mostly tracked winner until not fluent 9th, soon ridden, no chance with winner when pressing for places from 3 out, one pace
mid-division, mistake 1st, not fluent and pecked next, headway before 5th, not fluent 8th, ridden approaching 3 out, no chance with winner when pressing for places after, weakened flat
tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner who was clear when jumping right and mistake 3 out, no impression, went right again last 2, stayed on same pace
held up towards rear, mistake 6th, pushed along after next, soon no impression, well behind when pulled up before 3 out
in touch in mid-division, mistake 1st, ridden after 9th, no chance with winner when pressing for 2nd from after 3 out until last, no extra flat
held up in rear, not fluent 6th, some headway before 8th, never on terms, weakened after next, tailed off
towards rear, jumped right 6th, behind after next, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
made all, drawing clear when not fluent 3 out, not fluent next, eased towards finish
tracked leaders on outside, went 2nd briefly 9th, ridden and no chance with winner when pressing for places from 3 out, one pace
in rear, last and ridden after 5th, behind after 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
One Conemara was a 2/5 chance when beaten over 2m6f at Wincanton last time. It would be no surprise to see him recoup losses but there is at least a question mark hanging over him now. Neltara is starting to run out of chances while Bit Of A Jig has been a little disappointing since scoring at Carlisle in the autumn. King Helissio didn't run badly at Kempton after winning at Ludlow, however, and there should also be more to come from BALLINVARRIG. He's looked like a stayer in both runs over timber to date and tackles 3m for the first time here. Perfect Candidate showed promise at Bangor but then ran poorly at Chepstow.
Bit Of A Jig (IRE) 7-1 (11-10) Led, headed over 2 out, no extra before last, 4th of 13, 10l behind Timesishard (11-3) at Market Rasen 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Feb.
King Helissio (IRE) 14-1 (11-11) Held up in mid-division, driven in 6th before 2 out, one pace and no impression when hung left flat, 6th of 18, 15l behind Ericht (11-11) at Kempton 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Feb.
One Conemara (IRE) 2-5fav (11-7) Held up in last pair, headway to 3rd well before 2 out, not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, chased winner and every chance when hit last, driven and stayed on flat, always just held, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Ugly Bug (11-7) at Wincanton 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) hvy in Mar.
Ballinvarrig (IRE) 5-2fav (11-2) Towards rear, headway before 3 out, kept on from last, 5th of 11, 8l behind Indian Castle (11-2) at Newcastle 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Mar.
Buffy The Beatle 20-1 (11-0) Mistakes, always in rear, 9th of 12, 32l behind Thinger Licht (10-6) at Towcester 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Mar.
Dare To Endeavour 66-1 (10-13) Held up mid-division, jumped left 4th, ridden and no impression before 2 out, 7th of 13, 31l behind African Gold (11-12) at Doncaster 2m 3f NH nov hdl (4-7yo) (4) sft in Feb.
De Vous A Moi (FR) (10-7) in a race won by Farlow Des Mottes (10-3) at Auteuil(FR) 2m 5f 4yo chs Grd 3 gd in Oct, 12 ran.
Direct Approach (IRE) 66-1 (10-0) Towards rear, weakened from 3 out, 12th of 13, well behind Danceintothelight (11-3) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Mar.
Neltara 11-4 (10-8) Chased leaders, challenged 4 out, led approaching next, headed 2 out, weakened to 4th when mistake last, 4th of 9, 14l behind Salmanazar (11-1) at Kempton 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Mar.
Perfect Candidate (IRE) 10-1 (11-3) Held up in touch, challenged 2nd, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 7th of 15, 44l behind Moorlands Mist (11-0) at Chepstow 3m NH mdn hdl (5) sft in Mar.
Thefriendlygremlin 66-1 (10-7) Mistake 1st, always in rear, jumped badly left 5th, tailed off, 8th of 10, well behind Uncle Jimmy (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 6f nov hdl (4) sft in Feb.
