held up towards rear, took keen hold, closed on inside when not fluent 3rd, mistake 5th, went 2nd when mistake 3 out, ridden before next, 4 lengths down and looking held when fell last
made all, 4 lengths ahead when left further clear last, unchallenged
in rear, not fluent 1st, ridden after 5th, well beaten 3 out, tailed off
chased winner until 3 out, left 3rd last, no extra flat
mid-division, ridden and no impression after 3 out, left 4th last, kept on
held up in rear, not fluent 5th, well beaten 3 out, tailed off
chased leaders, blundered 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off
held up towards rear, went 4th after 3 out, 3rd when not fluent 2 out, left 2nd last, stayed on, no impression on winner
Hatcher won his bumper here and has twice finished second over hurdles at the track. He was only beaten half-a-length by Movie Set over course and distance last month and it would be no surprise if he finally got his head in front over timber but MON PORT could be a nice hurdling prospect given his form in bumpers. He’s having his first run in almost a year but has switched to Olly Murphy so fitness shouldn’t be a problem. St Patrick's Day is looking exposed but Stuart Edmunds’ French import Lion Rouge is probably worth a market check.
Hatcher (IRE) 5-2 (11-2) Behind, headway to chase leaders 2 out, ridden to challenge last, ran on closing stages, never reached winner, 2nd of 16, 1/2l behind Movie Set (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m mdn (5) gd in Apr.
Mon Port (IRE) 2-5fav (11-2) Made all, clear from over 3f out, canter, won at Warwick 2m (4) gd in May beating Nuclear (10-12) by dist, 4 ran.
St Patrick's Day (IRE) 25-1 (11-7) Towards rear, ridden after 5th, not fluent 3 out, no impression, 10th of 13, 16l behind Cosmic King (11-8) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (4) gd in May.
The Captain (IRE) 40-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, hard ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, 5th of 7, 19 3/4l behind French Crusader (11-2) at Towcester 2m mdn (5) gd in May.
Theydon Park 5-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, lost place 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out, at Towcester 2m hcp (4) hvy in Mar.
Warrior Prince 25-1 (9-12) Always towards rear, 12th of 13, 22 1/4l behind Macksville (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Kasperenko 40-1 (10-12) In touch in main group, close up when not fluent 4 out, outpaced after next, weakened before 2 out, tailed off, 6th of 7, dist behind Redicean (11-1) at Kempton 2m (1) gd in Feb.
Lion Rouge (FR) (10-10) 5th of 14, 14 1/2l behind Batura Sar (11-0) at Fontainebleau 2m 2f sft in Apr.
