chased leaders, mistakes 6th and 4 out, outpaced next, rallied 2 out, stayed on well closing stages, never a threat
held up in rear, ridden 3 out, soon beaten
led until 2nd, remained prominent, not fluent 5 out, blundered 3 out, weakened next
led 2nd, ridden when challenged 2 out, stayed on well
in touch, weakened before 5 out, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out
mid-division, headway 3 out, never on terms
held up towards rear, headway before 5 out, chased leaders next, went 2nd after 2 out, ran on towards finish, never reached winner
keen in rear, mistakes throughout, weakened after 5 out, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out
tracked leaders, ridden to challenge 2 out, weakened after last
TOSSAPENNY has not only been unfortunate to finish runner-up on all three ventures over timber but has been beaten a mere half a length or less or each occasion, all in decent contests, including two desperately close photo finishes. Stable inmates are running well at present and the Presenting gelding is taken to finally visit the winner's circle. Fawsley Spirit has shaped well on both starts for Ben Pauling and further improvement should be forthcoming, whilst Ocean Cove, although rather low-key when last seen, is a player based on previous form. Blue Flight is also of interest as he's been running over 2m or 3m and could prove well suited by this intermediate trip. General Custard represents a strong combination but needs to improve on efforts to date.
Blue Flight (FR) 8-1 (11-4) Keen, chased leaders, 2nd before 8th, pushed along before 3 out, hit 3 out and lost 2nd, chased leaders, no extra in 4th when hit next, 4th of 10, 13 1/4l behind Spider's Bite (11-4) at Ludlow 3m mdn (4) sft in Feb.
Earcomestom 200-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, weakened 7th, tailed off, last of 9, dist behind Indian Hawk (11-8) at Warwick 2m 3f (4) gs in Feb.
Fawsley Spirit (IRE) 5-1 (11-4) Led, not fluent 7th, headed before 2 out, stayed on same pace and edged left flat, 3rd of 8, 3l behind Malachite (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m 5f mdn (5) sft in Feb.
General Consensus 6-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 7th of 16, dist behind Polydora (10-12) at Chepstow 2m 3f mdn (4) gs in Oct.
General Custard 8-1 (11-2) Chased winner throughout, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, never any chance, 2nd of 3, 24l behind Windsor Avenue (11-9) at Carlisle 2m 1f (5) hvy in Feb.
Mankala (IRE) 7-1 (11-5) Prominent, went 2nd before 6 out, weakened before 2 out, 6th of 9, dist behind Sweet As Candy (11-5) at Ayr 2m 5f mdn (5) hvy in Jan.
Ocean Cove (IRE) 5-2 (10-12) Tracked leaders, went wide before 5th until after 7th, led after 8th, headed next, weakened 3 out, 3rd of 4, 24 3/4l behind Game On (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f (4) hvy in Feb.
Sammylou (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) In rear, pushed along over 4f out, soon outpaced, last of 9, 33 1/2l behind Two For Gold (11-9) at Doncaster 2m 1f (5) gs in Feb.
Tossapenny (IRE) Evensfav (11-5) Mid-division, headway before 4 out, led after 3 out, hard pressed last, edged left flat, headed post, 2nd of 12, shd behind Fleminport (11-5) at Hereford 2m 6f mdn (4) sft in Jan.
