held up in rear, under pressure after 5th, detached 7th, soon beaten
chased leader, ridden to challenge 3 out, looked held in 2nd when hampered and left in lead 100 yards out
prominent, led 2nd, headed approaching 3 out, well held when left in 3rd closing stages
led until 2nd, remained prominent, led again approaching 3 out, soon challenged, swerved badly left and unseated rider 100 yards out
held up in rear, weakened before 3 out, left in modest 4th closing stages
held up, mistake 2nd, fell 5 out
chased leaders, weakened 3 out, left in 2nd closing stages
Nonrunner
A winner at Hereford, Knight's Reward failed to cope with a 6lb rise last time. Several of the remainder are attempting to build on recent placed efforts including the frustrating Deise Vu, placed in six of nine starts over fences so far, while Bajardo posted a much better effort when second at Market Rasen though that was back in November. LEG LOCK LUKE was a well beaten third in soft ground on his latest start but Colin Tizzard’s charge had gone close over these fences on a faster surface before that and he gets another chance in this if the rain stays away.
Zama Zama 10-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, lost place before 10th, well beaten from next, 5th of 7, 27 1/2l behind Skint (11-9) at Taunton 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in Mar.
Bajardo (IRE) 7-2 (11-11) Close up, in 4th, went 3rd at 6th, ridden to chase winner 3 out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 4, 1 3/4l behind Unify (11-8) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Deise Vu (IRE) 3-1 (11-9) Took keen hold, led, mistake 5 out, headed before next, stayed on one pace from 2 out, 3rd of 7, 6 3/4l behind Modeligo (11-12) at Chepstow 2m hcp (5) sft in Feb.
Leg Lock Luke (IRE) 10-11fav (11-5) Prominent, niggled along at times, not fluent 2nd, ridden after 11th, every chance 3 out, beaten next, soon lost 2nd and weakened, 3rd of 4, dist behind Goring One (10-7) at Fontwell 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
No No Cardinal (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Ridden from stalls to go prominent over 7f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final 100 yards, 6th of 10, 4 3/4l behind Hold Firm (9-12) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Knight's Reward 11-2 (10-9) Held up in touch, under pressure after 5th, soon weakened, tailed off after 3 out, 5th of 6, dist behind Caprice D'anglais (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (5) gs in Dec.
Edeiff's Lad 100-1 (12-0) Tracked leader until mistake and unseated rider 1st, at Sandown 3m (3) gs in Mar.
Moorlands Jack 16-1 (11-10) Prominent, led after 5th, headed when mistake 4 out, 4th when weakened and pulled up before 2 out, at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
