chased leaders, not fluent 4th, ridden after 6th, outpaced from 4 out, weakening when mistake 3 out
made all, clear when jumped right 3 out, mistake 2 out, easily
in touch on outside, lost place before 3rd, behind 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
held up towards rear, not fluent 5th, headway when not fluent 7th, hampered 4 out, one pace next from next, lost 3rd flat
took keen hold, held up in rear, pushed along and outpaced before 4 out, plugged on from 3 out, went 3rd flat, no impression
pressed winner until 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before next
held up towards rear, headway 7th, not fluent 4 out, weakened before next
chased leaders, mistake 2nd, hit 4 out, soon went 2nd, no impression on winner 3 out, stayed on same pace
chased leaders, mistake 7th, lost place after 4 out, pulled up before next
Somemothersdohavem has been struggling over fences lately but is well treated back over hurdles and makes more appeal than stablemate Rosa Fleet, though the latter is also coming down the weights again. Mr Shantu needs a quicker surface while it may not be soft enough for Ivanhoe but handicap debutant Royal Redemption looks to be heading in the right direction and has more scope than Dardanella. RASCAL won at Southwell in November and ran well at Ascot the following month. He can return from a mini-break with another victory as the ground looks ideal and he's effective over a variety of distances.
Mr Shantu (IRE) 16-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, driven after 4 out, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace, no impression, 6th of 14, 17l behind Seaviper (10-11) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Jan.
Rascal (IRE) 9-2 (11-7) Chased leaders, went 2nd 4 out, head high and hanging right when clipped heels of winner and lost 2nd between last two, weakened and lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 12, 9l behind Flintham (11-4) at Ascot 3m nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Dec.
Troyan (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) Tracked leaders on inside, lost place before 4th, not fluent next, soon ridden, no impression before 3 out, 8th of 11, 22l behind Mandy's Boy (10-10) at Ludlow 2m mdn hdl (4) gd in May.
Somemothersdohavem 9-1 (11-0) Prominent early, chased leaders, not fluent and lost place 5th, mistake 7th, behind next, 6th of 10, well behind Sun Wild Life (11-4) at Taunton 2m 3f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Jan.
Rosa Fleet (IRE) 11-2 (11-8) In rear, went 4th before 3 out, soon ridden, went 3rd from 2 out until last, soon weakened, 4th of 5, 28l behind Ballyhollow (11-5) at Ludlow 3m mares hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Jan.
Royal Redemption (IRE) 11-4 (11-2) Chased leaders on inside, pushed along before 2 out, outpaced between last 2, stumbled last, kept on again run-in, 3rd of 10, 4 1/2l behind Chosen Well (11-2) at Chepstow 2m 4f NH nov hdl (4-7yo) (4) hvy in Jan.
Ivanhoe 7-1 (11-9) Held up in rear, headway approaching 7th, ridden after 3 out, stayed on flat, no impression on winner, 4th of 15, 11l behind Winning Spark (11-9) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Jan.
Dardanella 6-1 (11-7) Tracked leader until 6th, tracked leaders, ridden 2 out, weakening when hit last, 4th of 6, 24l behind Raktiman (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Dec.
Dashing Over 5-1 (11-0) With leader, led 4th, headed after 6th, ridden when not fluent 3 out, weakened before next, 4th of 5, 20l behind Java Rose (10-7) at Warwick 2m 5f mdn hdl (4) gd in Oct.
