held up in touch, ridden 5th, chased leader approaching 3 out, mistake 2 out, soon held
soon prominent, hit 4th, weakened soon after, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
mid-division, ridden and weakened 3 out
in touch and keen, reminders 3rd, ridden 4 out, weakened after 3 out
led, headed 2nd, led again 4 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, gradually faded
in rear and keen, ridden and brief effort 7th
towards rear, effort and headway 4 out, weakened 2 out
towards rear, ridden 4 out, headway after 3 out, led soon after 2 out, pecked last, pushed out
mid-division, closer order 5th, ridden 3 out, soon weakened
keen in rear, headway 6th, ridden 3 out, weakened after 2 out
mid-division, headway 5th, weakened 3 out
keen and led 2nd, headed 4 out, soon weakened
mid-division, slow jump 2nd, ridden 5th, struggling from 3 out
Nonrunner
Nonrunner
Pop Gun was good value for his win at Chepstow earlier this month but that was under testing conditions and, on this surface, the eight-year-old may struggle under his penalty with preference for Heisse, who gets the vote ahead of Mr Ex. The last mentioned is less exposed than most of these but would probably prefer a softer surface and maybe a shorter trip so may be best watched. Plumpton winner Left Hand Drive has his favoured ground but does have a penalty to carry that may anchor him, while Investment Wings has given little cause for optimism of late. Diafa is capable but inconsistent and a better bet looks to be Heisse, who has trip and ground to suit.
Left Hand Drive 9-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, led 3rd until 5th, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 7, well behind Prime Bere (9-11) at Kempton 2m cnd hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Feb.
Heisse 5-1 (11-7) Mid-division, ridden and weakened 4 out, 7th of 11, 38l behind Formal Cliche (10-1) at Huntingdon 2m 5f sll hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd.
Internationalguest (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Always towards rear, 8th of 13, 26l behind Share My Dream (10-7) at Exeter 2m 1f nov sll hdl (5) gs.
Investment Wings (IRE) 15-2 (11-4) Led, headed 4th, weakened 4 out and pulled up 4 out in race won by Shannon Springs (11-4) at Ludlow 3m mdn hdl (4) gd in Feb, 16 ran.
Diafa (USA) 40-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, led approaching 2 out, clear when mistake last, no extra when headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Lady Maranzi (10-11) at Bangor 2m 1f mrs clm hdl (5) gd.
Reelinga 12-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, headway after 4th, soon ridden, weakened 2 out, 5th of 13, 14l behind Share My Dream (10-7) at Exeter 2m 1f nov sll hdl (5) gs.
Pop Gun 12-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, led 7th, ridden approaching last, comfortably, won at Chepstow 2m 4f sll hcp hdl 0-90 (5) hvy beating Little Villain (9-11) by 3 1/2l, 12 ran.
Mr Ex (ARG) 9-2 (11-2) Tracked leader, led 2 out, ridden and headed last, no extra flat, 2nd of 15, 2l behind Beamish Prince (11-2) at Catterick 2m sll hdl (5) sft.
