hit 1st, held up behind, headway 4 out, driven to chase leaders after next, never on terms, weakened after 2 out, tailed off
mid-division, not fluent and lost place 3 out, soon outpaced, ridden and no chance with clear leaders after next
tracked leader, outpaced by front pair after 2 out, soon ridden, rallied final 110 yards, stayed on well to lead near finish
tracked leaders, challenged on outside 2 out, ridden to lead narrowly flat, kept on, headed near finish
tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, no chance with clear trio between last 2
soon in touch on outside, led before 3 out, hard pressed next, ridden and headed narrowly flat, no extra in 3rd near finish
led to before 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off
held up behind, pushed along in rear when not fluent and unseated rider 4 out
DALI MAIL had Protek Des Flos back in third when scoring at Newcastle on his chasing debut and looked to be going best when falling four fences from home at Ayr last time. Donald Whillans’ charge gets another chance in this. Looks Like Murt was also travelling well when unseating at Leicester and can get involved with a clear round while Albert's Back has placed in all three starts over fences so far and should be thereabouts. Moabit has yet to figure in a chase despite having won off higher marks over timber and Some Reign’s earlier second over these fences came in a lower grade.
Dali Mail (FR) 13-8fav (11-4) Chased leader from 2nd, mistake 8th, led when fell 4 out, at Ayr 2m (4) hvy in Jan.
Albert's Back 12-1 (11-1) Chased leaders on outside, 3rd and ridden normal 4 out, went 2nd before omitted last, no impression on winner, 2nd of 4, 17l behind First Flow (11-8) at Leicester 2m hcp (3) hvy in Feb.
Protek Des Flos (FR) 8-1 (11-3) Held up in rear, headway 6 out, chased leaders after next, never on terms, 3rd of 9, 28l behind Charmant (11-9) at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Looks Like Murt (IRE) 4-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, jumped right hampering rival 1st, every chance when unseated rider 3 out, at Leicester 2m 7f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Moabit (GER) 5-1 (11-1) Raced keenly chasing winner until after 9th, remained in 3rd, weakening when mistake 3 out, 3rd of 4, 18 1/4l behind Colorado Doc (11-1) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Feb.
Some Reign (IRE) 7-4fav (12-1) Reluctant going to post, raced keenly, held up in 5th place, closer after 4th, 3rd before 3 out, weakened next, 4th of 6, 14 3/4l behind Well Smitten (11-0) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Ard Chros (IRE) 16-1 (11-5) Tracked winner until 8th, pushed along 4 out, weakened 2 out, 7th of 10, 10 1/4l behind Billingsley (11-5) at Haydock 2m hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
Calix Delafayette (FR) 6-1 (11-9) Held up off the pace in last pair, plugged on into modest 3rd 3 out, soon ridden and outpaced next, switched right and plugged on run-in, 3rd of 6, 24l behind Mcgowan's Pass (11-5) at Ayr 2m hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
