held up towards rear, headway on inside 5th, chased winner 2 out, one pace flat, no impression
chased leaders, hit 4th, jumped slowly and reminders next, lost place 6th, soon weakened, tailed off
held up in rear, hit 4th, headway 6th, weakened last
led until approaching 4th, led 6th, ridden after 2 out, stayed on well
chased leader until after 2nd, lost place 4th, behind 6th
chased leaders, went 2nd after 2nd, led before 4th, hit and headed 6th, ridden after 3 out, one pace flat
Prioryjo, Amjad and DEVILS DELIGHT could be the three to concentrate on here and the vote is given to the last-named. Jimmy Moffatt's mare had to be hard driven to score a week ago at Sedgefield but she seemed to revel in the mud and with similar conditions here she should run well. The testing home straight will suit and she could be able to defy her 7lb penalty as she gets to compete off a nice racing weight. At the other end of the scale is Prioryjo who has lots of weight to hump around. She was a tad disappointing at Sedgefield last time out but the drop in trip is in her favour and she should run well despite looking handicapped up to the hilt. Blue Jet enters handicaps today but this modest flat horse doesn't look 'chucked in', Parson's Punch on the other hand could be well-treated after contesting some good races behind Mesbaah and Inventor most recently. Lisdonagh House is unexposed, Skipping Chapel returns to hurdles this afternoon after some modest chase efforts, while Crystal Runner needs to prove that his 100/1 third place at Musselburgh last time out was no fluke. The strong-travelling Amjad is considered with the drop in trip not a problem, however the nod goes to recent winner Devils Delight.
Prioryjo 14-1 (11-11) Mid-division, chased leaders 3 out, soon outpaced, 5th and ridden when mistake next, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 31l behind Petroglyph (11-11) at Sedgefield 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) sft in Dec.
Blue Jet (USA) 28-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, jumped right throughout, weakened after 3 out, jumped badly right and unseated rider last, in a race won by My Shamwari (11-0) at Southwell 2m mdn hdl (4) gd in Dec, 14 ran.
Skipping Chapel 50-1 (11-9) Held up in rear, headway 5 out, chased leaders and mistake next, soon beaten, 7th of 9, 33l behind Copper's Gold (10-10) at Musselburgh 3m hcp ch 0-95 (5) gd in Jan.
Mountskip 66-1 (10-5) Held up in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, beaten when blundered and unseated rider last, in a race won by Shadrack (10-6) at Doncaster 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gs in Jan, 20 ran.
Crystal Runner 100-1 (10-7) Led, blundered and headed 3 out, soon one pace, 3rd of 12, 12l behind Karingreason (11-0) at Musselburgh 2m 4f mrs nov hdl (4) gs in Jan.
Sadler's Cove (FR) 25-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, weakened approaching 2 out, 4th of 13, 29l behind Kalatime (9-9) at Perth 2m 4f sell hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gs in Jul.
Amjad 15-2 (10-8) Mid-division, hampered 5th, outpaced 3 out, soon ridden, 6th last, stayed on well flat, not reach leaders, 4th of 12, 6l behind I'm Your Man (11-12) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) sft in Jan.
Devils Delight (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Held up, went prominent 3rd, headway to lead 3 out, hard pressed next, soon ridden, held on under pressure flat, won at Sedgefield 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-90 (5) hvy beating Samizdat (11-6) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Parson's Punch 80-1 (10-11) Held up, never dangerous, 9th of 12, 46l behind Inventor (11-11) at Musselburgh 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Jan.
Lisdonagh House (IRE) 15-2 (11-7) Held up in rear, headway and effort on outside approaching 2 out, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 26l behind Willandrich (10-10) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Jan.
