led until approaching 3rd, chased leader until before 4 out, weakened rapidly, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
blundered badly 1st, held up in last pair, steady headway approaching 6th, went 2nd before 2 out, well held when went right and hit last, no chance with winner
raced out wide and jumped left, not fluent 1st, chased leaders, went 2nd before 4 out, went badly left next, weakened before next
chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, went 2nd briefly after 3 out, weakened next
chased leader, led before 3rd, made rest, clear when went left last, stayed on well run-in
raced keenly in last pair, headway before 4 out, pushed along on long run before 3 out, went 2nd after 3 out until before next, ridden and struggling in 3rd between last 2
NonRunner
Evan Williams sends Sabbathical, fitted with a first-time visor, up from west Wales and has booked Brian Hughes. Las Tunas is a previous course and distance winner but SKIPPING ON has also done well over these fences and Laura Morgan’s veteran is preferred to the inconsistent Maid O'Malley and Bingo D'Olivate, who is better over hurdles. Fiddlers Bow is potentially well treated but hasn’t been pulling up any trees recently.
Article Fifty (IRE) 50-1 (11-5) Jumped right, prominent on outside, slow and lost place 5th, well beaten 4 out, kept on flat, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 6, 19l behind Miss Amelia (11-0) at Catterick 2m hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Maid O'Malley 9-1 (11-1) Chased leaders on outside, went 2nd before next, close up when not fluent and left in lead 4 out, pressed when fell next, at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
Skipping On (IRE) 10-3 (11-6) Chased leaders, raced keenly, jumped left at times, closed 6th, no extra last, 5th of 10, 13 3/4l behind Miss Amelia (10-11) at Carlisle 2m hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
Fiddlers Bow (IRE) 9-1 (11-1) In touch in chasing group, went 4th at 3rd to chase leading trio, headway 2 out, went 3rd at last, 3rd of 7, 29l behind Laskadine (11-4) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
Sabbathical (FR) 7-1 (12-4) Prominent, restrained into midfield after 2nd, progress under pressure before 2 out, stayed on for modest 3rd flat, 3rd of 12, 17l behind The Wire Flyer (11-5) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (5) hvy in Feb.
Bingo D'Olivate (FR) 18-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, not fluent 5th, headway after 3 out, went 2nd from last, stayed on, not quite reach winner, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Evita Du Mesnil (10-13) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp (5) hvy in Feb.
Las Tunas (FR) 11-1 (11-7) Mid-division, closed 3rd, went 2nd 5th, led next, headed before 3 out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 27 1/2l behind Relkadam (11-3) at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
