led, headed 2 out, no extra
tracked leader, led 2 out, kept on well
in rear and in touch, ridden and weakened before last
in touch, went 3rd and ridden before last, one pace
tracked leaders in 3rd, weakened after 8th, soon tailed off and pulled up
Rocking Blues is upped 10lb for winning a lower grade chase at Newcastle under today's conditional earlier in the month. CARRIGDHOUN (NAP) also ran at Newcastle last time when runner-up in this grade and it could pay to stick with Maurice Barnes' course and distance winner now back on a winning mark. Both Redkalani and Gold Opera won their penultimate starts but failed to figure last time while Lucematic disappointed on her latest outing having gone close before that.
Carrigdhoun (IRE) 9-1 (11-12) Led narrowly to 3rd, with leader, led again narrowly before 7th, driven and headed before 3 out, soon ridden, kept on until outpaced in 3rd after last, rallied to regain 2nd near finish, 2nd of 7, 5l behind Bernardelli (11-12) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Dec.
Rocking Blues (FR) 11-4fav (11-3) Chased leaders, led 4 out, kept on well from 2 out, won at Newcastle 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Feb beating Little Glenshee (11-8) by 9l, 6 ran.
Lucematic 10-1 (10-9) Held up in touch in last, not fluent 7th, outpaced after 4 out, weakened 2 out, last of 5, 25l behind Askamore Darsi (10-10) at Sedgefield 3m 2f hcp (3) gs in Jan.
Gold Opera (IRE) 13-2 (11-8) Held up towards rear, headway before 5 out to chase leaders, weakened before 3 out, 4th of 8, 25 1/4l behind Un Noble (11-11) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Redkalani (IRE) 2-1jfav (10-11) Soon tracked leading pair, outpaced after 10th, weakened from 5 out, tailed off, pulled up before 3 out, at Newcastle 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
