towards rear, not fluent 1st, not much room 6th, well well behind
in rear, mistake 3rd, headway when not fluent 6th, 3rd 3 out, weakened from 2 out
held up towards rear, stayed on from 3 out, went 2nd flat, no chance with winner
led early, chased leaders, went 2nd after 6th, jumped left 3 out, soon well held by winner, no extra and lost 2 places flat
raced freely, led before 1st, clear 3rd, mistake next, headed and weakened after 6th, pulled up before 3 out
mid-division, struggling when jumped left 6th, soon well behind
prominent in chasing group, not fluent 1st, led after 6th, clear before 2 out, eased flat
in rear, not fluent 1st, headway after 3rd, 4th 3 out, no chance with winner, blundered and unseated rider 2 out
towards rear, stayed on from 3 out, went 3rd flat, no chance with winner
prominent in chasing group, 7th 3 out, no impression
NonRunner
TOP BEAK only won a seller at Catterick a couple of weeks ago but this isn’t much better and he may be capable of defying the almost-standard 6lb rise. Our Rodney has been running well enough in similar company to have a chance and Rukwa was running well on Tapeta at the end of last year. Peltwell appeared to take a big step forward at Wincanton but there is no guarantee that she’ll reproduce that run here.
Our Rodney (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, headway under pressure before 2 out, plugged on, 5th of 13, 20 1/2l behind Kannapolis (11-10) at Warwick 2m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Lleyton (IRE) 13-2 (11-12) Mid-division, headway after 3 out, beaten before next, soon weakened, pulled up before last, at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Rukwa (FR) 9-2 (9-6) Midfield, pushed along over 2f out, kept on well entering final furlong, went third inside final 110 yards, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Manjaam (9-9) at Newcastle 2m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Top Beak (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Tracked leader, pressed leader 2 out, ridden and led last, kept on, won at Catterick 2m hcp (5) gs in Mar beating Hey Bob (10-10) by 7 1/2l, 13 ran.
Brawny 200-1 (11-4) Keen towards rear, ridden and lost ground over 2f out, tailed off when eased final furlong, 8th of 9, 28l behind Manjaam (11-4) at Newcastle 2m (5) pol in Feb.
Aquitaine Boy (FR) 11-2 (11-3) Towards rear, headway after 4 out to join leading group, ridden and disputing 3rd 2 out, weakened before the last, 4th of 9, dist behind Foster'sisland (10-10) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Feb.
Peltwell (IRE) 16-1 (10-8) Raced out wide, soon tracking leader, hit 4 out, led out wide before 2 out, ridden and strongly pressed run-in, held on gamely, all out, won at Wincanton 1m 7f hcp (5) gs in Mar beating No No Tonic (10-9) by shd, 15 ran.
Just Got To Get On 250-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear on inside, took keen hold, well beaten from 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, at Exeter 2m 1f lst (1) hvy in Feb.
Farocco (GER) 28-1 (11-1) Prominent, niggled along and lost ground at halfway, lost further ground when cajoled along 4 out, kept on at one pace from 3 out, 7th of 13, 20 1/2l behind Conundrum (11-2) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Kisumu 18-1 (10-7) Towards rear, ridden and outpaced 2 out, never involved, 7th of 13, 20 3/4l behind Top Beak (11-12) at Catterick 2m hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Argus (IRE) 66-1 (11-11) Held up towards rear, ridden in last after 4 out, detached before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (5) hvy in Jan.
