headway to re-join main group from last, stayed on strongly to regain lead final 110 yards
led early, soon tracked leaders, bumped rival 3rd, ridden before 4 out, held from 3 out, lost fourth final 110 yards
held up, hit 14th, headway to track leaders home turn and going well when ran out 4 out
prominent early, untidy 11th, mistake 13th, ridden home turn, no impression from 3 out
held up, headway to track leaders before 4 out, going best and led 3 out, shaken up before 2 out, went clear before last but weakened on run-in, headed final 110 yards
tracked leaders early, led 3rd, headed 6th, ridden home turn, outpaced from 4 out, rallied before 2 out, ran on after to last to take fourth close home
disputed lead early, bumped 3rd, pressed 11th, led 13th, pressed 4 out, headed 3 out, ridden before 2 out, lost second but kept on run-in
Regal Flow is 14 but showed he was no back number when second at Taunton 11 days ago. Arthur's Gift wasn’t disgraced on his reappearance at Cheltenham but has gone backwards since while Manwell has had another break since making a winning return to action over a shorter trip at Sedgefield four months ago. SNUFF BOX is only a pound higher than when scoring at Bangor in December. Efforts since have not quite matched that run but he has performed well enough to suggest he can get his head back in front today. Air Navigator is having a first run since wind surgery just before Christmas.
Snuff Box (IRE) 11-1 (11-9) Towards rear, modest 6th 16th, plugged on from 2 out, went never dangerous 4th latter stages, 4th of 11, 20 1/2l behind Volcano (11-12) at Warwick 3m 5f hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Arthur's Gift (IRE) 5-1 (11-12) Led, slow 3rd, not fluent and headed 11th, soon led again, headed 13th, weakened from 15th, last of 7, dist behind Subcontinent (11-2) at Ludlow 3m hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Manwell (IRE) 9-1 (11-9) Midfield, nudged along after 3 out, switched right to challenge and led before last, ridden and edged left but ran on well flat, won at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Dec beating Scottish Accent (10-13) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Western Climate (IRE) 14-1 (11-8) Mid-division, closed from 13th, 4th 16th, no impression from 18th, lost 4th latter stages, 5th of 11, 23 1/4l behind Volcano (11-12) at Warwick 3m 5f hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Compadre (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Held up in last pair, never on terms, tailed off and pulled up before last, at Doncaster 3m hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Regal Flow 22-1 (11-5) Led, joined for lead after 3rd, came under a drive before 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, not fluent last, kept on at one pace flat, 2nd of 9, 8 1/2l behind Sumkindofking (11-7) at Taunton 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Air Navigator 12-1 (11-12) Mid-division, ridden to hold position 5 out, went third 2 out, kept on, 3rd of 10, 9l behind Flagrant Delitiep (11-9) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
