chased leading trio, 3rd before 4th, 2nd before 2 out, soon challenging, ridden betweeen last two, stayed on under pressure to lead towards finish
chased leader, mistake 2nd, hit 3 out, soon ridden,lost 2nd before 2 out, weakened last
tracked leading pair until dropped to last before 4th, losing touch when fell next
held up, pushed along and went modest 4th before 4th, tailed off
raced keenly, led, ridddn and went right 2 out, joined last, riddden and stayed on run-in, headed towards finish
Belami Des Pictons probably beat a decent sort in Bestarabad at Vichy in October but this will be his first run since and debut for a new yard. Off level weights, we prefer NANSAROY who was beaten when falling at the last at Haydock at the turn of the year but will appreciate dropping back to his winning distance. Viva Rafa and Monkey Rum have only shown limited ability so far and Kendari King was pulled up on his hurdling debut at Southwell last July.
Belami Des Pictons (FR) (11-4) won at Vichy 2m 2f sft in Oct beating Bestarabad (11-4) by nk, 8 ran.
Nansaroy 11-8fav (11-5) Tracked leader, driven to challenge 2 out, held in 2nd when stumbled on landing and unseated rider last, at Haydock 2m 3f (4) hvy in Dec.
Kendari King (IRE) 66-1 (11-0) Held up and well behind, tailed off 7th, pulled up before next, at Stratford 2m 3f mdn (5) gd in Jul.
Monkey Rum 33-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders halfway, driven to challenge 2 out, never a threat, 3rd of 10, 24 3/4l behind King Cool (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 3f (4) gs in Feb.
Viva Rafa (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Led and keen, headed before 2 out, weakened before last, 4th of 7, 24 3/4l behind William H Bonney (11-8) at Towcester 2m (4) sft in Feb.
