held up, driven along after 7th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before next
held up, took closer order after 8th, ridden, effort after 3 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, hit 3rd, ridden and every chance approaching 2 out, kept on
tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, ridden and effort after 3 out, soon weakened
held up, headway and saddle slipped after 7th, join leaders after 3 out, edged left and led approaching last, ridden out
led, ridden approaching 2 out, headed approaching last, kept on, lost 2nd close home
prominent until 5th, chased leader, stumbled 7th, weakened after next
Amanpuri can gain another course win at the expense of Sesame Rambler, A Toi A Moi and Mister Mustard. Amanpuri has a 100 percent record to protect here as he has won on each of his three visits to the Sussex track. Claimed from Paul Blockley after finishing second at Chepstow in November, he has thrived since moving to Alison Thorpe and despite his trio of successes can line up on a mark of 107. Granted his two latest outings elsewhere have yielded little, but the eight-year-old is a different proposition round here and is sure to run well. Sesame Rambler has 47 lengths to make up on the selection on running here in February, while A Toi A Moi returns from a three-month break after falling at Towcester in December. He was leading at the time and had earlier won a minor contest at Bangor so if fit cannot be ruled out. Mister Mustard and Ballez have difficulty even getting round of late, and in the hope that Amanpuri will stay the longer trip, he is taken to record course win number four.
Ballez (FR) 9-2 (10-7) Held up last, reminder after 8th, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Simon (11-2) at Wincanton 2m 5f nov chs (4) gs in Jan, 6 ran.
Mister Mustard (IRE) 20-1 (11-5) Behind, lost touch and no chance 7th, pulled up before last pulled up at the last in race won by Temoin (11-12) at Newbury 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Mar, 17 ran.
Pipssalio (SPA) 2-1jt-fav (11-2) Mid-division, ridden and headway 5th, led after 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, rallied to lead again final strides, won at Lingfield 2m 3f mdn hdl (E) gs in Apr '04 beating Viciana (10-11) by a shd, 18 ran.
A Toi A Moi (FR) 1-3fav (11-2) Tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, led 5th, narrow leader when mistake and unseated rider 3 out in race won by Good Judgement (10-12) at Towcester 2m nov hdl (E) gd in Dec '04, 10 ran.
Sesame Rambler (IRE) 9-2 (10-13) Held up towards rear, in touch from 4th, headway 4 out, weakened 3 out, 5th of 8, 13l behind Kandjar D'allier (10-12) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Mar.
Amanpuri (GER) 6-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, hit 4th, led 4 out, ridden and headed approaching next, weakened 2 out, 4th of 8, 17l behind Aston Lad (11-5) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) hvy in Mar.
Alfa Sunrise 7-1 (11-0) In touch, jumped right 1st, lost place 5th, behind when pulled up at the 7th in race won by Parkinson (10-5) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-88 (5) hvy in Mar, 11 ran.
