jumped right, tracked leaders, chased winner from 2nd, baulked next, mistake 8th, blundered next, well beaten from 3 out
jumped right at times, made all, clear 3 out, canter
chased winner until mistake 2nd, hampered next, struggling from 8th, lost modest 3rd before last
last, mistake 5th, soon behind, tailed off
held up, hampered 2nd, behind 8th, went remote 3rd before last
Neither Positively Dylan nor RATHER BE got far last time after winning their penultimate starts. Nicky Henderson’s novice is rated 6lb higher than his likely market rivals and receives 5lb so should get back to winning ways with a clear round. Ivor's Queen is back over fences after a spell hurdling but is better over the smaller obstacles on the evidence so far. Gin And Tonic has won here over timber but he and L'es Fremantle have a mountain to climb on these terms.
Positively Dylan 3-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders in 3rd, fell 2nd, at Haydock 2m 4f (1) hvy in Jan.
Rather Be (IRE) 1-7fav (11-5) Led until jumped right and unseated rider 3rd, at Plumpton 2m 1f (3) hvy in Jan.
Gin And Tonic 50-1 (9-7) Prominent, driven and lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 20 1/2l behind American Gigolo (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
L'Es Fremantle (FR) 300-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, tracked leaders, outpaced before halfway, soon weakened, last of 7, 29 3/4l behind Muqarred (9-6) at Southwell 1m stks (6) pol in Jan.
Ivor's Queen (IRE) 18-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, driven 2 out, one pace and beaten in 4th before last, weakened flat, 4th of 5, 26 1/2l behind Coeur Blimey (11-6) at Wincanton 1m 7f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
