held up in rear, pulled up quickly before 5th
mid-division, closer in 5th 3 out, soon ridden and no impression
tracked leaders, slight mistake 2nd, mistake 5th and pushed along, weakened from 3 out
tracked leaders, 6th 3 out, soon ridden and weakened
tracked leaders on inner, headway to lead 2 out, soon ridden clear, stayed on well run-in
mid-division, headway into 5th entering straight, ridden in 3rd 2 out, 3rd at last, kept on same pace inside final furlong
towards rear, no impression from 3 out, never a factor
mid-division on inner, 8th on inner after 3 out, went 5th 2 out, soon ridden, 2nd at last, kept on same pace run-in
mid-division on outer, 6th entering straight, ridden and went 4th 2 out, 4th at last, no extra
tracked leaders on outer, weakened from 4 out
led early, headed at 2nd, ridden in 2nd 3 out, soon weakened quickly
towards rear, closer in 8th 3 out, soon ridden and no impression
in rear, headway on inner travelling well entering straight, went 10th 2 out, ridden before last, kept on without threatening run-in
towards rear, headway after 3 out, ridden in 9th on outer 2 out, kept on without threatening
soon prominent and took keen hold, led from 2nd and raced at fast pace, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened
always towards rear, never a factor
Nicky Henderson's COUNTISTER was having her first start since Cheltenham last year when an excellent third to Ch'tibello in the County Hurdle last month. She can start making up for lost time though the winner's yard is represented by Denmead, an impressive winner at Wetherby. Ivanovich Gorbatov bounced back to form when a close third to Off You Go in the Ladbroke though he was behind runner-up Jezki, who may not be the force of old but is still capable of a big run in handicaps. Ruby has chosen Mr Adjudicator as he was returning from a break when behind the selection at Cheltenham - his superb novice form would put him right in the picture. Ask Susan is having her first start for the yard and has been chasing but Tudor City can usually be relied up to run well at this sort of level.
Mr Adjudicator 10-1 (11-8) 8th of 24, 9 3/4l behind Ch'tibello (11-5) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (1) gs in Mar.
Jezki (IRE) 16-1 (11-7) 2nd of 19, 1l behind Off You Go (11-5) at Leopardstown 2m hcp Good - Yielding in Feb.
Forge Meadow (IRE) 13-2 (11-1) 2nd of 7, 11l behind Darasso (11-1) at Gowran Park 2m (1) Yielding in Feb.
Countister (FR) 18-1 (10-6) 3rd of 24, 1 1/2l behind Ch'tibello (11-5) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (1) gs in Mar.
Ivanovich Gorbatov (IRE) 16-1 (10-10) 3rd of 19, 1 1/2l behind Off You Go (11-5) at Leopardstown 2m hcp Good - Yielding in Feb.
Hearts Are Trumps (IRE) 13-8fav (11-2) 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Gallant John Joe (11-9) at Naas 2m lst (1) Yielding in Mar.
Mitchouka (FR) 33-1 (11-1) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (1) gs in Mar.
Tudor City (IRE) 12-1 (10-9) 8th of 19, 7 1/4l behind Off You Go (11-5) at Leopardstown 2m hcp Good - Yielding in Feb.
Cut The Mustard (FR) 8-13fav (11-7) 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Emily Moon (11-7) at Limerick 2m gd in Mar.
Denmead 4-5fav (11-6) won at Wetherby 2m (4) gd in Mar beating Topofthecotswolds (11-0) by 11l, 9 ran.
Avenir D'Une Vie (FR) 12-1 (11-2) 3rd of 5, 7l behind Landofhopeandglory (11-2) at Cork 2m sft in Mar.
High School Days (USA) Evensfav (11-7) won at Wexford 2m Yielding in Apr beating Tell Me Annie (11-7) by 4l, 7 ran.
High Expectations (FR) 7-1 (9-8) 7th of 18, 10l behind Trump Card (9-11) at Navan 1m 5f hcp gd in Mar.
Ask Susan (IRE) 8-1 (11-1) at Navan 2m 4f hcp gf in Sep.
Scheu Time (IRE) 6-1 (10-9) 6th of 19, 6 3/4l behind Chief Justice (11-2) at Aintree 2m hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Tara Dylan (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) last of 14, dist behind Arthurian Fame (9-8) at Naas 1m 4f hcp Good - Yielding in Apr.
Farclas (FR) 16-1 (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) sft in Mar.
