went badly left and bumped 1st, held up, reminder 7th, headway approaching 4 out, soon inconvenienced by loose horse, no impression 2 out
held up towards rear, headway 10th, not fluent and ridden 13th, still in touch when blunderd and unseated rider 4 out
held up in rear, headway 4 out, went 3rd 2 out, no impression, faded into 5th flat
led after 1st, fell 11th
led until after 1st, chased leader, hit 6th, lost 2nd before 8th, weakened 3 out, hit 2 out, tailed off
badly hampered when brought down 1st
slightly hampered 1st, tracked leaders, went 2nd approaching 8th, left in lead 11th, hit 4 out, headed next, regained lead 2 out, idled flat, ridden out
badly hampered 1st, in touch, challenged after 13th, not fluent 4 out, led next, headed 2 out, stayed on, no impression flat
hampered 1st, in touch, close 3rd 4 out, no impression when lost that position 2 out, regained 3rd flat
not fluent in rear, mistake 4 out, soon ridden, weakened 3 out
Nonrunner
Yabora is interesting on his UK debut, whilst Super Formen is consistent enough without winning, however PICTS HILL was progressing well prior to his Chepstow fall and is preferred to Carlitos. Anthony Honeyball's course and distance winner should appreciate the step back up in trip today as he just looked to be a little outpaced before falling last month when racing over two miles. The return to better ground won't be a problem and his mark of 126 still looks workable. Bluegun is into a chase handicap for the first time and his mark has been lowered after a modest Market Rasen run last time; it is feasible that he might improve today granted quicker ground. Wee Robbie ran well in defeat last time out at Kempton and the yard is in good nick, Carlitos is an unexposed novice who had a long time off through injury but seems to have bounced back well, whilst No Panic did it well at Stratford but certainly needs the rain to stay away. Zanzibar Boy's fifth to Noakarad De Verzee is solid, Shouldhavehadthat is a course and distance winner but his last four runs (including on his seasonal reappearance) have been abject, whilst Mister Quasimodo is hit and miss and cannot be trusted to put his best foot forward. A very open handicap, but preference is for Picts Hill.
Mister Quasimodo 11-4 (11-9) Chased leader until 4th, lost place when jumped slowly next, behind from 8th, tailed off, 5th of 6, 49l behind Chaninbar (11-9) at Newbury 2m 1f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs.
Yabora (FR) (11-2) 2nd of 11, shd behind Durian (10-10) at Pau(FR) 2m 2f chs gs in Jan.
Super Formen (FR) 10-1 (10-5) Held up, in rear, headway when mistake 11th, no extra flat, 4th of 10, 7l behind Piraya (10-9) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp chs (2) gs in Feb.
Soleil Fix (FR) 100-1 (10-6) Tracked leaders, blundered 4th, close up 3rd when not much room, ran out 15th, in a race won by Garde Champetre (11-12) at Cheltenham 3m 7f hcp chs (2) sft in Dec, 16 ran.
Picts Hill 3-1 (11-10) Led until after 1st, led 3rd until approaching 3 out, soon beaten, weakening in 3rd when fell 2 out, in a race won by Mister Quasimodo (11-2) at Chepstow 2m hcp chs 0-145 (2) hvy in Feb, 4 ran.
Bluegun (IRE) 8-15fav (11-0) Tracked leader, led 4th, headed before 2 out, soon ridden, no extra flat, 3rd of 7, 12l behind Mirage Dore (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 6f beg chase (4) sft in Jan.
Carlitos 10-3 (10-12) Tracked leaders in 4th, chased winner approaching 4 out, kept on towards finish, just held on for 2nd near line, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 4l behind Pickamus (10-12) at Ludlow 2m 4f nov chs 0-125 (3) gd.
Wee Robbie 9-2 (11-7) Held up mid-division, headway when hampered 3 out, soon chasing winner, hard ridden and every chance flat, just failed, 2nd of 8, nk behind Soixante (11-10) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Feb.
No Panic (IRE) 5-1 (11-6) Held up mid-division, headway 13th, went 2nd approaching 2 out, kept on to lead towards finish, held on well, won at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gf beating Haar (11-12) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Zanzibar Boy 6-1 (11-10) Chased winner after 2nd until not fluent 11th, hampered 3 out, hit 2 out, soon ridden, 3rd and beaten when mistake last, very tired and lost 2 places flat, 5th of 12, 19l behind Noakarad De Verzee (11-5) at Huntingdon 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Feb.
Shouldhavehadthat (IRE) 11-1 (11-7) Held up in touch, weakened approaching 3 out, pulled up before last, in a race won by Carrickmines (10-0) at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd, 12 ran.
