chased leaders, led approaching 3 out, headed before next, weakened last
prominent, every chance approaching 2 out, weakening when mistake last
held up in rear, headway 3 out, soon chasing leaders, ridden to challenge 2 out, every chance last, stayed on strongly to lead closing stages
held up in rear, headway 4 out, weakened after next
led, not fluent 6th, mistake 8th, soon driven, headed before 3 out, weakened quickly, behind when pulled up before 2 out
towards rear, headway 4 out, mistake next, chased leaders 2 out, soon weakened
chased leaders, lost place after 4 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out
always behind, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
in touch, lost place 7th, outpaced before 3 out, some late headway, never on terms
mid-division, headway 4 out, soon chasing leaders, hung right and led before 2 out, strongly challenged last, headed towards finish, no extra
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Camron De Chaillac was sent up to Sedgefield after winning here in December and never saw another rival in completing a double but a penalty here could thwart the hat-trick. Daytime Ahead looked ready for a rest last time at Chepstow but Somerset Jem has attracted market support the last twice and has been knocking on the door. GROUNDUNDERREPAIR falls into a similar category and may still be improving. He’s gone up another 5lb since his second at Southwell but can get back on the winning trail. Kalmbeforethestorm was only beaten a nose on his comeback run in September but has been off the track again since. Bradford Bridge still hasn’t won a race and has been chasing lately with mixed results.
Groundunderrepair (IRE) 15-8 (11-12) Held up towards rear on outer, headway from 5 out, led 2 out, soon driven, headed before last, kept on, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Dandy Duke (12-0) at Southwell 3m hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Billy Dutton 10-1 (11-3) Mid-division, kept wide, closed 8th, weakened after 4 out, 7th of 8, dist behind Top Ville Ben (11-12) at Haydock 2m 7f hcp (3) hvy in Dec.
Culture De Sivola (FR) 9-2 (11-12) Held up in touch, tracked leaders 6th, outpaced in modest 4th after 3 out, plugged on to take 3rd after last, no impression, 3rd of 8, 14l behind Flashjack (10-11) at Warwick 3m 2f hcp (4) hvy in Dec.
It's Obvious 14-1 (12-3) Held up in mid-division on outside, headway before 8th, mistake 3 out, ridden before next, 4th and no extra flat, 4th of 11, 11l behind Itsnonofurbusiness (11-3) at Market Rasen 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Camron De Chaillac (FR) 3-1 (11-12) Led, pushed along before 2 out, clear before last, kept on well, won at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Jan beating Le Drapeau (11-6) by 1 3/4l, 14 ran.
Take A Break (FR) 16-1 (11-12) In rear, outpaced before 4 out, kept on and no impression, 5th of 10, 7l behind Cabernet D'alene (11-7) at Taunton 2m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Bradford Bridge (IRE) 3-1 (10-10) In rear, never jumped well, struggling 9th, soon pulled up, at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Daytime Ahead (IRE) 4-1 (10-8) Always last, went modest 5th and outpaced before 2 out, modest 4th towards finish, 4th of 6, 17 1/2l behind Naranja (11-0) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
Quinto 9-2 (10-10) Chased leaders, 2nd after 5th, pushed along before 3 out, lost 2nd approaching next, kept on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 10, 7 1/2l behind Thomas Patrick (11-12) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Somerset Jem 3-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders on outside, bumped 2nd, led 3 out, mistake and headed last, no extra close home, 4th of 9, 2l behind Tailor Tom (11-4) at Bangor 2m 7f hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Kalmbeforethestorm 5-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, not fluent 7th, 3rd after 3 out, challenging when not fluent 2 out, led before not fluent last, headed post, 2nd of 4, shd behind Gamain (11-7) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
