prominent, lost place 3rd, mistake 8th, closed 10th, led 12th, narrow lead going best when stumbled and unseated rider 5 out
prominent, led after 2nd until 3rd, hit 6th, pushed along 8th, not fluent 10th, outpaced 12th, stayed on from 3 out, went 2nd last, led narrowly flat, headed towards finish
led before 2nd, headed after fence, led again 3rd, headed 12th, pressing leader when left well clear 5 out, reduced lead from 2 out, mistake last, headed narrowly flat, rallied to lead again towards finish
towards rear, closed 4th, not fluent 7th, lost place next, struggling from 10th, tailed off 12th, pulled up after
in touch, lost place when hit 10th, struggling next, stayed on from 2 out, no impression on leaders
towards rear 3rd, behind from 10th
prominent when jumped slowly 1st, tracked leaders, mistake and ridden 8th, outpaced after 12th, left 3rd 5 out, mistake and weakened 2 out
led until before 2nd, prominent, not fluent 6th, mistake 12th, outpaced by front after, left 2nd briefly 5 out, weakened 3 out
held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, some headway from 10th, outpaced after 12th, 3rd 4 out, no extra flat
Wood Yer's lengthy absence is an obvious concern but it would be no surprise to see him run well. Potters Cross unseated his rider on his own return from a lay-off but Take The Mick is much better than he showed at Warwick last month, where he still finished ahead of Umberto D'olivate, and should be thereabouts. Wincanton scorer Barton Gift also has claims while Forgivienne is preferred to Copper Birch of the two Evan Williams runners. NAIL 'M need only reproduce the form he showed when second to Woodford County at Exeter in December to beat these.
Potters Cross 12-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, led 8th, headed 12th, not fluent next, lost place 5 out, blundered and unseated rider next, at Chepstow 3m hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Take The Mick 9-1 (10-13) Mid-division, hit 10th and ridden, soon lost place, last and well beaten after next, stayed on flat, 6th of 11, 25 1/2l behind Leo Luna (11-7) at Warwick 3m hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Wood Yer (IRE) 7-2jfav (11-10) Tracked leaders, reminder before 10th, joined leader 14th, led 2 out, ridden out flat, won at Kempton 3m hcp (4) gs in Oct beating Blackwell Synergy (11-7) by 2 3/4l, 9 ran.
Smart Exit (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, hit 6th, outpaced 13th, behind next, pulled up after, at Warwick 3m 1f hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Umberto D'olivate (FR) 8-1 (11-2) In rear, jumped right at times, ridden 9th, well beaten before 12th, 8th of 11, 29 3/4l behind Leo Luna (11-7) at Warwick 3m hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Barton Gift 3-1fav (11-9) Prominent, awkward 5th, mistake 13th, soon ridden, outpaced after 4 out, hampered and left 2nd next, 7 lengths down 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on gamely to lead close home, won at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp (4) sft in Feb beating Winston Churchill (11-4) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Nail 'm (IRE) 6-1 (10-7) Held up mid-division, headway before 4 out, in 3rd and well held when fell last, at Exeter 3m 7f hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Forgivienne 16-1 (11-11) Mid-division, chased leaders 5 out, ridden and one pace 3 out, modest 4th next, stayed on to take 3rd towards finish, no chance with front pair, 3rd of 14, 10 1/2l behind Tea Caddy (11-6) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
Copper Birch (IRE) 7-1 (10-8) Behind, hit 6th, some headway under pressure 11th, weakened before omitted 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, at Ffos Las 3m hcp (3) hvy in Feb.
