mid-division, mistake 14th, ridden 16th, led and mistake 3 out, driven out
prominent, chased leader 15th, one pace after
in touch, hit 15th, ridden 16th, stayed on same pace to go 2nd close home
led, ridden cleare after 15th, headed 3 out, weakened 2 out, lost 2nd from last
mid-division, weakened 14th, pulled up after 16th
chased leader, ridden 13th, mistake 14th, one pace
mid-division, ridden and weakened 13th
soon behind, pulled up before 8th
soon towards rear, jumped badly right throughout, pulled up before 8th
always towards rear, pulled up before 14th
prominent, chased leader 3rd, led briefly and unseated rider 4th
held up, weakened after 12th, pulled up before 14th
Classic Clover is preferred to I'm Supreme and Highland Chief. The selection has taken a while to find his form but now that he has he could be worth following despite the handicapper's attentions. He's 9lbs higher than when winning each of his last two starts but the blinkers have clearly had a positive effect and he's taken to complete his hat-trick. I'm Supreme is unexposed and appeared to be one to follow but his supporters will need to forgive a poor display in a big field at Newbury. Recent indications have been that the handicapper has got to Highland Chief but he's pretty consistent and it wouldn't be the biggest surprise to see him land a race of this type over the summer but on this occasion we believe that the supporters of Classic Clover will be in the clover.
I'm Supreme (IRE) 7-1co-fav (10-3) Held up towards rear, effort 4 out, weakened after 3 out and pulled up at the last in race won by Island Flyer (10-12) at Newbury 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Mar, 16 ran.
Autumn Red (IRE) 7-4 (11-0) Tracked leader, led 14th, headed approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace under pressure, 2nd of 5, 6l behind Marvellous Dream (10-7) at Huntingdon 3m nov chs (4) gf in Mar.
Highland Chief (IRE) 10-3fav (11-6) Tracked leaders, mistake and reminder 8th, disputing 2nd when hampered last, 3rd of 10, 15l behind Victor Daly (11-1) at Southwell 3m hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf.
Nils Anderson (FR) 6-1 (11-8) Held up in touch, not fluent 6th, ridden over 2f out, beaten flat, 4th of 12, 10l behind Wenger (10-8) at Stratford 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Mar.
Classic Clover 8-1 (11-12) Led 2nd, made rest, hit 18th, stayed on strongly from 3 out, readily, won at Wincanton 3m 3f hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft in Mar beating Another Chat (9-9) by 12l, 12 ran.
Mayeul (FR) 11-1 (10-13) Held up, headway 12th, ridden after 16th, weakened quickly and pulled up at the last in race won by Even More (11-8) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Mar, 10 ran.
Hydromatic (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) Chased leader, mistake 10th, soon tailed off, 5th of 8, well behind Kilrogan (11-5) at Wincanton 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Mar.
Diamond Cutter (NZ) 11-2jt-fav (11-2) In touch when unseated rider at the 6th in race won by Arceye (11-10) at Towcester 3m hcp chs (5) gs, 14 ran.
