held up in touch in 4th, pushed along and outpaced after 4 out, went 3rd from 2 out, kept on to lead towards finish
tracked leaders, led after 4 out, ridden before and headed 2 out, regained led last, kept on and headed towards finish
towards rear, weakened before 4 out
held up towards rear, pushed along 5th, soon in rear, tailed off
in rear, good headway to go 2nd from 7th, led 2 out, ridden before last, headed last, weakened last 100 yards, lost 3rd place towards finish
with leader, led 7th, headed after 4 out, ridden before 3 out, kept on to take 3rd towards finish
led, pushed along 5th, headed 7th, weakened before 5 out, pulled up before next
Tooka battles on well and that will stand him in good stead here, though he obviously goes well fresh as he's won his last two races on his first start of the year and may just be a couple of pounds high in the weights now. The last remark also applies to Ajzal, who has been beaten a long way on his two latest efforts and is 10lb higher than for his last success. Kikos has also been struggling but Farleigh House will be better for his recent run at Stratford, his first for over five months. COOLBEG didn't have much to do to score at Leicester in February but that was only his third start over fences and, with more to come, he's given the vote in a tight handicap.
Baseball Ted (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Led, joined 9th, headed approaching 3 out, weakened before next, last of 5, 46l behind Amaury De Lusignan (11-12) at Sandown 2m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Mar.
Kikos (FR) 3-1fav (11-10) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 8th, hit 10th, not fluent 4 out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace from next, 4th of 7, 13l behind Mister Wiseman (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Oct.
Coolbeg (IRE) 11-10fav (11-10) Held up, mistake, hampered and left 2nd 6th, led and jumped right 4 out, jumped right next 2, ridden clear flat, won at Leicester 2m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Feb beating Somewhatinevitable (11-4) by 8l, 6 ran.
Gee Dee Nen 7-2 (11-12) Led until 5th, led again 8th, headed 11th, under pressure 4 out, soon weakened, 4th of 5, well behind Bold Perk (11-11) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gf in Mar.
Ajzal (IRE) 7-4fav (11-4) Led, mistake 4 out, headed when mistake next, weakened from 2 out, 3rd of 4, 31l behind Callisto Moon (11-12) at Ludlow 2m nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Mar.
Tooka 3-1 (11-8) Led, jumped left at times, ridden when not fluent 3 out, soon headed, regained lead before 2 out, edged left after last, stayed on gamely, won at Towcester 2m hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd in Mar beating Phar Again (10-13) by 1 3/4l, 5 ran.
Quipe Me Posted (FR) 7-1 (10-7) Prominent, went 2nd 8th, not fluent 5 out, soon ridden, outpaced approaching 3 out, well held next, went 3rd last, 3rd of 7, 18l behind Hellfire Club (11-3) at Newbury 2m 1f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Mar.
Farleigh House (USA) 5-1 (11-9) Held up in last pair in touch, hit 7th, clear 4th after next, outpaced after 3 out, no chance with leaders from next, left moderate 3rd before last, 3rd of 5, 34l behind Take Of Shoc's (10-10) at Stratford 2m 1f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Mar.
