held up in touch, headway after 3 out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace, lost 3rd at last
always prominent, led after 3 out, hit next, clear approaching last, readily
led, raced keenly, headed after 3 out, stayed on well, not pace of winner
held up in rear, never dangerous
raced keenly chasing leaders, under pressure 2 out, soon weakened
mid-division, effort approaching 2 out, never on terms
held up in rear, never a factor
tracked leaders, hard driven after 3 out, soon weakened
mid-division, pushed along 3 out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, chased leaders approaching last, stayed on to take 3rd, never able to challenge
behind, mistake 3 out, weakened next
chased leaders, slow 1st and 4th, lost place before 4 out, soon behind
After finishing placed on his first four starts over timber, FLINTY BAY finally got his head in front when beating Proud Times at Ayr last month. Nicky Richards looks to have found him a good opportunity to follow-up here with the biggest threat likely to come from Irish raider Vivaldi. The latter finished a respectable third at Leopardstown last time and should make another bold bid. All-weather winner Tower makes his hurdling debut and won't have to be anything special to get the better of the likes of Endeavor and Kensix Star.
Vivaldi (IRE) 12-1 (11-6) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, headway into 2nd 2 out, ridden to lead before last, strongly pressed after last, headed run-in, no extra and kept on same pace, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 15, 2 3/4l behind Ghareer (10-0) at Leopardstown 2m 2f nov hcp hdl 8Evens16 sft in Feb.
Flinty Bay (IRE) 2-5fav (11-2) Held up in touch in 4th, headway to chase leaders after 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, challenged last, led run-in, driven out, won at Ayr 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Feb beating Proud Times (11-2) by nk, 14 ran.
Bunratty (IRE) 200-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, blundered 5th, chased winner next until 2 out, weakened before last, 4th of 7, 32l behind Rupert Lamb (11-0) at Hexham 2m nh nov hdl (4) hvy.
Daredevil Dan 200-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, weakened from 4 out, 12th of 16, well behind Bogside (11-2) at Kelso 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Feb.
Endeavor 20-1 (10-5) Held up towards rear, not fluent 2nd, headway after 4 out, one pace from 2 out, 3rd of 9, 13l behind Pengana (10-12) at Perth 2m nh nov hdl (4) gf in Jul '09.
Fred Grass 100-1 (10-4) Led to 5th, weakened before 3 out, 13th of 15, well behind Samizdat (10-5) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd.
Funky Munky 33-1 (10-11) In rear, never a factor, 5th of 7, 33l behind Rupert Lamb (11-0) at Hexham 2m nh nov hdl (4) hvy.
Kensix Star (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Held up in mid-division on outside, hampered 2nd, jumped slowly 3rd, reminders after 7th, behind next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Mac Aeda (10-12) at Catterick 3m 1f nov hdl (4) gs in Feb, 16 ran.
Roslin Moss 33-1 (10-6) Held up towards rear, pushed along and hit 4 out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, well behind Bollin Felix (11-2) at Newcastle 2m nh nov hdl (4) hvy in Feb.
Tears From Heaven (USA) 100-1 (11-2) Always behind, never a factor, 10th of 11, well behind Cloudy Too (10-11) at Sedgefield 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gs.
Ursus 150-1 (11-1) Held up towards rear on inner, headway to chase leaders before 3 out, weakening when jumped right and hit 2 out, 10th of 12, 41l behind Red Merlin (10-7) at Doncaster 2m 4yo nov stks (4) gd.
Overpriced 125-1 (10-5) Held up towards rear, effort over 3f out, never dangerous, 10th of 15, 42l behind Elegant Touch (10-12) at Haydock 2m N H flat (6) gd in Nov.
Tower 13-2 (8-7) Steadied start, took keen hold, held up in 6th, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, went 4th final 50 yards, 4th of 8, 5l behind Frameit (8-3) at Lingfield 2m hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Feb (flat).
