chased leaders, went 2nd 4 out, every chance 3 out, weakened after 2 out
towards rear, headway before 4 out, went 3rd before 3 out, challenged from 2 out, every chance run-in, held near finish
tracked leaders, ridden before 4 out, soon weakened and pulled up
towards rear, weakened quickly and pulled up 4 out
made all, ridden and pressed from 3 out, kept on gamely run-in, held on near finish
with leader, ridden and weakened before 3 out
held up in touch, pushed along and mistake 5 out, kept on and lost 4th place close home
in rear, pushed along before 5 out, soon outpaced, plugged on from 2 out, went 4th place near finish
Upsilon Bleu, Gilt Shadow and Ueueteotl have all been chasing lately while Bar De Ligne didn't make much of an impression on his belated reappearance. But Rascal has been in fine form having won three of his last four. Border Breaker is also on a hat-trick, though this looks a lot more competitive than his races to date. ROCK THE KASBAH (NAP) did very well to beat two better-fancied rivals over this trip at Newbury last time considering he'd been a bit disappointing in a couple of previous starts. He's still learning his trade so there should be more to come and he's not badly treated on his handicap debut. Orsippus won this in 2013 off a 7lb higher mark but he's been a shadow of his former self this season.
Upsilon Bleu (FR) 11-4 (11-2) Led, ridden and headed last, kept on and held towards finish, 2nd of 6, 2l behind Runswick Royal (10-12) at Kelso 2m 7f lst chs (1) gs in Feb.
Gilt Shadow (IRE) 9-4 (11-12) A little keen, tracked leaders, 5th from 2nd, 3rd at 5th, slight mistake 4 out, dropped to moderate 4th before straight, no impression, 4th of 11, 37l behind Blood Cotil (11-12) at Naas 2m beg chase sft in Feb.
Bar De Ligne (FR) 33-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, mid-division after 2nd, weakened after 6th, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Beg To Differ (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Mar, 11 ran.
Rock The Kasbah (IRE) 8-1 (11-1) Tracked leading pair 1st, hit 5th, went left next, 2nd 4 out, led before 2 out, blundered last, strongly pressed and edged right under pressure run-in, held on gamely, all out, won at Newbury 2m 5f nh nov hdl (3) gs in Mar beating Inner Drive (11-8) by ns, 6 ran.
Rascal (IRE) 11-8fav (11-12) Led after 1st, driven and headed after 3 out, soon ridden, regained lead next, hard pressed last, stayed on well under pressure flat, won at Bangor 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Feb beating Special Wells (11-4) by 1l, 8 ran.
Border Breaker (IRE) 4-1 (11-9) Made all, clear before the last, pushed out run-in, unchallenged, won at Newbury 2m 3f cnd nov hcp hdl (0-120) (4) gs in Mar beating Net Work Rouge (11-6) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Orsippus (USA) 16-1 (11-3) Led, driven and headed when not fluent 3 out, weakened after next, last of 7, 22l behind Montoya's Son (10-12) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs in Mar.
Ueueteotl (FR) 10-1 (11-8) Tracked leader, weakened from 9th, fell 11th, in a race won by Saints And Sinners (11-3) at Wetherby 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft in Dec, 7 ran.
