chased leaders, closed 3 out, jumped right 2 out, 3rd and held before last
chased leader, mistake 3 out, weakened 2 out
chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, lost place before 2 out
held up in last, headway 3 out, led 2 out, stayed on well, comfortably
jumped left, led, pushed along after 4 out, headed 2 out, not fluent last, no impression flat
SAMATIAN went up 3lb for scoring at Stratford and was well supported on a return visit a few days later but made mistakes at crucial stages. Largy Reach was narrowly beaten in a Class 4 novices' race at Sedgefield but hasn't improved in two subsequent handicap starts. This could prove on the short side for Tiny Tantrum, whose best runs have been at three miles but Sir Jack West showed his first sign of form since arriving from Ireland when placed over the trip at Worcester. Lion's Vigil, a winner on the all-weather, has shown nothing in five starts over timber.
Largy Reach 14-1 (11-8) Mid-division on inside, pushed along 5th, weakened 2 out, 6th of 13, 13 1/4l behind Wor Verge (12-0) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Tiny Tantrum (IRE) 16-5 (11-6) Mid-division out wide, headway chasing leaders 10th, pushed along in 3rd before 2 out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 10, 16 1/4l behind Good News (11-12) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp (5) gs in Feb.
Lion's Vigil (USA) 33-1 (11-4) Close up, lost place soon after 4 out and struggling, tailed off, 8th of 10, dist behind Blue Shark (10-4) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Sir Jack West (IRE) 9-1 (10-6) Held up towards rear, not fluent 5th, headway after 4 out, 2nd briefly last, no impression on winner, 3rd of 15, 9 3/4l behind Just Loose Change (11-2) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Samatian (IRE) 7-4fav (10-12) Chased leaders on inside, mistake 4th, not fluent 2 out, 3rd and held before last, kept on flat, 3rd of 13, 4l behind Fazayte (11-4) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
