held up in midfield, mistake 4th, blundered 6th and reminder, jumped left 7th, ridden before 10th, in rear 11th, well adrift 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
led, fell 1st
held up towards rear, headway to midfield 9th, ridden to chase leading trio 11th, lost touch 3 out, tailed off 2 out, came home in own time
tracked leader, left in front 1st, headed narrowly 4th, upsides and reminder 5th, led 6th, narrow advantage 3 out, ridden to extend lead before last, headed flat, stayed on
towards rear, midfield 6th, smooth progress to chase leaders 11th where not fluent, hit 3 out, pressed leader 2 out, almost upsides last, stayed on to lead flat, all out
prominent, awkward 6th, pressed leader 8th, jumped left 9th, ridden before 10th, weakened quickly before 11th, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
towards rear, hampered by faller 1st, fell 9th
midfield, headway to chase leaders 7th, pressed leader 4 out, ridden after 3 out, weakened 2 out
held up in rear, hard ridden briefly after 3rd, ridden after 9th, weakened and well beaten 11th, pulled up before 3 out
prominent, pressed leader after 1st, not fluent 8th, ridden and lost place after 9th, weakened and detached 11th, pulled up before 3 out
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Furiously Fast found only a subsequent winner too good over track and trip in December and must have every chance of going one better racing off the same mark but there are a couple of interesting chasing debutants among the opposition. Presence Of Mind has won a point-to-point and two hurdle races and hasn’t many miles on the clock. But he hasn’t run since October so FRATERNEL is preferred. Also a winner over hurdles, he is bred for chasing and starts off on a potentially-lenient mark. Where Eagles Dare ran well for a long way here last month when returning from a very long absence but Oski is proving hard to predict and Lamanver Bel Ami has gone backwards since winning at Ffos Las in November. Grand Turina was second here last month but is more exposed than most.
Where Eagles Dare (IRE) 16-1 (11-5) Raced keenly, chased leaders, hit 7th, 2nd and every chance 2 out soon lost 2nd and weakened, 6th of 15, dist behind Equus Dreamer (11-5) at Hereford 3m 2f mdn (4) sft in Feb.
Presence Of Mind (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Mid-division, ridden and reminders 3 out, never closer, 8th of 10, 21 3/4l behind Chirico Vallis (11-10) at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Voyage De Retour (IRE) 40-1 (11-3) Held up, headway 3 out, ridden to chase winner approaching last, kept on one pace, 2nd of 9, 8 1/2l behind Only The Bold (11-3) at Southwell 2m 4f (4) sft in Feb.
Oski (IRE) 7-1 (11-13) Held up in rear, headway after 8th, ridden 10th, struggling after, not fluent 12th, pulled up before 4 out, at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
Fraternel (FR) 12-1 (11-8) Held up towards rear, closer and tracked leader after 4 out, pushed along 3 out, soon weakened and well held, 6th of 9, dist behind Premier D'troice (11-12) at Taunton 3m hcp (3) hvy in Dec.
Grand Turina 3-1 (11-7) Prominent early, led 4th, pressed when pushed along 3 out, headed before 2 out, kept on to hold second run-in but no match for winner, 2nd of 10, 6l behind Generous Day (11-11) at Hereford 2m 3f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Luis Van Zandt (IRE) 8-1 (11-3) Always towards rear, mistake 1st, pushed along from early, ridden and no extra before 3 out, completely tailed off, 10th of 12, dist behind Whereyounow (11-1) at Listowel 2m 4f hcp gd in Sep.
Furiously Fast (IRE) 9-2 (10-9) Close up, chased winner 3 out, ridden and every chance next, kept on one pace, 2nd of 6, 6l behind Eclair Surf (11-10) at Hereford 2m 5f hcp (3) hvy in Dec.
Lamanver Bel Ami 13-2 (11-13) Midfield, headway 6th, close up 9th, not fluent 10th, ridden before 3 out, weakened quickly before 2 out, 7th of 9, dist behind Cheque En Blanc (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
Fitz Well (IRE) 500-1 (11-0) Led early, prominent, not fluent 5th, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Warwick 2m 5f (1) hvy in Jan.
Carrick Roads (IRE) 14-1 (12-2) Chased leaders, struggling 4 out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 34 1/4l behind Ouro Branco (11-9) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
