in touch, lost place before 3 out, soon weakened
raced keenly, in touch, joint leader 3rd, ridden and lost place approaching 3 out, soon weakened, behind when mistake and unseated rider last
always prominent, chased winner 2 out, ridden and effort between last 2, 3 lengths down when mistake last, no extra flat
held up behind, ridden approaching 3 out, never dangerous
mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden and outpaced when hit next, stayed on under pressure, flat
always behind, reminders 4th, tailed off 2 out
mid-division, blundered 3rd, outpaced 3 out, soon beaten
in touch, headway to lead after 3 out, ridden last, stayed on well
led, headed after 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace
Nonrunner
Plenty of these are novices for a very good reason and BURNSWOOD is our bet with Sea Venture and Janal the others of note. The selection ran a career best under forcing tactics to be second to Calcutta Cup at Catterick and if able to build upon that, his journey up North could prove a worthwhile endeavour. Sea Venture has promised plenty in a number of starts though has delivered little when it mattered. The handicapper has dropped him a couple of pounds down the handicap so he cannot be accused of forgetting all about Chris Thornton's charge. Janal won at 50/1 under ambitious tactics at Catterick. Morning Sunshine put up a couple of creditable efforts at Musselburgh and Wetherby during the winter so it will be interesting to see what obtains here. Hazy Oaks is exposed as ordinary though can be relied upon to run a solid enough race. Mr McGonagale was quite highly thought of when trained by Jessica Harrington so do not be surprised to see him make light of his likely odds here. Scale Bank was well backed last time out though never troubled the judge. Burnswood appears best on what we have seen so far.
Burnswood (IRE) 9-2 (11-6) Led, joined 2 out, ridden and headed before last, rallied flat, just held, 2nd of 14, hd behind Calcutta Cup (11-6) at Catterick 2m mdn hdl (4) gs in Dec.
Morning Sunshine (IRE) 6-1 (11-11) Tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened from last, 5th of 14, 11l behind Ormus (11-9) at Musselburgh 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Feb.
Scale Bank (IRE) 12-1 (11-1) Held up, ridden approaching 3 out, no impression from next, 5th of 16, 20l behind Surprise Pension (11-6) at Catterick 2m mdn hdl (4) gs in Dec.
Sea Venture (IRE) 14-1 (10-10) Held up, headway approaching 3 out, soon weakened, 8th of 18, 29l behind Patsy Finnegan (11-2) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gs in Feb.
Hazy Oaks 6-1 (11-4) Close up, ridden approaching 2 out, chased winner between last 2 until no extra flat, 3rd of 17, 6l behind Description (11-9) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd.
Mighty Magnus (IRE) 150-1 (11-3) Mid-division until weakened 7th, tailed off, 15th of 21, well behind Edgbriar (11-13) at Doncaster 2m 3f nh nov hdl (3) sft in Jan.
Mr McGonagle (IRE) 50-1 (11-5) Soon raced in moderate 6th, no extra from before 3 out, behind when fell in race won by L'acajou (11-12) at Clonmel 2m 4f beg chs gs, 14 ran.
Make A Mark (IRE) 50-1 (11-2) In touch, lost place 10th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Player (11-9) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gs in Dec, 15 ran.
What Happened 100-1 (10-11) Chased leaders, hit 4th, lost place 3 out, soon beaten, 6th of 11, 41l behind Fiendish Flame (11-4) at Sedgefield 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) hvy in Jan.
Janal (IRE) 50-1 (10-4) Prominent, led 5th, driven and held on gamely from last, won at Catterick 2m mrs hcp hdl (5) gs in Feb beating Hazy Oaks (11-7) by 1 1/2l, 15 ran.
Pride of Mine 12-1 (11-7) Held up in rear, pushed along after 6, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Parlesotho (11-9) at Leicester 2m 4f mrs hcp hdl (4) gd in Nov, 15 ran.
Watch The Wind 18-1 (10-4) Mid-division, headway 3 out, driven, one pace from next, 3rd of 15, 13l behind Janal (10-4) at Catterick 2m mrs hcp hdl (5) gs in Feb.
