Held up, ridden before 4 out, no impression
Held up, ridden and lost touch before 11th, pulled up before 4 out
Chased leader, ridden before 4 out, weakened before 3 out
Towards rear, reminders after 2nd, headway into midfield before 5th, lost touch before 6 out, tailed off
Prominent, headway to chase leader 5 out, ridden to join leader 3 out, led 2 out, ran on well after last
Led, ridden and joined 3 out, headed 2 out, ran on but always held
NonRunner
Though he’s been raised a further 4lb since winning at Stratford, there is no reason why top weight Esprit De Somoza won’t run his race again but KAKAMORA has only run one bad race over fences so far and that was on soft going. He’s been dropped another 2lb since his third at Ludlow and today could be his day. Winning hurdler Opening Bid finished tailed off on his chasing bow and the others are best watched until showing signs of a revival.
Esprit De Somoza (FR) 7-1 (11-6) Held up towards rear, steady headway 8th, ridden to chase leaders after 3 out, upsides last, driven to lead flat, won at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in Mar beating Corran Cross (11-7) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Master Work (FR) 16-1 (11-5) Mid-division, bad mistake 4 out, soon ridden and beaten, 7th of 8, 33 1/2l behind Quoi De Neuf (11-5) at Taunton 2m 2f hcp (3) gd in Dec.
Opening Bid 14-1 (11-9) Held up in rear, pushed along 4th, ridden and lost touch when mistake 3 out, tailed off 2 out, 6th of 7, dist behind Getaway Luv (11-4) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Young Wolf (IRE) 14-1 (11-10) Jumped slow at times, in touch in rear, behind 4 out, pulled up next, at Market Rasen 3m hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Red Happy (FR) 28-1 (11-13) Raced on inside, led until 5th, lost 2nd before next, chased leaders weakening when mistake 9th, tailed off and pulled up after next, at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (4) hvy in Mar.
Abaya Du Mathan (FR) 20-1 (12-6) Prominent, pushed before 4 out, soon ridden and weakened, beaten before 3 out, 8th of 9, 33 3/4l behind Master Mikey Dee (10-0) at Taunton 2m hcp (5) sft in Mar.
Kakamora 9-4 (11-0) Prominent until 2nd, chased leaders, went 2nd 10th until mistake 12th, outpaced from next, no impression before 4 out, mistake 2 out, 3rd of 4, 9 3/4l behind Karl Philippe (11-8) at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Mar.
