tracked leader, raced on outside, not fluent 1st, led 8th, headed next, weakened 3 out, mistake 2 out, pulled up before last
led until 8th, led next, not fluent 11th or 12th, clear from 4 out, easily
held up in rear, headway 7th, chased winner 4 out, weakened 2 out
tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, ridden after 9th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off
prominent, hit 5th, ridden after next, lost place 8th, pulled up before next
tracked leaders, ridden after 12th, weakened approaching 3 out
Watergate seems to reserve his best for Folkestone and gets little respite from the handicapper while Roc De Guye has struggled to stay this far in the past and was pulled up on his latest start at Ludlow. Grenoli looks a light of former days while Faithful Annie was well beaten at Leicester after winning a soft race in January and races from 5lb out of the handicap. Former pointer Ballynonty also looks vulnerable so we'll give another chance to maiden JUNIOR JACK, who clearly didn't give his true running at Southwell last month having shown promise there earlier.
Watergate (IRE) 7-1 (11-12) Chased leader, closed before 10th, led soon after, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, held when blundered last, 2nd of 13, 14l behind Oscar Charlie (10-0) at Lingfield 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs in Feb.
Junior Jack 17-2 (10-2) Tracked leaders, mistakes, lost place before 10th, well beaten 4 out, 5th of 10, 40l behind Ring Bo Ree (11-5) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Feb.
Roc De Guye (FR) 8-1 (10-6) Held up in rear, some headway when blundered 9th, soon weakened, pulled up before last, in a race won by Akarshan (11-6) at Ludlow 2m hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd in Feb, 10 ran.
Ballynonty (IRE) 50-1 (11-7) Mid-division, mistake 2nd, disputing 7th when unseating rider soon after 8th, in a race won by Rumbury Grey (11-9) at Leicester 2m 4f nov hunt chs (6yo+) (6) gd in Feb, 10 ran.
Grenoli (FR) 33-1 (9-11) Jumped slowly 1st, behind until pulled up before 9th, in a race won by Bishophill Jack (11-12) at Huntingdon 3m hcp 0-100 (5) gs in Dec, 8 ran.
My Faithful Annie (IRE) 10-1 (10-1) Mid-division, jumped right, struggling after 11th, tailed off, 7th of 11, well behind Drom (12-4) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp ch 0-95 (5) gd in Jan.
