with winner until 2nd, ridden after 5th, weakened before next
held up in rear, headway approaching 5th, weakened well before 3 out
held up in rear, ridden approaching 5th, soon no chance, mistake 3 out
chased leaders, took keen hold, pressed winner approaching 4th until well before 3 out, soon weakened, hit 3 out, mistake 2 out
took keen hold, made virtually all, clear 3 out, mistake last, eased towards finish
held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, behind from 4th, tailed off
chased leaders, ridden after 6th, chased winner well before 3 out, soon no impression
TAYARAT has outstanding claims on the figures for the track's leading trainer and there are no concerns about his form following a very easy win in a seller over course and distance. Motarjm had to work considerably harder than Tayarat to win at Fakenham and is around a stone and a half wrong with the selections on these terms but does, at least, come into the race in form. Josephine Malines has been quickly dropped in grade by her new connections and runs without the cheekpieces that she sported last time but Marodima - a smart performer in his prime - now wears a visor in an attempt to try and get him back on track after a couple of heavy defeats over fences.
Marodima (FR) 4-1 (11-12) Raced keenly, led, clear when hit 3rd, reduced lead next, headed 4 out, soon lost 2nd, weakened before next, tailed off, 5th of 6, 29l behind Noble Crusader (11-9) at Lingfield 2m hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft.
Motarjm (USA) 13-2 (11-8) Held up, smooth headway 3 out, led next, clear last, driven out, won at Fakenham 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Oct beating Galley Slave (9-13) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Hadron Collider (FR) 8-1 (11-2) In touch, ridden after 7th, weakened approaching 2 out, 7th of 15, 27l behind Court By Surprise (10-12) at Hereford 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gs.
Swiss Art (IRE) 6-1 (10-8) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway approaching 2 out, weakened after last, 6th of 15, 9l behind Cantabilly (11-3) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Oct.
Tayarat (IRE) 5-4fav (11-8) Made all, clear from 4 out, hit 2 out, easily, won at Ludlow 2m sll hdl (5) gs beating Dark Energy (11-8) by 19l, 7 ran.
Twill (IRE) 9-1 (10-7) Mid-division, headway after 5th, weakened over 2f out, 5th of 16, 38l behind Telegonus (10-5) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f sll hdl (5) gd in Sep '09.
Josephine Malines 9-2 (10-7) Tracked leaders, dropped towards rear 5th, back in touch before 2 out, soon no impresison, 4th of 8, 17l behind Princess Rainbow (10-11) at Hereford 2m 1f mares hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs.
Tracy Road (FR) 100-1 (10-3) Always in rear, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Annimation (10-5) at Exeter 2m 3f mrs nov hdl (4) sft, 15 ran.
