led, went left, bumped into rival and unseated rider 1st
prominent, hampered 1st, soon led, not fluent and headed 8th led 9th until 11th, driven and edged left after 3 out, challenged last, led towards finish
hampered and left in lead 1st, soon headed, tracked leaders, reminder after 8th and 10th, 4 lengths 3rd when fell 11th
hampered 1st, went 2nd before next, led after 8th, headed next, led again 11th, jumped left 2 out, hung right flat, headed towards finish
It says much about Badb Catha's distant third at Plumpton that she races out of the handicap, even at this lowly level. It's difficult to look beyond LORD LANDEN, despite a penalty and a welter burden. Fergal O'Brien's charge won by 12 lengths over a shorter trip here last month and probably only need jump round to follow up as Leeroar has regularly finished tailed off over hurdles over the last year and winning pointer No More Whispers has shown nothing under Rules so far.
Lord Landen (IRE) 13-2 (10-7) Mid-division, headway when hampered 2nd, not fluent and led 7th, clear when not fluent 3 out, easily, won at Leicester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Feb beating Carpincho (11-12) by 12l, 11 ran.
Leeroar (IRE) 33-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, pushed along after 4th, weakened under pressure soon after next, tailed off, 7th of 13, well behind Join The Navy (10-12) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy in Feb.
No More Whispers (IRE) 8-1 (12-0) (cp) prom to 10; wl bhnd when pu 4 out, in a race won by Lilac Wine (11-7) at Exmoor 3m ptp gf in Jun, 9 ran.
Badb Catha (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) In rear, pushed along before 7th, soon struggling, left remote 3rd before last, 3rd of 5, 44l behind Upton Mead (11-7) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) hvy in Jan.
