held up, weakened 8th, pulled up 3 out
in rear, progress 5th, headway to track leader 7th, joined leader going well 11th, mistake next, soon slightly outpaced, ridden and stayed on near finish
in rear, headway 4 out, chased leader 2 out, ridden to lead last
prominent, led 9th, ridden 3 out, mistake and headed last, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 10th, pulled up 3 out
led, headed 9th, mistake 10th, weakended and pulled up 3 out
close up, ridden 10th, weakened 3 out
always in rear, pulled up 3 out
tracked leaders, slow 5th, soon lost place, pulled up soon after 7th
in touch, blundered 2nd, soon lost place, behind when pulled up 4 out
in touch, headway 10th, went 3rd 4 out, ridden 3 out, stayed on to chase winner flat
Nonrunner
APACHE BLUE ran well enough on his chasing debut at Musselburgh when third behind Storm Prospect. He should improve for that experience and gets a tentative vote in a wide-open contest. Ginger's Lad won at Sedgefield last May and has finished in a place on four occasions since. He has to be included in calculations, along with Home She Goes, who produced a better effort when third here on only her second start over fences. Quintus has a chance on his third at Towcester back in October and Mad Professor is back over fences after finishing runner-up in a selling hurdle last month.
Life Long (IRE) 10-1 (11-3) In touch, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened, 9th of 14, 36l behind Molly Round (11-2) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Feb.
Argentia 14-1 (11-4) Mid-division in touch, tracked leading pair 6th, chased leader 4 out to next, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Round The Horn (11-7) at Towcester 3m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy in Feb, 9 ran.
Apache Blue (IRE) 4-1 (10-13) Mid-division, jumped left, closed 10th, not fluent 12th, left 3rd when hampered 3 out, closed on 2nd flat, no chance with winner, 3rd of 8, 17l behind Storm Prospect (11-0) at Musselburgh 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Nov.
Home She Goes (IRE) 14-1 (11-3) Towards rear, jumped slowly 11th, blundered next, ridden 4 out, stayed on to go moderate 3rd after last, no chance with front pair, 3rd of 11, 21l behind Duke Of Ormond (11-4) at Market Rasen 3m 1f hcp chs 0-100 (4) sft in Feb.
Simply Strong (IRE) 11-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, not fluent 4 out, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 6th of 10, well behind Antonius Caesar (11-3) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Jan.
Quintus (FR) 9-2 (11-7) Led, hit 10th, not fluent 12th or when headed 3 out, weakened 2 out, mistake last, tailed off, 5th of 8, well behind Normandy Landings (10-10) at Huntingdon 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs in Jan.
Muntami (IRE) 40-1 (10-5) Tracked leader until jumped slowly 1st, tracked leading pair, mistake and pecked 10th, soon outpaced and no chance with front pair, tailed off, 3rd of 5, well behind Radium (11-4) at Market Rasen 2m 6f nov chs (3) sft in Feb.
Cottam Grange 66-1 (10-9) Held up 5th and last, went 4th at 5th, lost touch with front trio 8th, last when hit 10th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Radium (11-4) at Market Rasen 2m 6f nov chs (3) sft in Feb, 5 ran.
Ginger's Lad 13-2 (10-9) Held up towards rear and pulled hard, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last, went 3rd after last, no impression, 3rd of 9, 17l behind Ice Image (11-3) at Sedgefield 2m hcp chs 0-90 (5) sft in Feb.
Wheretheres A Will 200-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, weakened after 4 out, 13th of 14, well behind Raya Star (11-2) at Doncaster 2m nov hdl (4) gs in Feb.
Mad Professor (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Close up, reminders 4th, ridden 6th, outpaced next, headway approaching last, led narrowly flat, headed final strides, 2nd of 9, hd behind Brilliant (9-12) at Fakenham 2m sell hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gs in Feb.
Northwold 40-1 (10-8) Held up towards rear, weakened after 7th, soon detached and struggling, 12th of 15, 25l behind Easement (11-9) at Taunton 3m hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gs in Feb.
