held up, headway 5th, ridden and kept on, one pace from 3 out
always in rear, behind from 7th
keen and led, headed 5th, weakened 9th
chased leader, led 5th, ridden and headed on long run to 2 out, kept on, one pace
keen held up, headway 4th, lost place 7th, fell 9th
in touch, ridden to chase leading pair on long run to 2 out, kept on, one pace
tracked leaders, went 2nd 7th, led on long run to 2 out, clear last, ran on
held up, headway 9th, ridden 3 out, lost action and pulled up 2 out
held up in touch, lost place 4th, behind from 8th
in touch, ridden 5th, weakened on long run to 2 out
Gary Moore has his horses in excellent form and Amaury De Lusignan can make further progress though he may do better over further. Inner Steel made a promising hurdling debut at Hexham last May but has been beaten a long way on both subsequent starts, while the mare Twin Bud ran very poorly over the C&D last month after a very good effort in a Fontwell handicap. Ransson finished last on his debut in an Ascot bumper but is bred for jumping and is the type to do much better though it's SHOOTIN THE BREEZE who gets the vote this time as he was beginning to make ground when brought down in what looked a very strong novices' event at Ffos Las last month.
Amaury De Lusignan (IRE) 28-1 (11-2) Keen in touch, ridden 3 out, weakened after 2 out, 5th of 9, 12l behind Brunswick Gold (11-2) at Fakenham 2m 4f NH nov hdl (4-7yo) (3) gs in Feb.
Fennis Ted (IRE) 11-1 (10-13) Held up in touch, ridden over 5f out, hung left and weakened over 4f out, 4th of 10, 35l behind Themilanhorse (10-11) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f cond NH flat (6) gs.
General Lygon 33-1 (11-0) Raced keenly, led, headed well over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 13, 18l behind Hideaway (11-3) at Towcester 2m mdn NH flat (5) gd in Apr '09.
Inner Steel (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Held up in mid-division, blundered 7th, plugged on same pace from 3 out, tailed off, 10th of 16, 34l behind Buck Magic (10-7) at Wincanton 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Nov.
Ransson (FR) 14-1 (10-9) Took keen hold in last pair, ridden on outside 5f out, last and struggling over 3f out, last of 6, 18l behind Mono Man (11-6) at Ascot 2m NH flat (3) sft in Feb.
Shootin The Breeze (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 7th, ridden and struggling to keep up when brought down 3 out, in a race won by Maringo Bay (10-13) at Ffos Las 2m 4f NH nov hdl (4-7yo) (4) sft in Feb, 14 ran.
Turtlethomas (IRE) 14-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, pushed along 6f out, weakened over 3f out, 7th of 12, 44l behind Hit The Headlines (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m NH flat (6) sft in Jan.
Two Cloudy (IRE) 33-1 (10-13) Well behind 3rd, caught up with rear group when not fluent 5th, lost touch next, tailed off, 7th of 13, well behind Captain Kirkton (11-8) at Fontwell 2m 2f NH nov hdl (4-7yo) (4) gs in Feb.
Wychwoods Kaddy 80-1 (11-3) Held up mid-division, weakened before 5 out, 14th of 16, well behind Shadows Lengthen (10-10) at Catterick 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Feb.
Twin Bud 5-1 (11-4) Held up, ridden 8th, weakened after next, behind and pulled up last, in a race won by Arctic Flow (9-11) at Plumpton 2m 5f mrs hcp hdl (0-105) (4) sft in Feb, 8 ran.
