held up, headway 12th, ridden 4 out, soon beaten
with leader and soon clear, led before 13th, headed 14th, ridden 3 out, kept on, one pace
in rear, never traveling, behind when pulled up before 13th
chased leading pair, lost place 8th, pulled up before 4 out
chased leading pair, hit 9th, led 3 out, ridden and ran on strongly
in rear, pulled up before 14th
chased leading pair, reminder 5th, hit 12th, ridden when blundered 4 out, soon weakened
led and soon clear with one other, reduced lead 6th, headed before 13th, led again 14th, ridden and headed 3 out, kept on, one pace
Ethiopia has two career victories to his credit, both over this trip here. He's 8lb lower than when scoring over fences last May and must be a threat but DERAWAR was such a decisive winner at Ffos Las a week ago that it's diffult to see a 7lb penalty putting paid to a quick double, especially with Lucy Jones riding again and claiming her allowance. Dromore Hill has been reasonably consistent over fences though he's yet to win a race and has never faced ground this quick. Present A Star gained his first ever success in a point-to-point at Durrow last month but that was a weak maiden and this will be tougher.
Derawar (IRE) 7-2 (11-4) Tracked leaders, led 4th, headed 6th, led again 12th, clear from 2 out, ridden out, won at Ffos Las 3m hcp chs 0-90 (5) gs beating Bob Casey (11-12) by 10l, 6 ran.
Ethiopia 9-1 (10-6) Prominent in chasing group, mistake 10th, outpaced 12th, plugged on again from 4 out, 6th of 12, 40l behind Ere Alfie (11-5) at Ludlow 3m cond hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Feb.
Dromore Hill (IRE) 4-1 (10-10) Led, slow and reminders 4th, ridden and headed 12th, stayed well there under pressure went right 4 out, dropped to 4th next, ridden and one pace when blundered and stumbled 2 out, no extra, 4th of 6, 8l behind Marias Rock (10-9) at Ffos Las 3m 1f hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft.
Rapid Return (IRE) 20-1 (10-2) Tracked leaders, lost place 12th, behind 14th, pulled up approaching 3 out, in a race won by Antonius Caesar (11-3) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Jan, 10 ran.
Present A Star (IRE) 9-2 (12-0) Tr ldrs, 6th 1/2way, 4th 2out, ko strongly to ld run-in, won at Durrow 3m ire ptp sft in Feb beating Rocking Tommy (12-0) by hd, 12 ran.
Lutin Collonges (FR) 16-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, weakened from 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Lord Gunnerslake (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gd in May, 7 ran.
Ben Trovato (IRE) 250-1 (10-11) Mid-division, ridden after 6th, soon behind, tailed off, 14th of 18, well behind Radetsky March (11-11) at Warwick 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Feb.
Zimbabwe (FR) 7-1 (9-11) Led until after 2nd, close up until slow and reminders 8th, soon lost place, behingd when blundered 11th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Lady De La Vega (11-10) at Chepstow 3m hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft in Feb, 11 ran.
