in rear, not fluent 2nd, some headway 10th, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
held up in touch, led 10th, headed approaching 12th, ridden next and soon held
towards rear, headway 7th, in touch, ridden 5 out, weakened 4 out
mid-division, behind from 9th, pulled up before 12th
always rear, lost touch 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
tracked leaders, made bad mistake 3rd, soon lost place and behind when pulled up before 9th
led, blundered badly 2nd, stayed prominent until lost place and pulled up before 9th
towards rear, hit 1st, ridden from 7th, plugged on when hanging from 5 out
mid-division, headway 8th, narrow leader 5 out, clear 2 out, easy
in touch, weakened 11th, tailed off when pulled up before next
prominent, led 3rd, headed 10th, ridden and weakened next, behind when pulled up before 4 out
in touch, short lived effort 5 out, soon ridden, weakened 3 out
Nonrunner
The two that catch the eye straight away are the Paul Nicholls pair Le Passing and Le Jaguar and they could fight out the finish, with the first named chosen to oblige, Nonantais could prove best of the remainder. Le Passing, the choice of stable jockey Ruby Walsh, has put in two promising efforts already this season. Firstly at Sandown in November he finished third to the impressive Mambo, before chasing home El Vaquero at Taunton. He should be spot on for this event and will be hard to beat. Stablemate Le Jaguar hasn't been disgraced behind the likes of My Will and Made In Japan and should give the selection plenty to think about. Barton Hill has also put up two promising displays and cannot be discounted easily, neither can Nonantais who put up a superb effort on his chasing debut last season when second to Hawk's Landing. He is relatively lightly raced and could go close if fit for his seasonal bow. Captain Corelli could prove best of the remainder, but Nicholls holds all the cards here and Le Passing looks the ace in the pack.
