tracked leaders, went 2nd after 1st, led 5th, narrowly headed before 4 out, chased winner, well held before 2 out
chased leaders in early rush, soon steadied rear, plugged on in modest 4th before 4 out
tracked leading pair until 7th, 3rd again before 10th, went 2nd before 13th, led before 4 out, came clear before 2 out, stayed on strongly
led until 5th, chased leader, mistake 12th, lost 2nd before next weakened soon after, tailed off
raced wide, chased leader until hit 1st, chased leaders, went 3rd 7th until before 10th, chased leaders, went modest 3rd again 14th, pushed along and outpaced before 4 out, bad mistake 2 out
Fagan is marginally preferred to stablemate Boldmere and also Fidux on these terms but has to give weight to both DIDERO VALLIS and The Kings Writ. The latter followed up a win at Warwick on New Year’s Eve with a second at Hereford a month later but was pulled up at Exeter on his reappearance when Venetia Williams’ charge finished third, despite losing a shoe on the way round.
Fidux (FR) 80-1 (11-6) Held up, pushed along 3 out, soon weakened, 9th of 12, 17l behind Itchy Feet (12-0) at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (2) gs in Jan.
Fagan 50-1 (11-13) Chased leaders out wide, pushed along after 5 out, weakened before next, pulled up before 3 out, at Newbury 3m 2f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Boldmere 12-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, not fluent 1st, pushed along 5 out, gradually dropped away from 3 out, 7th of 9, 11 1/4l behind Senior Citizen (11-6) at Doncaster 3m hcp (3) gd in Dec.
Didero Vallis (FR) 2-1fav (11-10) Chased winner, jumped slowly 1st, lost 2nd at 3rd, chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced after 5 out, weakened quickly soon after, 5th of 7, 30 1/2l behind Cyclop (11-12) at Musselburgh 3m hcp (3) gs in Feb.
The Kings Writ (IRE) 16-1 (11-3) In rear, headway before 4th, led 15th, headed 2 out, soon held by winner, 2nd of 12, 5l behind Only The Bold (11-11) at Hereford 3m 1f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
