raced a bit keenly, jumped well, tracked leader, led 2nd, hit 11th, joined before 4 out, headed before 3 out, led again on bridle before last, ridden and ran on well flat
led, slow and headed 2nd, jumped right 7th, not fluent and pushed along 11th, pressed leader before 4 out, led before 3 out, ridden and headed approaching last, kept on flat
held up in touch, slow 5th, not fluent 12th, ridden along before 3 out, soon beaten
Having already won twice over fences, Getaway Trump is certainly no slouch. However, he has finished last in small fields in two other occasions and probably doesn’t have the scope of his two rivals. FIDDLERONTHEROOF had a similar rating over hurdles and was all out to get off the mark over fences at Exeter but is still preferred to the Nicholls’ runner and Caribean Boy, who won a competitive handicap at Haydock at the start of the year but has no form on this much quicker surface.
Caribean Boy (FR) 7-1 (11-6) Pressed leader, led 6th, headed before next, led again 9th, driven clear flat, stayed on well, won at Haydock 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Feb beating The Big Bite (11-6) by 5l, 6 ran.
Fiddlerontheroof (IRE) 11-10 (11-2) Led, not fluent 5th, niggled along before 4 out, pressed 3 out, headed briefly 2 out, rallied and every chance last, stayed on gamely and regained lead dying strides, won at Exeter 2m 3f (3) gs in Nov beating Silver Hallmark (11-2) by hd, 6 ran.
Getaway Trump (IRE) 5-2 (11-6) Tracked leader, not fluent 2 out, ridden and every chance next, ran on to lead towards finish, won at Fakenham 2m 5f (3) gd in Nov beating Happygolucky (11-6) by 1/2l, 3 ran.
