held up, closed 8th, disputing 3 lengths 3rd when fell 15th
held up in rear, headway 8th, 4th and beaten 4 out, no impression from next
held up in touch in mid-division, jumped left and not fluent 4th, lost place before not fluent 10th, rallied after 15th, challenged from 4 out until before last, 3rd and no extra towards finish
prominent, every chance when pecked 4 out, mistake 3 out, outpaced next, rallied flat, stayed on
held up, not fluent 14th, closed when bumped slightly next, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up before 2 out
prominent, led briefly before slow 4th, struggling 12th, behind from 14th, pulled up before 4 out
made virtually all, pressed 4 out, mistake 2 out, stayed on, ridden out
Most of these are struggling for form but not TINKERS HILL TOMMY, who arrives on a hat-trick having won in a higher grade at Newbury last month. Bbold is having a first run since October but has been waiting for this better ground and his yard’s runners rarely arrive undercooked. Very First Time slips further down the ratings with Louis' Vac Pouch preferred to Kapgarry of the others.
Vivas (FR) 100-1 (11-4) Always in rear, tailed off and pulled up before 26th, at Cheltenham 3m 6f (2) gs in Mar.
Louis' Vac Pouch (IRE) 20-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, awkward 3rd, not fluent 12th, lost touch 13th, tailed off from 4 out, 9th of 12, dist behind Two For Gold (11-6) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (2) sft in Feb.
Bbold (IRE) 7-2fav (10-10) Chased leaders, pushed along after 17th, blundered 4 out, 3rd when not fluent 3 out, faded from next, 7th of 12, 15 1/4l behind Red Giant (10-1) at Sedgefield 3m 5f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Tinkers Hill Tommy (IRE) 9-2 (10-13) Prominent, pushed before 4 out, went 2nd last, soon ridden, hit front run in, comfortably, won at Newbury 2m 7f hcp (2) gs in Mar beating Valadom (11-12) by 5 1/2l, 12 ran.
Very First Time 7-1 (11-12) Mid-division, closed from 9th, weakened after 3 out, blundered last, last of 8, 21l behind Copper Coin (11-7) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Kapgarry (FR) 6-1 (11-7) Held up in touch, mistake 13th, soon ridden, pulled up before 2 out, at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Another Stowaway (IRE) 33-1 (11-9) Prominent until 1st, mid-division on inside, struggling from 10th, went 4th last, no impression, 4th of 8, 37 1/2l behind Dublin Four (11-3) at Newbury 2m 6f hcp (3) gs in Mar.
