tracked leader, led before 4th, headed 3 out, soon lost place, ridden and rallied to go 3rd between last 2, no impression
mid-division, headway and in touch 4th, ridden to chase winner after 3 out, kept on same pace from next, no chance with winner
in touch, effort to chase winner briefly 3 out, soon ridden, weakened from next
always towards rear
mid-division, headway and in touch 4th, led 3 out, soon in command, 12 lengths clear last, eased flat, comfortably
mid-division, mistake 4th, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, never on terms
led to before 4th, soon lost place and behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
held up, some headway into mid-division when blundered 5th, ridden and outpaced 3 out, stayed on under pressure from next, never on terms
Lady Florence ran a very nice race off a similar mark last time but with her untested on ground this soft we turn to DEVILS RIVER, who saves his best for stesting conditions and Go On Be A Lady can also be considered but is difficult to assess in this handicap hurdle. Proven to act on testing conditions the selection started this season with a run of silver medals. His mark rise despite defeat last time is a concern but he may just be the runner best suited by this ground. Lady Florence has found just one too good twice in five starts in this sphere and the latest of those, on her last start, has earned her a two pound rise in the weights. It could be argued on that she is better treated than the pick but she might not go on ground this heavy. Depending how you look at it Go On Be A Lady is or isn't well treated. Her form is muddling and we await her first run in these ranks before getting involved. Lindseyfield Lodge is now fully exposed but beat a subsequent winner home when half-way down a chase field last time and she looks competitive off this mark. There's plenty of ifs and buts around most of these runners but with form on the ground in the bank we like Devils River.
Lindseyfield Lodge (IRE) 10-1 (10-6) Led, edged right after 4 out, headed next, soon weakened, 5th of 11, 23l behind Bob's Dream (11-5) at Carlisle 2m nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft.
Go On Be A Lady 18-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, ridden after last, soon weakened, 9th of 14, 20l behind First Stream (11-0) at Kelso 2m 2f mdn hdl (5) gd in Mar.
Devils River (IRE) 6-1 (11-7) Led to 5th, remained prominent, weakened approaching 3 out, 5th of 12, 20l behind Legends Lass (10-11) at Worcester 2m hcp chs 0-85 (5) gs in Oct.
Evelith Regent (IRE) 66-1 (10-9) Held up, headway to go in touch approaching 3 out, outpaced from next, 4th of 10, 34l behind Manor Park (11-0) at Wetherby 2m mdn hdl (5) gf in Oct.
Calzaghe (IRE) 6-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders until weakened 4 out, 6th of 8, 28l behind Amazing King (10-10) at Musselburgh 2m 4yo nov hcp hdl (3) gd in Feb '08.
Can't Remember 22-1 (10-10) Held up, always behind, 4th of 7, 34l behind Quivvy Bridge (11-10) at Hexham 2m mrs nov hdl (4) gd in Oct.
Lady Florence 9-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, not fluent 3rd, headway after 5th, edged right and chased winner approaching last, no impression, 2nd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Isintshelovely (10-13) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs.
Santo Subito (IRE) 100-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders and keen, weakened 7th, soon behind, last of 6, well behind Georgian King (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Jun '08.
Champion de Sou (FR) 40-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, jumped right 6th, weakened after next, 7th of 10, 47l behind Bannville (11-0) at Stratford 2m 3f mdn hdl (4) gd in Jul.
Mega Steps (IRE) 66-1 (10-10) Always towards rear, 10th of 18, well behind Dizzy Future (11-4) at Hereford 3m 2f cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Apr.
