raced in 3rd and off the pace, lost 3rd 5th, ridden and weakened 9th, tailed off
raced in 4th and off the pace, hit 9th, closed to 3rd before 3 out, chased leader 3 out, led before last, stayed on well, ridden out
chased clear leader until after 4 out, weakened before next, tailed off
led at strong pace, clear before 3rd, hit 8th and next, reduced lead before 3 out, mistake 2 out, headed well before last, lost 2nd before last, weakened
soon well outpaced in rear, slow 5th, ridden and hit 7th, tailed off
led in start, well off the pace in last pair, hit 9th, headway after 4 out, 4th when hit 3 out, went 3rd next, went 2nd before last and kept on flat, no impression on winner
jumped right, well off the pace in 6th, reminders before 7th, stayed on to modest 5th after 3 out,
raced in 5th and off the pace, went 3rd 5th, went 2nd after 4 out until 3 out, weakened next
Veteran Lorient Express is facing a stiff task on his reappearance and fellow C&D scorer Russian Flag hasn't been in the same form this season as last, though is back on a winning mark. Top Mark and Lord Singer now sport blinkers in an attempt to rekindle enthusiasm but the latter has gone up a further pound since finishing well beaten at Folkestone. The handicapper may have also got to Kilkenny All Star but Clouseau is still probably open to a little improvement, as is DINARIUS. Alex Hales' six-year-old carries a penalty for his pillar-to-post victory at Exeter but had a couple of useful novices behind that day and will take some catching if adopting similar tactics around here.
Lorient Express (FR) 5-1 (10-7) Led, not fluent 5th, blundered 8th, headed next, ridden and lost place approaching 2 out, soon weakened, last of 4, 21l behind Panjo Bere (10-12) at Ascot 2m 1f hcp chs (2) gs in Feb '10.
Russian Flag (FR) 11-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear on outer, headway approaching and hit 8th, lost place next, weakened from 5 out, 5th of 7, 42l behind Sagalyrique (11-12) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Jan.
Top Mark 66-1 (11-1) Towards rear, ridden and weakened 3 out, last of 16, well behind Ski Sunday (11-11) at Kempton 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Jan.
Lord Singer (FR) 4-1 (12-0) Led, clear before 3rd, headed soon after 4 out, weakened 2 out, 4th of 6, 19l behind Jeczmien (10-11) at Taunton 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd.
Kilkenny All Star (IRE) 6-1 (11-1) Close up when fell 1st, in a race won by Lease Lend (11-12) at Wetherby 2m hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Jan, 9 ran.
Dinarius 14-1 (10-12) Led until approaching 4 out, led again next, not fluent 2 out, stayed on well under pressure, won at Exeter 2m 3f beg chase (3) sft beating Ace High (10-12) by 8l, 7 ran.
Viable 14-1 (11-1) Held up towards rear, tracked leaders 6th, lost place 8th, reminders after 5 out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 34l behind Lease Lend (11-12) at Wetherby 2m hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Jan.
Clouseau (NZ) 8-1 (11-4) Held up, headway approaching 4th, blundered 7th, chased winner 3 out until next, one pace, 3rd of 9, 14l behind Cadoudalas (11-5) at Hereford 2m nov hcp chs (0-125) (3) hvy in Jan.
