held up in touch, jumped slowly 4th and 5th, soon outpaced, weakening when jumped left 3 out
prominent until ridden and lost place before 3 out, soon weakened
led, headed after 2 out, no impression on winner, flat, stayed on same pace
tracked leaders, driven and one pace when mistake 3 out, weakened next
held up in rear, headway 5th, went 2nd and jumped left from 3 out, challenged 2 out, soon led, stayed on
prominent, lost place after 1st, mistake next when in rear next, soon well behind, pulled up before 3 out
held up, ridden 5th, soon outpaced, weakened before next
Party Palace showed she was no back number when scoring over 2m3f here last month. The fast ground is no problem but the 11-year-old has never won off a mark this high and this trip looks on the sharp side nowadays. MARJU'S QUEST was beaten three-and-a-half lengths by Sporting Boy over a bit further at Taunton last time but is now 4lb better off and the drop in distance will suit. He can take his revenge and land this ahead of recent course and distance winner Remind Me Later. Jumps Road has been chasing but it would be no surprise to see Skylander run well.
Jumps Road 2-1fav (11-5) Jumped left, pressed leader, led 7th until next, chased leaders, weakened after 4 out, 4th of 5, 19l behind Gores Island (11-5) at Wincanton 2m nov ltd hcp chs 0-135 (3) hvy in Jan.
Sporting Boy (IRE) 16-1 (11-6) Led after 1st, soon headed, led 2 out, ridden before last, kept on, won at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gd beating Earthmoves (11-11) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
Marju's Quest (IRE) 13-2 (11-9) Tracked leaders in 3rd, led 3rd, headed 2 out, no extra and lost 2nd place towards finish, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Sporting Boy (11-6) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gd.
Skylander (IRE) 6-1 (11-5) Held up in touch on inside, headway to lead 3 out, headed approaching 2 out, chased leading pair until ridden before last, soon no extra, 5th of 12, 15l behind Ossie's Dancer (10-13) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd.
Remind Me Later (IRE) 10-1 (11-12) Held up in last pair, good headway before 3 out, 2nd 3 out, hung left and led 2 out, clear when went left last, hung badly left and still clear run-in, kept on well, won at Exeter 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Mar beating Billy My Boy (10-8) by 7l, 8 ran.
Party Palace 9-1 (10-4) Chased leader until before 3 out, soon pushed along, left in lead 3 out, driven out from last, eased close home, won at Exeter 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Mar beating Risk A Fine (11-10) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.
Candelita 14-1 (10-2) Held up not fluent 2nd, 7th and struggling after 9th, pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Vivaccio (11-3) at Ludlow 2m nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Nov, 10 ran.
