held up in 3rd, pushed along after 12th, closing when not fluent 3 out, soon went 2nd, ridden to lead approaching 2 out, clear last, comfortably
tracked leader, closed 12th, not fluent 13th, led after 3 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon beaten, no extra last
led, some slow jumps, ridden and headed after 3 out, weakening when mistake next
Doeslessthanme returned to winning ways at Hereford last month but his best form over fences has come with plenty of give in the ground and he may get outpaced here by PRINCE OF PIRATES. The 3m trip at Leicester last time may just have stretched his stamina but he still got up on the line to dead-heat with the useful Brackloon High having shown similar battling qualities to win over 2m3f at Doncaster earlier. Darna had a wind operation after disappointing at Ludlow and bounced back in fine style at Exeter, when How's D Strawboss was well beaten, but this looks tougher.
Darna 85-40 (11-5) Tracked leader until before 3rd and again approaching 8th, challenged 4 out, led next, not fluent last, easily, won at Exeter 2m 3f nov chs (3) gd in Mar beating Mush Mir (11-0) by 8l, 7 ran.
Prince Of Pirates (IRE) 9-4fav (11-4) Held up, took keen hold, headway from 10th, stumbled 3 out, switched right after 2 out, went 2nd before last, stayed on under strong pressure to force dead head post, won at Leicester 2m 7f nov ltd hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Feb deadheating with Brackloon High (10-8), 8 ran.
Harvest Song (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Tracked winner, ridden and no impression after 3 out, lost 2nd last, weakened flat, 3rd of 4, 17l behind Blues And Twos (11-0) at Leicester 2m 7f nov chs (3) gd in Feb.
Doeslessthanme (IRE) 10-11fav (11-7) Jumped left, led, headed before 4th, chased leader, closed before 3 out, led before last, came clear flat, won at Hereford 2m nov chs (3) sft in Mar beating Jaffonnien (11-0) by 11l, 6 ran.
How's D Strawboss (IRE) 100-1 (10-9) Held up, headway approaching 8th, blundered 10th, outpaced 11th, weakened approaching 4 out, tailed off, 5th of 7, well behind Darna (11-5) at Exeter 2m 3f nov chs (3) gd in Mar.
