held up, headway 7th, ridden 3 out, every chance last, weakened flat
led, ridden 2 out, headed last strides
chased leader to 11th, weakened quickly
held up, headway 10th, ridden when switched left approaching 2 out, jumped slowly last, ran on to lead last strides
in touch, ridden 4 out, hard ridden and hung left last, no extra towards finish
chased leaders, ridden 9th, weakening when mistake 3 out
behind from 8th
always behind
Nonrunner
A tough one to call, but Bobsbest ran respectably in stiffer company last week and will be hard to beat with a similar effort. Isard Du Buard and Amadeaus look weighted to the hilt, so the biggest threat may come from Ask The Natives, who arrives in good form and does not really have too much to find to at least make the frame in this company. Gee Aker Malayo is worth a mention when the best of his form is taken into account. However, his supporters need to be aware that he has refused to race in the past and much depends on what frame of mind he is in tonight. Therefore, Bobsbest looks a far safer option, as he is an experienced chaser that has gone close off this mark in the past. The son of Lashkari will find this much easier than his Cheltenham assignment from last week and he is expected to be very hard to beat with a similar performance here.
Amadeus (AUS) 10-1 Mid-division, headway 9th, ridden and every chance when hit 2 out, kept on, 2nd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Just Muckin Around at N Abbot 2m hcp chs 0-110 (E) gd in Mar.
Isard du Buard (FR) 5-2fav Held up, headway 7th, every chance when blundered 3 out, not recover, 3rd of 8, 10l behind Up The Glen at Chepstow 2m 3f nov hcp chs 0-110 (D) sft in Mar.
Wrens Island (IRE) 100-1 Led until approaching 4th, chased leader until 8th, weakened approaching 13th, well behind when unseated rider 3 out in race won by You're Special at Cheltenham 2m 5f cnd hcp chs 0-125 (E) gd in Dec, 13 ran.
Gee Aker Malayo (IRE) 7-2 3rd until effort 11th, weakening when hit 13th, tailed off when refused 3 out in race won by Miss Mailmit at Chepstow 3m hcp chs 0-110 (E) hvy in Mar, 4 ran.
Bobsbest (IRE) 16-1 Behind, ridden 13th, slightly hampered 4 out, driven and stayed on approaching 2 out, never reached leader, 5th of 15, 16l behind Native Daisy at Cheltenham 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-120 (D) gd.
Ask The Umpire (IRE) 11-4fav Held up, headway 10th, led approaching 3 out, soon clear, won at Chepstow 2m 3f sll hcp chs 0-90 (G) hvy in Mar beating Solve It Sober by 22l, 8 ran.
Cromwell (IRE) 12-1 Close-up until ridden and weakened after 13th, 6th of 11, 33l behind On The Luce at Newcastle 3m hcp chs 0-100 (F) hvy in Jan '04.
Francolino (FR) 11-1 Chased leaders led 9th, headed 13th, ridden after 4 out, weakened after 3 out, 6th of 7, 50l behind Jack Fuller at Towcester 3m hcp chs 0-100 (F) gs in Mar.
