chased leader, hampered 2nd, driven to challenge after 3 out, every chance next, led last, strongly challenged closing stages, all out, just held on
tracked leaders, effort 2 out, never a threat
led, mistake 1st, jumped right next, headed 5th, lost place next, soon behind, tailed off after 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
held up in rear, ridden 5 out, soon beaten
prominent, led 5th, hard pressed 2 out, headed when mistake last, no extra closing stages
mid-division, under pressure after 6th, never a factor
in touch, headway approaching 7th, chased leaders next, every chance from 2 out, stayed on strongly towards finish, just failed
mid-division, weakened 3 out
always in rear, struggling from 6th
NonRunner
Detour Ahead hasn't run since completing a double in June 2014 and has changed stables as has Lilly Of The Moor, who hasn't run since May 2014 in Ireland. Definitely Better didn't have much to do to score in a lower grade handicap at Southwell last week but jumped well and a 7lb penalty shouldn't prevent another big effort. MAGIC MONEY is a regular at this sort of level and though she hasn't won for over a year she's now on a 6lb lower mark and this looks her chance to get back to winning ways.
Magic Money 11-2 (11-8) Led, driven and headed before 3 out, soon ridden, no chance with front pair from next, lost modest 3rd flat, 4th of 12, 13 1/2l behind Timon's Tara (11-6) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Lilly Of The Moor 5-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, 4th approaching straight, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace, 5th of 24, 22l behind Thekingofconnemara (11-12) at Cork 3m mdn Good - Yielding in May.
Detour Ahead 5-6fav (11-7) Chased leader, led 3rd, went right 5th, went badly right again 4 out, joined and bumped 2 out, strongly pressed last, hard driven and stayed on gamely flat, all out, won at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in Jun beating According To Sarah (11-3) by shd, 10 ran.
Stepover 20-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 7th, 4th and weakening 2 out, lost 4th close home, 5th of 9, 26 3/4l behind Card Game (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Glenariff 12-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, lost place before 6th, not much room next, well beaten when mistake 3 out, 6th of 8, dist behind Zanstra (11-10) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Squeeze Me 33-1 (11-3) Mid-division, mistake 3rd, headway 8th, not fluent next, weakened 3 out, pulled up before next, at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Definitely Better (IRE) 15-8fav (11-0) Tracked leaders, headway before 4 out, led 2 out, easily, won at Southwell 2m hcp (5) hvy in Mar beating Clara Peggotty (10-8) by 7l, 6 ran.
Supreme Hope (IRE) 50-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along before 4 out, weakened from 2 out, 9th of 13, 31 1/2l behind The Gipper (11-0) at Chepstow 2m mdn (4) sft in Nov.
Frank N Fair 25-1 (10-4) Always behind, tailed off after 4 out, pulled up before next, at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Diamond Gesture (IRE) 12-1 (10-5) In rear, struggling from over 4f out, 6th of 8, dist behind No Ceiling (11-8) at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (5) gs in Feb.
