led, mistake and reminder 13th, pushed along in 1 length lead when fell 3 out
chased leader until before 12th, chased leaders, weakened 4 out, left poor 4th next, weakened into 5th run-in
ran in snatches, jumped slowly 1st, last pair, pushed along in 5th after 9th, weakened 14th, left remote 5th 3 out, plugge don into 4th after last
chased leading pair, 2nd before 12th until before 3 out where left 2nd and slightly hampered, driven and one pace between last 2
in touch, headway chasing leaders 6th, 2nd before 3 out left in lead 3 out, driven clear between last 2, stayed on strongly
ran in snatches, in touch headway chasing leaders 10th, left 3rd and hampered 3 out, plugged on
never travelled or jumped with any fluency, in rear, reminders and struggling before 10th, pulled up after next
Cloudy Bob was beaten less than two lengths when third in this last year and races off the same mark. Pat Murphy’s grey won for the second time over course and distance earlier this month and looks sure to be in the firing-line again. Tinker Time was only beaten half-a-length over 3m4f at Taunton but the winner ran poorly at Haydock on Saturday and Vikekhal is hard to catch right. Caulfields Venture has been waiting for better ground and is preferred to stable companion Set List, who has also had a break, but SEGO SUCCESS (NAP) should have the class to defy top weight. Alan King’s nine-year-old has not raced at this level since his novice days and he won a much better race at Doncaster last season when 3lb higher.
Sego Success (IRE) 6-1 (10-3) In touch, effort 11th, ridden 13th, close up after 15th, no impression on winner 3 out, lost 3rd and weakened 2 out, 5th of 7, 25 3/4l behind Definitly Red (11-0) at Doncaster 3m 2f hcp (2) sft in Mar.
Caulfields Venture (IRE) 7-4 (11-6) Disputed lead until went on 4th, headed next, with winner, led again after 8th, jumped right and headed 11th, jumped right next, every chance when mistake 2 out, ridden and switched left before last where mistake and no extra, 2nd of 3, 5l behind Forgotten Gold (11-12) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp (2) fm in Nov.
Tinker Time (IRE) 10-3 (11-7) Held up in 3rd, not fluent 13th, 2nd 4 out, led narrowly on inside before next until 3 out, chased winner, driven before last, kept on run-in, not quite pace to challenge, 2nd of 4, 1/2l behind Abracadabra Sivola (11-6) at Taunton 3m 4f hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Set List (IRE) 10-1 (10-5) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, 2nd 4th (water), led next, clear after 12th until after 4 out, blundered and headed 3 out, not recover, 3rd and no chance when blundered next, left poor 2nd at the last, 2nd of 7, 25l behind Gentleman Jon (10-6) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp lst (1) gd in Nov.
Gallery Exhibition (IRE) 10-1 (11-5) Always behind, weakened 5 out, 6th of 7, dist behind Marcilhac (10-11) at Ludlow 3m hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Cloudy Bob (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Towards rear, headway before 8 out on outer, led 5 out, clear before 3 out, ran on strongly, won at Kempton 3m hcp (4) gd in Apr beating Bugsie Malone (12-4) by 5l, 9 ran.
Vikekhal (FR) 7-1 (11-7) Mistake and struggling 18th, always in rear, tailed off, 8th of 9, dist behind More Buck's (11-12) at Sandown 3m hcp (3) gd in Dec.
