led, ridden and headed 14th, outpaced from 2 out
close up, ridden and struggling 14th, plugged to take remote 3rd close home
held up, mistake 12th, reminders soon after, went moderate 3rd at 14th, soon weakened, lost 3rd close home
tracked leader, led 14th, ridden 6 lengths clear 2 out, ridden out
Delightful Cliche should land these moderate spoils; Sprosser may be the one to chase him home. The selection jumped well when going down narrowly at Huntingdon and whilst a rise in the weights for that run looks harsh, he should be capable of seeing off this small and rather weak field. Jackella fell on his last start in the point-to-point sphere however he was still in with every chance at that stage and related to several winners under rules he certainly cannot be ignored. Sprosser was third on his recent chasing debut at Chepstow and may be suited by this smaller field. Roman Rampage returns to fences and whilst he is well-handicapped on his old form, his efforts so far this year have suggested that he is not getting any better. The market will help with Jackella, but the percentage call looks to be Delightful Cliche.
Delightful Cliche 7-2 (10-10) Tracked leader, led 9th, headed last, ridden flat, no extra, 2nd of 5, 2l behind Megaton (11-3) at Huntingdon 3m beg chs (4) gf.
Jackella (IRE) 10-1 (12-0) Held up; hdwy 9; 2nd when fell in race won by Willy The Slip (11-7) at Larkhill 3m ptp gd in Jan, 16 ran.
Roman Rampage 14-1 (10-10) Led, ridden 4 out, headed approaching last, 2nd of 4, 4l behind Domenico (11-7) at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf.
Sprosser (IRE) 8-1 (11-4) In touch, headway 5th, chased leader 8th, weakened 4 out, 3rd of 10, 20l behind Michael Muck (11-4) at Chepstow 3m beg chs (4) gs in Oct.
