jumped left, chased leaders, went 2nd before 6th, challenged after 3 out, led 2 out, clear when mistake last, ridden out
chased leader until before 6th, outpaced when slow 3 out, went 2nd after 2 out, no impression on winner, plugged on, mistake last
last and behind until fell 3rd
led, not fluent 4th, headed 2 out, soon weakened
It looks as though Gary Moore has given up trying to turn AR MEST into a chaser. He last ran in a hurdle off a mark of 127 and runs off 119 in this so looks the one to beat. Ferrobin won a seller at Market Rasen at the end of last year but just appears to have gone off the boil a little. Malina Ocarina is only a pound higher than when scoring at Huntingdon in February but Staithes looks up against it from out of the handicap.
Ar Mest (FR) 3-1 (11-0) Tracked leader in 2nd throughout, jumping not fluent at many fences, mistake 5 out, not fluent when ridden to chase leader 2 out, again not fluent last and never able to trouble easy winner, 2nd of 4, 11l behind Fidelio Vallis (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 2f (4) gf in Mar.
Ferrobin (IRE) 9-4fav (11-5) In touch, headway when hit and fell 3 out, at Fakenham 2m (4) gs in Mar.
Malina Ocarina 11-5 (10-11) Held up, mistake 4 out, headway to chase leader 3 out, ridden after 2 out, no extra, 3rd of 4, 19 3/4l behind Fs Lola (10-5) at Stratford 2m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Staithes (IRE) 100-1 (11-4) Raced keenly, led, headed before mistake 2 out, weakened quickly, 10th of 13, dist behind Dan Gun (11-4) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
