towards rear, mistake 10th, not fluent 11th, closer and tracked leaders 15th, weakened quickly after 5 out and soon pulled up
held up towards rear, closer and tracked leaders 15th, headway and led 3 out, pressed when ridden last, soon headed and no extra run-in
tracked leader, niggled along 9th, ridden in rear 11th, mistake 13th, pulled up before 18th
towards rear, closer and tracked leaders 11th, mistake 5 out, ridden and tailed off before 2 out
tracked leader, headway to lead 4 out, headed 3 out and chased leader 2 out, ridden and made challenge last, soon led and stayed on strongly
close up and disputed lead, not fluent 6th, mistake 10th, led 18th, not fluent when headed 4 out, kept going when ridden after 3 out and stayed on strongly after the last, nearly took 2nd close home
close up and disputed lead, headed 17th, weakened quickly, tailed off before 5 out, pulled up 4 out
Kings Eclipse wins his share but is now on his highest mark after going up 4lb for his Carlisle victory. Shanroe Santos is on a long losing run but the assessor has dropped him 5lb from his last run ad he's on a very fair mark if anywhere near his best. Buddha Scheme has been very consistent though keeps going up in the weights without winning but LOVE THE LEADER has won ten of his 52 starts shared between hurdles and fences. He followed an easy victory at Fakenham with a battling effort at Fontwell and can complete a hat-trick. Nakadam scored over the course and distance in November when Dontdelay was 8 lengths back in third though the latter has also won over the track and trip and we know both stay this extreme distance.
Kings Eclipse (IRE) 7-1 (10-8) Tracked leader, mistake 12th, niggled along disputing 3rd 4 out, soon ridden and mistake 3 out, lost position and towards rear approaching 2 out, stayed on after the last but never involved, 5th of 7, 18 1/4l behind Chapel Stile (11-13) at Carlisle 3m hcp (3) hvy in Feb.
Shanroe Santos (IRE) 80-1 (11-4) Always behind, never a factor, tailed off, 12th of 15, dist behind J'Ai Froid (11-11) at Ascot 3m hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Buddha Scheme (IRE) 15-2 (11-2) In leading pair, pushed along 3 out, clear lead last, headed final 110 yards, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Strong Economy (11-9) at Ayr 3m 3f hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Nakadam (FR) 33-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, blundered 10th, struggling 12th, pulled up before 3 out, at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
Gangster (FR) 10-1 (10-13) Mid-division on outside, closed after 3rd, lost place before 14th, 6th of 7, dist behind Psychedelic Rock (12-0) at Doncaster 3m hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Love The Leader (IRE) 9-4 (10-3) Prominent, ridden and outpaced before 4 out, left in modest 3rd 2 out, stayed on under pressure before last, kept on flat, got up on line, won at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (4) hvy in Feb beating Weststreet (11-2) by shd, 7 ran.
Dontdelay (IRE) 10-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, blundered 7th, soon struggling, 7th of 16, dist behind Oliver's Island (10-4) at Wetherby 3m hcp (5) hvy in Dec.
