held up in 4th place, went 3rd after 9th, pushed along and one pace between last 2
jumped well, made all, kept on strongly, unchallenged
chased leading pair, went 2nd 8th, one pace and no impression before last
chased winner until blundered 8th, lost 3rd after 9th, soon weakened, tailed off
held up last, jumped slowly 5th, went remote 4th 4 out
Las Tunas made all and beat OLIVER’S GOLD seven lengths over track and trip last month but the latter was staying on in the closing stages and is now 8lb better off so could reverse the placings today. Fair Loch continues to plummet down the handicaps but Brian Ellison’s grey looks nearer to ending his long losing run. Reverse The Charge has had a wind operation since failing to complete his hat-trick at Catterick in December but usually struggles in this company.
Fair Loch 7-1 (11-8) Held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, headway before 3 out, 3rd and one pace after 2 out, weakened flat, 3rd of 6, 20 3/4l behind Alizee De Janeiro (11-12) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Las Tunas (FR) 5-1 (11-10) Prominent, led 4th, ridden 4 lengths clear 2 out, ran on, won at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (4) gd in Mar beating Oliver's Gold (12-2) by 7l, 10 ran.
Oliver's Gold 5-1 (12-2) Close up, ridden 4 out, headway and left 2nd 2 out, stayed on one pace, 2nd of 10, 7l behind Las Tunas (11-10) at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Reverse The Charge (IRE) 7-2 (10-8) Led, driven and headed narrowly after 4 out, ridden after next, lost place 2 out, weakened last, 7th of 8, 26 3/4l behind Lucarno Dancer (10-4) at Catterick 2m hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Grand Coureur (FR) 33-1 (10-11) Behind, outpaced 3 out, never a threat, hampered last, 10th of 13, 25 1/2l behind Mercer's Troop (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) gd in Feb.
