took keen hold early, held up in touch, led 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, driven clear final 100 yards
chased leader until approaching 2nd, remained prominent, ridden after 6th, weakened well before 3 out
led, not fluent 5th, headed well before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off
held up towards rear, headway 5th, went 3rd 3 out, no impression and ridden next, stayed on final 100 yards
in rear, not fluent 1st, ridden after 6th, no headway, tailed off
held up towards rear, headway approaching 6th, 6th when mistake 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off
held up in touch, led well before 3 out, headed 3 out, soon ridden, no extra flat
mid-division, not always fluent, ridden after 5th, no impression after
in rear on outside, not fluent 3rd, lost touch 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, went 4th before 2 out, soon weakened
took keen hold, tracked leader approaching 2nd, jumped right 6th, every chance well before 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, tailed off
took keen hold, soon in mid-division, lost place after 5th, in rear next, tailed off
held up in rear, always behind, mistake 3 out, tailed off
CALZAGHE is narrowly preferred here to Original Fly and Tabaran. The selection was very well-placed earlier in the season and managed to pick up three wins in novice company. He struggled at Cheltenham in a very competitive handicap but certainly wasn't disgraced and fit from a recent flat spin around Lingfield he is fancied to take all the beating. Original Fly swaps the blinkers for cheekpieces as he reverts to hurdles and drops in grade, Sargentos is yet to prove that this ground is ideal, whilst the opposite applies to Winged Farasi who is interesting now dropped in class. Tabaran's latest effort at the track on very testing ground reads well, Diktatorship has a bit to find on official ratings, whilst Irish challenger Hollies Favourite has every chance at these weights. The market needs watching for No Wonga who is dropped in grade and he is a proven performer on testing ground, however we are happy to side with Calzaghe.
Calzaghe (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, mistake 3 out, headway approaching 2 out, ridden and beaten soon after, 7th of 11, 22l behind Spirit River (11-12) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Dec.
Original Fly (FR) 7-1 (11-0) Mid-division, reminder 2nd, outpaced when hit 8th, weakened and pulled up before 10th, in a race won by Toulouse Express (10-1) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Jan, 10 ran.
Sargentos (GER) 25-1 (10-6) Led, headed after 4 out, weakend approaching 3 out, 8th of 14, 23l behind Master At Arms (11-5) at Stratford 2m 3f 4yo Am hcp hdl (4) gd in May.
Tabaran (FR) 10-3 (11-5) Tracked leaders, chased winner 7th, not fluent last, soon beaten, raced awkwardly on extended flat, 2nd of 6, 11l behind Lightening Fire (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f cond sll hdl (5) hvy in Jan.
Winged Farasi 14-1 (11-9) In rear, not fluent 3rd, soon pushed along, well behind 5th, tailed off, 11th of 12, 47l behind King High (11-0) at Worcester 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Sep.
Hollies Favourite (IRE) 20-1 (11-9) Towards rear, fell 4th, in a race won by Whats Up Gorden (11-9) at Downpatrick 2m 2f beg chs gd in Oct, 14 ran.
No Wonga 16-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, driven 2 out, soon ridden and outpaced, kept on, no chance with leading pair, 3rd of 15, 16l behind Chain Of Command (10-12) at Hereford 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Outclass 100-1 (10-6) Mid-division, headway 6th, ridden next, weakened after 8th, 5th of 10, 38l behind Starburst Diamond (10-8) at Bangor 3m nov hdl (4) gs in May '08.
Princess Zhukova (IRE) 100-1 (7-13) Slowly into stride, outpaced in rear throughout, tailed off, 8th of 10, 33l behind Mcconnell (9-4) at Southwell 1m clm stks (6) fbs in Dec (flat).
Bromhead (USA) 100-1 (10-7) Pulled hard in touch, led after 2nd, mistake 4 out, soon headed and weakened, 9th of 14, well behind No Rules (11-5) at Fakenham 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) sft in Jan.
Terrymene Prince 66-1 (8-4) Close up, ridden halfway, weakened approaching 3f out, 9th of 10, 23l behind Swiss Art (8-9) at Southwell 1m 3yo clm stks (5) fbs in Jul (flat).
Douchkette (FR) 66-1 (10-5) Took keen hold, held up, not fluent 3rd, some headway after 3 out, soon ridden and struggling, 6th of 9, 50l behind Anak (11-5) at Kempton 2m 4yo nov hdl (4) sft in Jan.
Moggy (IRE) 66-1 (10-5) Towards rear, never dangerous, 10th of 16, 38l behind Jeronimo Joe (10-7) at Catterick 2m 4yo nov hdl (4) gs.
Diktatorship (IRE) 22-1 (10-10) Pressed leader until jumped right 5th, remained prominent, weakening when not fluent 3 out, 3rd of 14, 23l behind Canni Thinkaar (10-0) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Nov.