held up behind, headway before 4 out, chased front pair before next, ridden after 2 out, kept on same pace, no impression in 4th from last
held up behind, struggling 8th, soon lost touch, headway but still plenty to do 4 out, rallied 2 out, finished well flat, went 2nd and every chance towards finish, just held
tracked leaders, outpaced 4 out, soon ridden, no impression from next
mid-division, mistake 2nd, lost place 11th, ridden after 4 out, never on terms
tracked leaders, pushed along 5 out, ridden and rallied to chase leader after next, ran on flat, led narrowly towards finish, held on
led, mistake 10th, headed 4 out, weakened from next
mid-division, headway when hit 11th, fell 5 out
tracked leader, not fluent 3rd, led 4 out, ridden after 2 out, kept on, headed and no extra in 3rd towards finish
held up behind, badly hampered 5 out, not recover, never able to challenge, tailed off
Blakemount will be winning over fences before long but still makes plenty of mistakes at present. Special Catch beat Central Flame over track and trip last time and that pair are hard to separate but INDIAN TEMPLE was clear of fourth-placed Humbie when scoring at Musselburgh on his latest start. He's upped 7lb but this looks less competitive and he is just preferred to Five In A Row. The latter also scored at Musselburgh on only his second start over fences while Nautical Twilight won at Catterick before going close back at the same track last time and is another to consider.
Final Assault (IRE) 10-1 (10-11) Behind, struggling 4 out (usual 5 out), some headway when hit 2 out (usual 3 out), disputed modest 3rd last (usual 2 out), weakened flat, tailed off, 5th of 9, dist behind Annacotty (11-9) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) hvy in Jan.
Central Flame 4-1 (11-8) Led to 6th, mistake 10 out and soon lost place, headway to chase leaders before 4 out, led 4 out, ridden and headed before last, kept on and held run-in, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Special Catch (11-3) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Blakemount (IRE) 2-1fav (10-13) Led until 1st, remained prominent, led again 5th, headed before next, mistake 8th, led again 11th, headed when blundered next, every chance 4 out, weakened 2 out, modest 3rd, 3rd of 5, 31 1/4l behind Salubrious (11-3) at Carlisle 3m (2) hvy in Nov.
Special Catch (IRE) 11-4 (11-3) In touch and towards rear, challenged 3 out, led before last, kept on well, won at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Feb beating Central Flame (11-8) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Five In A Row (IRE) 17-2 (10-12) Led until 4th, headed and jumped left 6th, went left again next, last and struggling after 4 out, about 12 lengths down and looked well held 3 out until last, stayed on well flat, led close home, won at Musselburgh 2m 4f (3) sft in Feb beating Sametegal (11-3) by 1/2l, 4 ran.
Majala (FR) 50-1 (11-10) In rear and mistakes, pushed along and weakened before 4 out, 8th of 10, 35l behind As De Fer (10-0) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Feb.
Nautical Twilight 7-2 (11-8) Mid-division, went 3rd before 6th, went 2nd before 8th, ridden and chance last, kept on and held near finish, 2nd of 7, nk behind Star Presenter (10-7) at Catterick 2m hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Indian Temple (IRE) 17-2 (10-6) Always prominent, led after 4th, joined from 6th, headed after 4 out, led again after next, stayed on strongly (2 fences ommited), won at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Jan beating Royal Macnab (10-8) by 7l, 11 ran.
Humbie (IRE) 8-1 (10-6) Chased leaders, every chance 3 out, blundered next, weakened before last, 4th of 11, 9l behind Indian Temple (10-6) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Jan.
