took keen hold, held up in rear, some headway when mistake 6th, weakened and behind from 8th
chased leaders, blundered 8th, stayed on under pressure run-in to take poor 4th near finish
in touch, headway to track leading pair 8th, chased easy winner 3 out, no impression
behind, no chance when fell 3 out
mistake 1st, in touch until ridden and lost place after 4th, no danger after
jumped right, mistake 1st, tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, jumped right 7th, went 2nd 8th, no impression when blundered and lost 2nd 3 out, tired when jumped badly right last 2
led to 2nd, pressed winner until before 8th, weakened when mistake 4 out, pulled up before next
always behind
led 2nd to after 4th, tracked leader, led before 8th, clear from 3 out, driven and in command between last 2, eased near finish
Denarius Secundus, Before The Mast and Just Muckin Around are three against the field in an open affair and the vote is given to Denarius Secundus. The selection was a fair second in a similar race last time out behind Kirov King, that form has since been franked and off the same mark here he will be hard to beat. Before The Mast rates the main danger on his best form but all his best efforts of late have come on a much softer surface and at likely odds he looks worth opposing. Just Muckin Around is another worthy of respect on his latest fourth behind Swallow Magic but he has had plenty of chances and is becoming hard to win with. Of the remainder Munadil and Jour de Mee have dropped to attractive marks and should be noted in the market but for the winner we return to Denarius Secundus.
Before The Mast (IRE) 11-4 (10-0) Tracked leaders and keen, hampered and unseated rider at the 7th in race won by Kirov King (10-1) at Market Rasen 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft, 4 ran.
Sarobar (IRE) 16-1 (11-6) Never better than mid-division, 10th of 16, 31l behind Colophony (10-10) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Feb.
Just Muckin Around (IRE) 10-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened last, 4th of 12, 6l behind Swallow Magic (10-7) at Leicester 2m 4f chs 0-90 (F) gf in Nov.
McSnappy 25-1 (10-13) Always towards rear, ridden along 13th, tailed off when pulled up at the 16th in race won by River of Light (10-11) at Chepstow 3m 2f hcp chs 0-100 (4) hvy in Mar, 8 ran.
Jour de Mee (FR) 13-2 (10-12) Tracked leaders, lost place 5th, 12th of 15, 50l behind Losing Grip (10-9) at Market Rasen 2m 1f sll hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft.
Barnards Green (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Blundered 2nd, in touch, ridden 3 out, weakened after next, 6th of 11, 31l behind River Amora (10-11) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gd in Mar.
Denarius Secundus 6-1 (10-0) Tracked leader, led 8, jumped right, bumped and headed 4 out, driven and no impression after next, 2nd of 9, 14l behind Kirov King (10-13) at Plumpton 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) sft in Mar.
Munadil 11-4co-fav (10-3) Held up last, headway 9th, ridden 4 out, weakened and pulled up 3 out in race won by Wizard of Edge (11-12) at Wincanton 2m nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) sft in Mar, 5 ran.
