raced keenly, tracked winner, not fluent 4th and 6th, lost 2nd 10th, 2nd again after 15th, every chance when blundered badly 4 out, pulled up after next
raced wide, held up in 4th, hit 12th, rallied 14th, 3rd after next, every chance when hit 3 out, driven and stayed on towards finish
jumped well, led until headed last, rallied gamely to lead again post
tracked leading pair, went 2nd 10th until after 15th, soon pushed along and outpaced in rear, rallied and left in close 3rd 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, ridden to lead last, headed post
Just a 2lb weight range between the quartet in a trappy finale with question marks against all. Silver Tassie is solid but finds winning hard as his last success arrived in 2017. He should give his running though. Bigirononhiship has obviously had issues as shown by just two starts since October 2017 and was last seen back in January. He is hard to assess and the market may prove the best guide. Ard Chros is very lightly-raced with just two starts under Rules but did show potential at Hexham last month. However, FINGERONTHESWITCH, whilst not always the most consistent, arrives on the back of a good run at Cheltenham the last day, stays well and is a course and distance winner. He gets the nod although soft ground is a potential question mark.
Ard Chros (IRE) 6-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, left in lead 4 out, pressed when blundered last, soon headed, one pace, 4th of 6, 3 1/4l behind Buddha Scheme (11-2) at Hexham 3m (4) sft in Oct.
Silver Tassie (IRE) 16-1 (12-0) Held up towards rear, headway before 4 out, went 3rd from 2 out, one pace, 3rd of 9, 11l behind Late Romantic (12-0) at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Bigirononhiship (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) In touch, mistake 2nd, slow 5th, pushed along and jumped slowly 4 out, weakened after next, 5th of 8, 20 1/2l behind Rock On Fruity (11-12) at Newcastle 2m 7f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Fingerontheswitch (IRE) 18-1 (11-7) Mid-division, close up 7th, pecked 13th, went 2nd before 3 out, soon outpaced, rallied and every chance last, no extra flat, 3rd of 13, 7l behind Petite Power (11-2) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
