held up in touch in mid-division, headway approaching normal 3 out, led before omitted last, driven and held on
tracked leaders, led after 3rd, ridden and headed approaching omitted last, stayed on, just held
held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, some headway on outside approaching normal 3 out, soon weakened
mid-division, some headway after normal 3 out, well beaten before omitted last
led, headed when mistake and unseated rider 2nd
mid-division on inside, headway on inside 3 out, one pace and no impression before omitted last
tracked leaders on inside, hampered and lost place 2nd, headway normal 3 out, weakened after omitted 2 out
tracked leaders, ridden normal 3 out, one pace and no impression before omitted last
with leader, led before 2nd, fell next
held up towards rear, hampered 3rd, ridden after next, soon well beaten
took keen hold on outside, soon in touch, brought down 3rd
held up towards rear, hampered 2nd and 3rd, headway before next, weakened approaching omitted 2 out
took keen hold, prominent on outside, left in lead 3rd, soon headed, ridden and every chance before omitted last, no extra towards finish
towards rear, ridden and struggling before 4th
Presenting Arms won an all-weather bumper on his return to action and should go well. Leviathan was still in contention when falling at Taunton last time and should be in the mix with a clear round. Canadian Diamond has a shout on his recent second at Ludlow but a speculative vote goes to stablemate SONORAN SANDS. He'll have come on from his reappearance in a jumpers bumper, his first start since 2012, and is 8lb lower than when last winning. Red Admirable was beaten less than a length in a blanket finish at Market Rasen last time but Red Skipper remains 11lb higher than his latest victory. Scots Gaelic is another to consider in a wide-open contest.
Leviathan 15-8fav (10-11) Tracked leader, led after 3rd until before 3 out, lost 2nd 3 out, rallied into poor 2nd under pressure when fell 2 out, in a race won by Virak (11-5) at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl (2) hvy in Feb, 6 ran.
Canadian Diamond (IRE) 7-1 (11-5) Took keen hold, held up in touch on outside, went 2nd after 3rd, led 2 out, headed last, not pace of winner, 2nd of 7, 4l behind Baltimore Rock (11-3) at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) hvy in Feb.
Toubab (FR) 22-1 (11-9) Made most to before 2 out, soon lost place and weakened, tailed off, 10th of 16, 48l behind Magnifique Etoile (11-12) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Oct.
Red Skipper (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Took keen hold, chased leader, led after 4 out, joined and carried head high when hit 3 out, blundered and headed 2 out, outpaced before last, kept on agan flat, went 4th close home, 4th of 11, 5l behind Scoglio (11-2) at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Apr.
Scots Gaelic (IRE) 2-1fav (10-12) Tracked leaders, steadied before 3rd, closed from 8th, ridden and one pace after 3 out, mistake last, edged right and stayed on flat, 3rd of 6, 4l behind Rumble Of Thunder (11-3) at Musselburgh 2m 4f cnd hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Feb.
Owen Na View (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, ridden and beaten approaching 2 out, weakened before last, 5th of 8, 32l behind Panama Petrus (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 5f NH nov hdl (4-7yo) (3) sft in Feb.
Tidal Way (IRE) 8-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, tracked leaders 4th, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 36l behind New Year's Eve (10-11) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Feb.
Red Admirable (IRE) 5-1 (11-9) Tracked leader until 5th, tracked leaders, effort when hit 2 out and last, driven and stayed on towards finish, 5th of 8, 3/4l behind Kilflora (10-5) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Dec.
Descaro (USA) 33-1 (10-2) Held up in last pair, pushed along and struggling 3 out (normal 4 out), never involved, 8th of 12, 15l behind Hidden Identity (10-9) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gd in Oct.
Ubaldo Des Menhies (FR) 25-1 (11-4) Towards rear and never on terms, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Aldopicgros (10-7) at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) hvy in Feb, 12 ran.
Sonoran Sands (IRE) 66-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, took keen hold, ridden and well beaten 3f out, 11th of 13, 25l behind Sgt Reckless (11-4) at Kempton 2m n h flat (3) std in Jan.
Presenting Arms (IRE) 40-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear of mid-division, smooth progress on inside 3f out, switched left soon after, went 2nd entering final 2f, led approaching final furlong, stayed on well, ridden out, won at Kempton 2m 2f n h flat (4) std in Feb beating Silsol (10-11) by 1 1/4l, 15 ran.
Right Step 10-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, went 2nd before stumbled 3 out, lost 2nd well before next, weakened to 5th when mistake 2 out, 5th of 10, 15l behind Lyvius (11-4) at Kempton 2m hcp hdl 0-140 (3) sft in Jan.
Bedouin Bay 12-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, took keen hold, headway after 6th, pushed along 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 7th of 13, well behind Come On Annie (10-12) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) hvy in Jan.
