led, headed 4th, led again 7th, pressed 2 out, ridden before last, headed narrowly soon after, rallied and kept on to regain lead last 75 yards, driven out
in rear, blundered 2nd, fell 6th
tracked leader, lost place and in rear before 4th, tailed off from 6th, pulled up before next
tracked leaders, led 4th, headed 7th, weakened after 3 out, left a remote 4th from 2 out
held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, soon chased winner, challenged 2 out, ridden to lead narrowly after last, headed last 75 yards, kept on
held up towards rear, hampered 2nd, reminder 5th, ridden and headway after 3 out, soon went 3rd, one pace and no impression
held up in touch, blundered badly 7th, ridden and weakened after 3 out, beaten and in 4th when jumped left and very slowly 2 out, unseated rider
Miss Hippy ran well in a couple of hot bumpers last season but it's asking a lot of Brian Ellison's mare to win on her hurdling debut after almost a year on the sidelines so we'll take SAGA DE TERCEY to continue his winning run. An easy winner at Musselburgh and equally impressive over C&D last month, Donald McCain's seven-year-old has the build to defy his double penalty. Formulation ran his best race so far at Carlisle last month and looks best of the rest.
Saga de Tercey (FR) 11-10fav (11-9) Made all, clear after 2 out, stayed on well, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Mar beating Anychancedave (11-2) by 12l, 11 ran.
Formulation (IRE) 8-1 (10-9) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway before 3 out, every chance when blundered 2 out, switched left to rail before last and not fluent, kept on one pace, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Diamond D'amour (10-13) at Carlisle 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Mar.
Larkhall 18-1 (11-1) Held up in touch, mistake 5th, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 6th of 9, 49l behind Oscar Sunset (11-3) at Hereford 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Mar.
Newspage (IRE) 66-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened after 4 out, 8th of 9, well behind Winstone (11-2) at Newcastle 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Mar.
Walser (IRE) 14-1 (11-3) Behind, hit 2nd, jumped slowly 4th, some headway 6th, never on terms, tailed off, 6th of 15, well behind Star In Flight (11-10) at Catterick 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Feb.
It's Me And You 66-1 (10-2) Mid-division, weakened 4 out, 12th of 15, well behind Zaru (11-0) at Newcastle 2m mdn hdl (5) gd in Mar.
Miss Hippy (IRE) 40-1 (10-7) In rear, reminder after 6f, headway 6f out, stayed on same pace from over 2f out, no impression on leaders, 6th of 18, 20l behind Tempest River (11-0) at Aintree 2m 1f N H flat lst (1) gd in Apr '11.
