chased leaders on inside, hit 4th, weakened before 2 out, left modest 4th 2 out, blundered last
last pair, dived and went right 1st, dropped to last at 7th, beaten 4 out
raced wide chasing leaders, smooth headway into 2nd 3 out, over 1 length down but travelling well when left in clear lead 2 out
led, ridden and just over 1 length ahead when fell heavily 2 out
held up in 5th, pushed along before 3 out, well held when blundered and left modest 3rd 2 out, plugged on into 2nd run-in, no chance with winner
chased leader until 3 out, hung left after, 4th and held when badly hampered 2 out, not recover, eased
held up in rear, gained a place at 7th, pushed along and one pace when left in modest 2nd 2 out, soon ridden and weakened into 3rd run-in
Minella Trump completed a Sedgefield double at the back-end of last year and finished in front of the long odds-on The Cashel Man in a three-horse race at Bangor but was demoted to second. Polish landed a Ludlow maiden before staying in a Kempton handicap over 2m5f so the extra will suit. Mr Scrumpy landed a Wetherby handicap before just failing to handle a 6lb rise at Doncaster then fell two out back at Wetherby when still in touch. Baron De Midleton took advantage of very testing ground when making all in a Sedgefield novices' event while Rath An Iuir easily won a novices' event here and was staying on strongly on his handicap debut at Doncaster last month when the winner was receiving 12lb. Sirwilliamwallace made all for an impressive victory in a Kelso maiden but LADRONNE comes here with a 7lb penalty for Sunday's very impressive victory at Southwell. The latter looks well ahead of the handicapper on that performance and can complete a quick double.
Minella Trump (IRE) 7-2 (11-8) Tracked leader, ridden to lead 2 out, pressed before last, kept on towards finish (demoted to 2nd), won at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 7f (3) sft in Feb beating The Cashel Man (11-8) by 1/2l, 3 ran.
Polish 6-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, headway when not fluent 2 out, ridden and wandered between last 2, stayed on same pace in 4th run-in, 4th of 17, 5l behind Downtown Getaway (11-8) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (3) gs in Feb.
Mr Scrumpy 5-2 (11-1) Tracked leader, outpaced after 4 out, rallying when fell 2 out, at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Baron De Midleton (IRE) 4-1 (11-9) Made all, niggled along when pressed before 2 out, clear approaching last, ran on well, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f (4) hvy in Mar beating Strong Glance (11-2) by 32l, 4 ran.
Rath An Iuir (IRE) 4-1fav (11-5) Held up in touch, pushed along 8th, ridden and outpaced 3 out, left 2nd last, rallied flat, not reach winner, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Shah An Shah (10-7) at Doncaster 3m hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Sirwilliamwallace (IRE) 4-5fav (11-5) Made all, clear 2 out, mistake last, unchallenged, won at Kelso 2m 5f mdn (4) sft in Jan beating Dancewiththewind (11-5) by 10l, 12 ran.
Ladronne (FR) 11-2 (10-7) Held up in touch in rear, headway 3 out, led approaching next, soon clear, comfortable, won at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Mar beating I'm Wiser Now (11-5) by 27l, 6 ran.
