held up towards rear, headway 4 out, went 3rd approaching last, kept on, no impression
with leader, led 11th, clear approaching 4 out
tracked leaders, in 4th and one pace when fell 4 out
held up towards rear, headway from 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out
tracked leaders, chased winner appraoching last, always held
in rear, tailed off from 11th
led to 11th, in 4th and weakening when blundered and unseated rider last
A race to swerve, with little in form and everything exposed, and we will chance VIEL GLUCK to get the better of Yankee Holiday. The latter represents a yard going well enough and the 10-year-old has some consistent form in making the frame on plenty of occasions, though winning only twice in 50 starts. Trip and ground are not a concern, but he is one-paced and is taken on again. Manoubi has proved expensive to follow, having not won since June 2007, though in such a poor race he might get involved. Instant Shot has amazingly gone up 4lbs for being beaten almost 20 lengths when sent off favourite at Musselburgh last time, but this drop in trip should suit, though slower ground would have been preferred. The others make little appeal with the exception of Viel Gluck. Ferdy Murphy's seven-year-old failed to complete when stepped up markedly in trip last time, but we can put a line through that now he is dropped back to 2m 4f. He acts on a sound surface and looks worth chancing in a very poor contest.
Viel Gluck (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) In rear, hit and outpaced 16th, weakening when mistake 5 out, pulled up before next, in a race won by Vforvictory (11-0) at Sedgefield 3m 3f mdn chs (4) sft in Jan, 11 ran.
Yankee Holiday (IRE) 18-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, lost place 5 out, soon outpaced, left remote 3rd when hampered 3 out, left 2nd with one rival next, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 33l behind John Forbes (11-6) at Musselburgh 2m 4f clm chs (4) gs in Feb.
Hurricane Jack 6-1 (10-11) Mid-division, progress before 11th, 10 lenghts 5th when fell 4 out, in a race won by Categorical (11-11) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (4) hvy in Feb, 14 ran.
Classy Chav (IRE) 14-1 (10-7) In touch early, mid-division, headway approaching 7th, went 2nd when mistake 3 out, no chance with winner when blundered badly and unseated rider last, in a race won by Categorical (11-11) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (4) hvy in Feb, 14 ran.
Manoubi 18-1 (10-8) Held up towards rear, headway 6th, hit 3 out, no impression from next, 4th of 9, 8l behind Mardood (10-2) at Catterick 2m 3f sell hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gs.
Instant Shot (IRE) 6-4fav (10-8) Tracked leaders, hard driven 4 out, weakened next, 5th of 9, 20l behind Copper's Gold (10-10) at Musselburgh 3m hcp ch 0-95 (5) gd in Jan.
Janal (IRE) 28-1 (10-13) Behind, struggling 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by I'm Your Man (11-12) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) sft in Jan, 12 ran.
