held up behind, headway 5 out, driven to chase leaders after next, hit 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on into 3rd flat, no impression
held up behind, headway 8th, tracked leaders 5 out, ridden after 2 out, went 2nd approaching last, kept on, never getting to winner
led to 4th, tracked winner, blundered 5 out, upsides next, ridden after 3 out, kept on same pace, lost place when not fluent last, weakened flat
mid-division, tracked front pair after 4th to 6th, behind and pushed along before 10th, ridden after 5 out, weakened and pulled up before 2 out
mid-division, went 3rd at 6th, lost place 3 out, weakened next, tailed off
not fluent 1st, raced keenly, pressed leader, led 4th, made rest, went left and not fluent 11th, mistake 5 out, hit 2 out, driven out flat, stayed on well, readily
chased leaders to 4th, lost place and behind from 8th, never able to get back on terms, weakened after 3 out, tailed off
Town Parks, runner-up in this a year ago, had dropped to his lowest ever mark when scoring over the course and distance three weeks ago though a 6lb rise makes this slightly tougher and runner-up Night Of Sin should get closer. Almazhar Garde, who was well supported that day after scoring at Catterick, fell at the fifth. MOLINEAUX (NAP) stays this trip well enough but dropped down to the minimum when making all at Wincanton a month ago where he jumped superbly and made all. He'll have a few of these struggling and can complete a double. Dr Sanderson, three times a winner over hurdles, has shown nothing in two starts over fences while Elixir Du Gouet has looked moderate in three runs for new connections since arriving from France.
Luckofthedraw (FR) 7-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, not fluent 8th, ridden after 3 out, went 3rd, jumped left and bumped into rival 2 out, closed on 2nd flat, no impression on winner, 3rd of 6, 8 1/4l behind Joke Dancer (11-9) at Warwick 2m hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Dr Sanderson (IRE) 9-2 (11-10) Prominent in chasing group, pushed along in 5th after 8th, weakened 4 out, 5th of 12, 27 1/2l behind Locker Room Talk (11-4) at Taunton 2m 2f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Molineaux (IRE) 11-4jfav (11-5) Led 2nd, not fluent 5th or 7th, driven flat, held on, won at Wincanton 2m hcp (3) sft in Jan beating Admiral's Secret (11-4) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Town Parks (IRE) 9-4 (11-2) Held up, headway 9th, went 2nd 13th, led and jumped left from 4 out, clear last, comfortably, won at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan beating Night Of Sin (11-1) by 4 3/4l, 5 ran.
Elixir Du Gouet (FR) 5-1 (11-4) Tracked leader, not fluent 7th or 9th, led 12th, headed after 4 out, no impression on winner from 2 out, weakened flat, 2nd of 5, 23l behind Piton Pete (10-12) at Carlisle 2m 4f (3) gs in Mar.
Almazhar Garde (FR) 3-1 (11-0) Led 1st until 2nd, headed when fell 5th, at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Night Of Sin (FR) 5-1 (11-1) Led until 1st, led before 5th, headed 4 out, went left 2 out, no impression last, 2nd of 5, 4 3/4l behind Town Parks (11-2) at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
