led 2nd, headed 13th, tracked leaders, weakened 3 out, tailed off
towards rear, not fluent 8th, soon behind, ridden and headway 3 out, stayed on flat
tracked leaders, went 2nd 13th, ridden 3 out, stayed on flat
held up, ridden and headway 4 out, weakened 2 out
towards rear when blundered badly and unseated rider soon after 7th
jumped left, always in rear, struggling from 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 12th
led, headed 2nd, tracked leader, ridden and weakened 3 out
tracked leaders, led 13th, ridden 2 out, stayed on
close up, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, kept on one pace
in touch, ridden 13th, weakened 3 out
Cobra De Mai held on to win by a neck at Stratford and a conditional’s 10lb allowance negates a rise in the weights. Winning rider Harry Skelton partners stablemate Value At Risk, well beaten in a Grade 2 contest at Aintree on his reappearance when finishing behind sixth-placed Flying Angel. The latter sports a visor for the first time today while Mr Medic has been raised 8lb for winning over 2m3f here at the end of last year and Royal Village is preferred having won at decent handicap at Market Rasen last month. More Buck's winning run came to an end on his reappearance at Ffos Las but RIDGEWAY FLYER (NAP) went close at Wincanton on his return to action when finishing in front of subsequent Listed runner-up Sumkindofking. Having his second start after wind surgery today, there should be more to come from Paul Nicholl’s charge and he gets the vote.
Royal Regatta (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Slowly away, held up and behind, headway chasing leaders 6th, went 2nd next, led 9th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, soon no chance with easy winner, weakened and lost places before pulled up last, at Ascot 2m 5f (1) gs in Nov.
Cobra De Mai (FR) 4-1 (11-12) Chased leader, challenged normal 4 out, led next, clear last bend, reduced lead bypassing omitted last, held on, won at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Nov beating Activial (12-1) by nk, 8 ran.
Flying Angel (IRE) 3-1 (10-11) Held up in touch, pushed along from 10th, never on terms, weakened from 2 out, 6th of 8, 12l behind Frodon (11-10) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (1) gd in Oct.
Value At Risk 13-2 (10-4) Tracked leaders on outside, effort 3 out, lost place next, ridden and weakened before last, last of 8, 28l behind Frodon (11-10) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (1) gd in Oct.
Casse Tete (FR) 9-1 (10-9) Mid-division, pushed along 5 out, soon weakened, 9th of 16, 25l behind Thomas Patrick (10-10) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (1) sft in Apr.
Ridgeway Flyer 4-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, went 2nd 12th, ridden 3 out, kept on same pace after next, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Bigbadjohn (11-10) at Wincanton 3m 3f hcp (3) fm in Oct.
More Buck's (IRE) 10-1 (11-12) Led until 3rd, lost place 5th, behind 5 out, soon pulled up, at Ffos Las 3m hcp (3) hvy in Nov.
Mr Medic 10-1 (10-10) Led until after 4th, chased leader until approaching next, handy 3rd, 2nd again 11th, led narrowly before last until run-in, rallied gamely to regain lead post, won at Ascot 2m 3f hcp (2) gs in Dec beating Rock On Rocky (10-5) by shd, 11 ran.
Royal Village (IRE) 4-1 (10-4) Always prominent, led approaching 10th, driven clear after 2 out, stayed on strongly, won at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (2) gd in Oct beating Play The Ace (10-9) by 3 1/4l, 7 ran.
Dream Bolt (IRE) 10-1 (10-13) Chased leading pair until approaching 12th, handy 4th, went 3rd again run-in, closed on 2nd, 3rd of 13, 2l behind Siruh Du Lac (11-0) at Newbury 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
