held up, in touch 4th, chased winner 6th until 3 out, weakening when mistake last
held up in rear, struggling from 7th, mistake 3 out
held up, not fluent 6th, headway next, chased winner 3 out, ridden flat, not quicken
made all, mistake 3 out, stayed on gamely flat
chased leaders, pushed along and lost place after 5th, no chance from 7th
prominent, raced keenly, not fluent 6th, mistake 3 out, soon weakened
held up in rear, hit 5th, mistake 7th, soon weakened
chased winner to 6th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out, went 3rd towards finish
IZITA STAR is taken to complete a four timer at the expense of Rockiteer and Oceana Gold. The selection broke his maiden tag at Stratford before winning with a penalty at Chepstow and then winning a handicap off 120 at Haydock last time out. He has been raised a further thirteen pounds in the weights as a consequence which will make life tough for him but as he looks to be improving we feel there is still more to come. Rockiteer is seeking his hat trick after posting wins at Huntingdon and Taunton. This is his first handicap and running off a mark of 115 looks fair so receiving eighteen pounds form the selection he has to be respected and monitored in the market. The same can be said for Oceana Gold who was rated as high as 88 on the level for Andrew Balding and won on his first start for his new connections at Huntingdon in the autumn. He has not been disgraced since then and is sure to be in the shake up come the business end of the race. However for the winner we return to Izita Star.
Izita Star 11-2 (10-11) Tracked leader, led when hit 3 out, ran on well from last, won at Haydock 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gf beating Well Disguised (9-8) by 9l, 10 ran.
Little Lu (IRE) 33-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders, raced keenly, pushed along after 8th, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 7th of 17, 50l behind Bouggler (10-7) at Aintree 2m 4f nov hdl G2 (1) gs.
Oceana Gold 7-4 (11-3) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden and every chance 2 out, ridden approaching last, no extra, 2nd of 11, 6l behind Marchand D'argent (10-13) at Chepstow 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd.
Ellerslie Tom 16-1 (11-1) Raced keenly, with leader to 3 out, soon ridden, weakened 2 out, 8th of 9, 18l behind I Have Dreamed (11-0) at Hereford 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gs in Feb.
Rockiteer (IRE) Evensfav (11-7) Made all, blundered 3 out, shaken up last, pushed out and edged right flat, won at Taunton 2m 3f nov hdl (4) fm in Mar beating Mad Moose (11-1) by 5l, 3 ran.
Pepporoni Pete (IRE) 25-1 (11-9) Chased leader, ridden and weakened after 6th, 9th of 14, well behind Triple Bluff (9-13) at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Nov.
Petrosian 3-1 (11-0) Raced keenly, led to 1st, tracked leader, not fluent 5th, led after next, not fluent 3 out, clear 2 out, soon carried head high and hung right, ran on well, won at Ludlow 2m sll hdl (4-8yo) (4) gd beating Shanahan (11-5) by 12l, 8 ran.
Sonic Anthem (USA) 40-1 (9-11) Led to 3 out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 31l behind Izita Star (10-11) at Haydock 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gf.
