held up in last and well off the pace, not fluent 1st, slow 2nd, well behind from 11th
jumped right, chased leaders, ridden after 11th, no impression on winner 4 out, went 2nd last, kept on
led until 1st, tracked leader, led again before 10th, clear from 4 out, comfortably
jumped left, led 1st, headed before 10th, no impression on winner from 4 out, lost 2nd last
mid-division, not fluent 8th, outpaced 10th, well beaten from next
mid-division, not fluent and lost place 4th, not fluent 5th or 7th, went 4th 11th, weakened before 3 out
held up towards rear, headway 8th, blundered next, weakened 11th
Cabaret Queen had lost the plot when last seen but has had a break. Treshnish often attracts market support but looks very one-paced and Danny Cook has got off him to partner the less-exposed Valence D'Aumont. Terry The Fish ran his best race so far over the larger obstacles when second at Market Rasen and his rider is excellent value for his 5lb claim but we’ll stick with the in-form COUGAR’S GOLD, who is 2-2 here over fences and fully deserving of this step up in class. Barton Knoll was flattered by his win at Doncaster in December and Tanarpino has finished a tailed-off last in both runs this year.
Cabaret Queen 11-1 (11-5) Chased clear leader, baulked 6th, not fluent and lost 2nd 10th, weakened before next, pulled up before 4 out, at Doncaster 3m hcp (3) gd in Dec.
Terry The Fish (IRE) 14-1 (11-10) Tracked leader, led 8th, headed 3 out, ridden and every chance from next, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Value At Risk (12-1) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Jan.
Tanarpino 5-1 (10-5) Prominent on outside, outpaced by front pair 11th, ridden after 5 out, no chance from next, weakened last, last of 4, 33 1/4l behind Crucial Role (11-8) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f hcp (3) gd in Feb.
Barton Knoll 6-1 (11-5) Tracked leader to halfway, ridden and slightly hampered 2 out, no extra, 3rd of 7, 16 3/4l behind Molineaux (11-5) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Jan.
Treshnish (FR) 3-1jfav (11-0) In touch, slow 6th and 7th, headway after 5 out, every chance from next, no extra after 2 out, 4th of 7, 13 3/4l behind Charmant (11-10) at Ayr 2m hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Cougar's Gold (IRE) 17-2 (11-11) Chased leaders, close 3rd travelling best 3 out, challenged next, led and jumped right last, driven clear flat, won at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Mar beating Cuddles Mcgraw (11-12) by 3 3/4l, 7 ran.
Valence D'Aumont (FR) 14-1 (11-11) Raced wide, chased leader, led briefly before 5th, led before 8th, hit 3 out, headed on long before 2 out, soon no chance with winner, weakened and lost 2nd between last 2, 3rd of 6, 33l behind Iwilldoit (11-6) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
