held up towards rear, ridden after 9th, never dangerous
led, hit 3rd, headed after 3 out, weakened before last
chased leaders, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace from last
in rear, raced wide, ridden before 2 out, never dangerous
held up towards rear, blundered 9th, headway before 2 out on outer, no extra last
in touch, blundered 9th, ridden before 11th, chased winner last, no impression
close up, pushed along before 3 out, ridden before next, soon weakened
close up, led after 3 out, clear before last, stayed on strongly
mid-division, riden after 10th, soon lost place, never dangerous
The handicapper seems to have those at the head of the weights in his grip at present and ROYAL KICKS is taken to make the most of an appealing perch at the foot of the handicap. Suzy Smith's charge goes very well at this venue and confirmed his wellbeing when hunting up a revived Commemoration Day last time. Garleton is another in high form at the moment and seems sure to go well again but he is that much better with some juice in the ground and may find these conditions a tad too sharp. A bigger threat may be the lightly-raced Tamadot, who showed that he has retained much of his ability after a lay-off when a pleasing second in a competitive handicap last time.
I'moncloudnine (IRE) 13-2 (11-11) Led after 1st, hit 7th, headed 3 out, weakened after 2 out, 4th of 10, 18l behind Qhilimar (11-2) at Sandown 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs in Feb.
Khachaturian (IRE) 20-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, ridden after 14th, struggling from next, well beaten 17th, 10th of 24, well behind Junior (11-6) at Cheltenham 3m 1f Am hcp chs 0-140 (2) gd in Mar.
Three Chords (IRE) 2-1 (11-12) Held up in touch, ridden 13th, outpaced by leading pair from 3 out, plugged on approaching last, 4th of 6, 13l behind Wellforth (10-5) at Fakenham 3m hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Feb.
Tramantano 25-1 (10-0) Towards rear of mid-division, under pressure when mistake 8th, kept on from 2 out, never near leaders, 5th of 13, 24l behind Woolcombe Folly (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m hcp chs (2) gs in Dec.
Tamadot (IRE) 8-1 (11-6) Mid-division, mistake 8th, headway 11th, went 3rd 4 out, chased winner next, soon ridden and no impression, held on for 2nd flat, 2nd of 9, 9l behind Aerial (11-11) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Feb.
Dom d'Orgeval (FR) 16-1 (10-2) Chased leaders, lost place before 5 out, soon behind, pulled up 3 out, in a race won by Blazing Bailey (11-10) at Ffos Las 3m 4f hcp chs (2) gs in Feb, 11 ran.
Noun De La Thinte (FR) 12-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, hit 12th and dropped to rear, blundered 18th, tailed off 4 out, pulled up soon after, in a race won by Qhilimar (11-2) at Sandown 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs in Feb, 10 ran.
Garleton (IRE) 10-3fav (9-13) Led to 3rd, led again 8th, clear before 2 out, ridden before last, kept on well run-in, ridden out, won at Ayr 3m 1f hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Mar beating Heez A Steel (10-12) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Royal Kicks (FR) 7-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, pushed along before 12th, led after 2 out, hung left approaching and hit last, soon headed, kept on, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Commemoration Day (11-3) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gd in Mar.
