took keen hold, tracked winner, pecked 1st, mistake 8th, switched left approaching 3 out, every chance next, no extra last
held up 4th, went 3rd 4 out, ridden and stayed on same pace before 2 out
mostly jumped well, made all, slight mistakes 5th and 8th, pushed along and joined 2 out, good jump to assert last, stayed on strongly run-in
held up in 3rd, dropped to 4th 4 out, struggling and no chance after
Ubaltique has won six times over fences but four of those victories have come at Haydock, including the last three, and he’s never won off a mark this high. Tara Bridge loves the mud but this is a much better race than the one he won at Lingfield last month and he’s 7lb higher. It’s well over 12 months since Un Beau Roman showed any worthwhile form but he’s well treated now as a result. MOVIE LEGEND has been highly tried since completing a double at Wetherby in December. Best in small fields, his turn may have come around again.
Movie Legend 12-1 (10-0) In touch, ridden and weakened before last, 6th of 8, 14 1/4l behind Duke Of Navan (10-10) at Doncaster 2m hcp (2) sft in Jan.
Ubaltique (FR) 5-2 (11-8) Towards rear, ridden before 2 out, led before last, kept on strongly, won at Haydock 2m hcp (3) hvy in Jan beating Tornado In Milan (11-12) by 3l, 5 ran.
Tara Bridge 11-10fav (11-7) Led, headed briefly after 3rd, in front again next, headed 5th, chased leader, mistake next, led again before 3 out, in command next, soon clear, kept up to work run-in, eased final 100 yards, won at Lingfield 2m hcp (4) hvy in Jan beating Finnegan's Garden (10-0) by 13l, 5 ran.
Un Beau Roman (FR) 14-1 (10-7) Always towards rear, mistake 5th, never on terms, tailed off, 8th of 11, dist behind Mr Medic (10-10) at Ascot 2m 3f hcp (2) gs in Dec.
