held up towards rear, headway before 6th, went 2nd from 3 out until ridden 2 out, no extra towards finish
in rear, weakened before 2 out
tracked leaders in 4th, ridden before and not fluent last, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish
held up mid-division, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened
mid-division, soon tracked leaders, in 5th before 2 out, ridden before last, no impression
tracked leaders, soon dropped into mid-division, headway to chase leaders 3 out, led before 2 out, clear before last
held up mid-division, weakened before 9th
held up towards rear, unseated rider 8th
led, headed before 2 out and soon lost 2nd place, kept on same pace
with leader, pushed along and weakened before 2 out
Nonrunner
QUEL ELITE has been competing in better company since scoring in this grade at Wetherby in December. James Moffatt's charge may well come out best back at this level and is preferred to Snapping Turtle. The latter is upped 5lb for winning at Sedgefield last month but finished ahead of Solway Sam when runner-up at Musselburgh before that. Henri Parry Morgan went close at Doncaster before having an off-day at Ludlow but top weight Chavoy reverts to hurdling off a 7lb higher mark than when scoring over fences at Ayr in February. The returning Any Given Moment may prove best of the rest.
Vice Et Vertu (FR) 8-1 (11-7) Mid-division, headway 7th, went 2nd next, fell 4 out, in a race won by The Tourard Man (11-6) at Warwick 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Jan, 14 ran.
Take The Cash (IRE) 33-1 (11-12) Held up in touch in rear, driven after 3 out, chased leaders when switched inside before next, never on terms, weakened before last, lost modest 4th flat, 5th of 6, 18l behind Saint John Henry (10-11) at Bangor 3m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Feb.
Son Of Suzie 16-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, ridden and one pace in 4th before 2 out, 4th of 14, 8l behind Cash Injection (10-10) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) hvy in Jan.
Red Danaher (IRE) 4-1 (10-12) In touch, lost place before 5th, 10th of 11, well behind Make Me A Fortune (10-11) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) gs in Mar.
Henri Parry Morgan 7-2 (11-4) Prominent, not fluent 4th, niggled along and lost place from 6th, ridden and lost touch after next, tailed off 8th, pulled up after, in a race won by Brandon Hill (11-6) at Ludlow 3m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Jan, 7 ran.
Any Given Moment (IRE) 18-1 (9-7) Held up in touch, ridden 3 out, 4 lengths 4th last, one pace and no impression, 4th of 11, 6l behind Wyse Hill Teabags (10-9) at Musselburgh 3m hcp hdl (2) sft in Feb '14.
Beauboreen (IRE) 28-1 (10-10) In touch, ridden 4 out, no impression from next, 7th of 11, 32l behind Binge Drinker (11-10) at Bangor 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Mar.
Quel Elite (FR) 9-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders, driven to chase leading pair before 3 out, soon ridden, went 2nd between last 2, kept on same pace, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 6, 7l behind Saint John Henry (10-11) at Bangor 3m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Feb.
Snapping Turtle (IRE) 3-1fav (11-4) Made all ridden before 2 out, kept on well, won at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Mar beating Debt To Society (11-9) by 3 1/2l, 8 ran.
Solway Sam 20-1 (10-6) Chased leaders, weakened after 4 out, 7th of 14, 18l behind Azure Aware (11-7) at Wetherby 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Feb.
Chavoy (FR) 11-2 (11-9) Towards rear, mistake 11th, ridden and weakened from 4 out, 6th of 8, 26l behind Russe Blanc (11-7) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Mar.