mid-division, not fluent 7th, lost place 9th, well behind 10th, pulled up after 12th
chased winner, ridden after 12th, lost 2nd 4 out, weakened before 3 out
raced in 3rd, ridden after 12th, went 2nd 4 out, no impression on winner, lost 2nd 3 out, weakened before 2 out, lost 3rd flat
towards rear, mistake 3rd and 6th, pushed along after 8th, hampered and behind 11th, pulled up before 3 out
towards rear, hampered and left 4th 11th, stayed on from 4 out, went 2nd 3 out, no impression on winner
mid-division, slow and lost place 1st, slow 2nd, not fluent and reminder 8th, headway before 9th, about 8 lengths 4th when fell 11th
jumped right at times, towards rear, not fluent and behind 7th, pushed along after next, plugged on from 3 out, went modest 3rd flat
jumped well, made all, clear 4 out, stayed on gamely
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Ardera Cross is 7-25 around here after his victory in one of these just under two weeks ago. Road Warrior is out of sorts but can’t get much lower in the weights while Bobby Bow will surely improve on last month’s second at Ffos Las. Gold Emery is another with scope over the larger obstacles but WHERE’S HECTOR was an eye-catcher at Catterick and, if he can cut out jumping errors, might be the pick of the weights in this.
Rowdy Rustler (IRE) 3-1 (11-6) Led until 1st, led 4th, headed 11th, weakened before 4 out, left 3rd 3 out, 3rd of 6, 33 1/4l behind Donna's Double (11-11) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Bobby Bow (IRE) 7-2 (11-10) Mid-division, mistake 1st, headway 3rd, went 2nd 11th, led before 3 out, mistake 2 out, headed last, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Art Of Illusion (11-11) at Ffos Las 2m 5f hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Road Warrior 16-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, weakened 10th, behind 5 out, pulled up next, at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Ripper Roo (FR) 12-1 (12-2) Led, headed after 2nd, remained close up, lost ground quickly and ridden after 5 out, tailed off, 10th of 14, dist behind Bak Rocky (11-3) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Dec.
Where's Hector 8-1 (11-13) Towards rear, remote 8th turning for home 3 out, ran on flat to go 3rd close home, 3rd of 10, 9 1/4l behind Roccowithlove (11-7) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Deep Charm 10-1 (11-4) In rear, never going, pulled up before going out on final circuit, at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
The Jad Factor (IRE) 14-1 (11-13) Mid-division on outside, closed before 4th, led 3 out, hung left before 2 out, hard pressed when fell last, at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Jan.
Ardera Cross (IRE) 10-1 (10-6) Made all, ridden 2 out, stayed on gamely, won at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Feb beating Storm Tiger (10-10) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Gold Emery (FR) 9-2 (11-7) Held up in rear, headway into midfield before 4th, not fluent 8th, mistake 9th, headway to chase leaders 11th when not fluent, 2 lengths down when mistake 4 out, soon pushed along, weakened before 2 out, 5th of 12, 22 1/2l behind Tip Top Mountain (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Hell On Earth (IRE) 8-1 (11-11) Prominent, soon tracked leaders, disputed from 4th, 2nd halfway, led 9th, ridden and strongly pressed approaching straight, headed entering straight, 4th 2 out, no extra before last, kept on one pace, 6th of 15, 15 1/2l behind Double Windsor (11-2) at Limerick 2m 6f hcp gd in Jul.
Wee Small Hours (IRE) 6-1 (10-7) In rear, progress 4 out, went 3rd 3 out, led before 2 out, soon ridden, strongly pressed inside final furlong, stayed on well close home, all out, won at Down Royal 2m 4f hcp sft in Jan beating Aodhan May (11-2) by hd, 12 ran.
