held up towards rear, headway approaching 8th, mistake 3 out, weakened before 2 out
towards rear, soon pushed along, in touch 4 out, weakened before 2 out
chased leaders, pushed along after 6th, lost place before 8th, soon tailed off
held up in rear on outside, headway before 8th, lost place 3 out but still going ok, closed before 2 out, went 2nd approaching last, led flat, stayed on
led, dived through 1st, headed before 2 out, 3rd and beaten last
chased leaders, went 2nd before 8th, led before jumping left and not fluent 2 out, headed flat, held towards finish
held up on inside, not fluent 2nd, closed approaching 8th, not fluent 4 out, ridden after 3 out, beaten 2 out, hit last, lost 4th flat
prominent, driven before 8th, weakened after 3 out
mid-division on outside, headway after 7th, ridden and beaten before 2 out, went 4th flat
prominent on outside, ridden after 7th, lost place next, tailed off before 4 out, pulled up after
Rock On Fruity has won twice at Kelso this season reverting to hurdles but this is possibly too competitive for the 12-year-old and Boyhood is also likely to struggle carrying top weight. Spirit Of Waterloo has only gone up 5lb for winning at Hereford, however, and remains unexposed. Morning Spirit was flattered by the margin of his victory at Ascot as he was struggling to pick up Fawsley Spirit when that rival fell at the last. He did have Huntsmans Jog back in fourth but is 8lb higher here. Shah An Shah was beaten under a length by the in-form Mr Washington over track and trip on New Year’s Eve and cheekpieces are added but this can go to UNDERSUPERVISION (NAP). After beating modest rivals on his debut under Rules, Nigel Twiston-Davies’ five-year-old travelled strongly for a long way under a penalty in a much better race next time at Ascot and an opening mark of 125 could be generous given his scope for further improvement.
Rock On Fruity (IRE) 9-2 (11-11) Tracked leader, pressed leader after 4 out, led after 2 out, 2-lengths clear last, pushed out run-in, comfortable, won at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (3) sft in Dec beating Leostar (11-0) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran.
Boyhood (IRE) 80-1 (11-2) Mid-division, pushed along before 2nd, struggling after 8th, never back on terms, 6th of 12, 14 1/4l behind Storm Arising (11-5) at Chepstow 3m hcp (2) sft in Jan.
Mr Clarkson (IRE) 22-1 (11-13) Led until approaching 2nd, bumped next, chased leader until after 10th, chased leaders, reminders before 12th, weakened quickly before 14th, tailed off, 10th of 12, dist behind Crossley Tender (10-13) at Exeter 3m hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Supremely Lucky (IRE) 28-1 (11-12) Towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden next, stayed on one pace, 3rd of 13, 7 1/4l behind Mint Condition (11-9) at Wetherby 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Morning Spirit (IRE) 9-2fav (11-10) Tracked leader 2nd, challenging when left in clear lead last, won at Ascot 3m hcp (4) hvy in Dec beating Blame The Game (11-7) by 8 1/2l, 12 ran.
Undersupervision (IRE) 10-1 (11-8) Chased leaders, went 2nd after 3 out pushed along before next, lost 2nd before last, weakened run-in, 4th of 9, 7 1/2l behind Barbados Buck's (11-12) at Kempton 3m 1f (3) sft in Jan.
Huntsmans Jog (IRE) 6-1 (12-0) Held up in last pair, plugging on and well held when left 4th at the last, 4th of 12, 12l behind Morning Spirit (11-10) at Ascot 3m hcp (4) hvy in Dec.
Young Offender (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Mid-division, eased and pulled up after 4th, at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Spirit Of Waterloo 25-1 (11-12) Mid-division on outside, closed 2nd, went handy 7th, led after 2 out, driven and pressed flat, brushed by 2nd post, held on, won at Hereford 3m 2f hcp (4) sft in Jan beating Samtara (11-10) by shd, 11 ran.
Shah An Shah 10-1 (11-5) Chased leader 2nd, challenged 3rd, led 6th, ridden before last, headed flat, held close home, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Mr Washington (11-0) at Warwick 3m 2f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
