chased leaders, led 6th, headed approaching 3 out, in 3rd and held when mistake last
held up in rear, headway when mistake 12th, led approaching 3 out, headed soon after, soon ridden, kept on under pressure flat
with leaders, led 3rd, headed 4th, mistake and lost place from 12th
led to 3rd, led again next, headed 6th, chased leaders until mistake 4 out, soon lost place
always behind, tailed off from 14th
held up, headway to chase leaders from 7th, reminders after 11th, weakened 15th
chased leaders, pushed along approaching 12th, weakened from 15th
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, soon outpaced
held up, mistake 3rd, headway approaching 15th, ridden and hit 2 out when weakening
Roman Way and Prince Of Slane are two with outstanding chances here, but the value option could be Lord Attica, who gets a sporting vote. Milton Harris's gelding has to be forgiven two poor recent efforts, although the heavy ground was to blame on his penultimate start. His form prior to those setbacks was of a pretty decent standard. He finished an excellent second to Dun Locha Castle at Plumpton in December and if he can reproduce that effort he will be hard to beat here. Roman Way contested a decent novice event last time and wasn't disgraced, against this easier opposition he should make his presence felt. Prince Of Slane came a cropper at Musselburgh last time, but had previously finished runner up to Place above. If he keeps his feet today he should be in the shake up. Recent winner Ryminster should prove best of the remainder, but we return to Lord Attica as our idea of the winner.
Roman Way 33-1 Held up towards rear, hit 14th, soon weakened, 4th of 6, 15l behind Ebinzayd at Musselburgh 3m nov chs (B) gf in Feb.
Dumadic 8-1 Raced keenly in rear, mistake 4th, lost touch 15th, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Cool Cossack at Catterick 3m 1f beg chs (E) gs, 12 ran.
Prince of Slane 11-4 Soon tracking leaders, led approaching 9th, ridden when fell 2 out in race won by Themanfromcarlisle at Musselburgh 3m hcp chs 0-95 (F) gf in Feb, 8 ran.
Willie The Fish (IRE) 20-1 With leader when pecked and unseated rider in race won by Meggie's Beau at Leicester 2m 7f nov chs (D) sft, 5 ran.
Benefit 11-2 Jumped slowly, always behind, 6th of 11, 18l behind Don't Tell Jr at Fakenham 3m hcp chs 0-100 (F) gd in Feb.
Ryminster 10-1 Behind, hit 3rd, reminders after 10th, ridden 4 out, chased leaders, challenging when left clear 2 out and eased run-in, won at Musselburgh 3m hcp chs 0-95 (F) gf in Feb beating Sendonthecheque by 20l, 7 ran.
Sally Scally 28-1 Behind, lost place after 8th, tailed off when pulled up at the last in race won by Celtic Pride at Newcastle 3m hcp chs 0-100 (F) gs in Jan, 7 ran.
Mikasa (IRE) 5-1 In rear, steady headway approaching 7th, ridden and hit 3 out, kept on to chase winner 2 out, one pace, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Lantern Lad at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp chs 0-90 (F) sft in Feb.
