chased leader, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened quickly soon after
held up towards rear, some headway approaching 2 out, soon ridden and weakened
in touch, ridden and weakened after 3 out
mid-division, driven approaching 2 out, kept on under pressure flat
in touch, mistake 3rd, weakened after 3 out
chased leaders, mistake 3rd, went 2nd 3 out until 2 out, rallied under pressure to take 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
chased leaders, mistake 2nd, weakened quickly approaching 2 out
in rear, ridden when not much room on bend well before 2 out, kept on flat, no chance
mid-division, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
always in rear
mid-division, headway after 3 out, still well there 2 out, weakened before last
mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, headway to track leading pair 2 out, led last, ridden clear flat
mistake 2nd, behind when hampered on bend well before 2 out, no headway after
towards rear, ridden when mistake 2 out, never a factor
made most, not fluent and headed last, kept on flat, no impression on winner when lost 2nd towards finish
held up towards rear, making headway on outside when mistake 2 out, one pace and no impression last
Nonrunner
Gaspara should have too much for his rivals here and he is nominated ahead of Farmer Brown and Mac Federal. The selection won well last time when getting the better of the odds-on Classic Fiddle and she is developing into quite a useful hurdler. She will have no problems handling this testing ground and she can land the hat-trick. Farmer Brown has been rurunning welln Ireland and he got his head in front at Leopardstown last time when beating Well Mounted. There should be more to come as he was not given a hard time and he is a live contender. Mac Federal won well on soft ground last time and his clearly going the right way but he will need to improve to make the frame in this more competitive contest. Livingonaknifedge won well last time but he does have a penalty for that success which may just find him out in this tough race and we will stick with Gaspara who looks set to run a big race.
Romany Prince 40-1 (11-7) Raced wide, led 2nd, headed when mistake 2 out, driven and 1 length down last, led, sprawled soon after, driven and kept on gamely, won at Kempton 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Jan beating Princelet (11-6) by a nk, 7 ran.
Farmer Brown (IRE) 8-1 (11-1) Held up, headway when slightly hampered after 2 out, led travelling well entering straight, headed last, driven out to regain lead close home, won at Leopardstown 2m hcp hdl hvy in Feb beating Well Mounted (11-1) by a hd, 16 ran.
Mac Federal (IRE) 20-1 (10-10) Held up, headway on outside to chase leaders 3 out, led approaching 2 out, clear apporaching, driven out, won at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Feb beating Portland Bill (10-11) by 14l, 9 ran.
Border Castle 9-4jt-fav (10-13) Held up, ridden after 3 out, no impression and pulled up 2 out in race won by Take A Mile (9-12) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gs in Dec, 8 ran.
Dhehdaah 10-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway when not fluent 7th, ridden after 3 out, stayed on same pace from 2 out, 4th of 12, 2l behind Rio De Janeiro (10-7) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp hdl (2) gs in Feb.
Livingonaknifedge (IRE) 8-1 (10-13) Held up in touch, hit 7th, led approaching 3 out, clear before 2 out, easily, won at Bangor 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft beating Speed Venture (10-0) by 16l, 7 ran.
Flying Falcon 9-1 (10-2) Mid-division, shaken up 8th, headway after 3 out, ridden to challenge 2 out, kept on, 3rd of 14, 3l behind Overstrand (11-7) at Ascot 2m 3f hcp hdl (2) gs in Feb.
Boss Imperial (FR) (10-6) Held up, headway 4 out, no extra from 2 out, 6th of 12, 14l behind Nickelle (10-1) at Enghien 2m 1f chs in Oct.
Lunar Crystal (IRE) 7-1 (11-1) Led, soon clear, jumped left, hit 6th, headed 8th, ridden 10th, soon held, 2nd of 5, 11l behind Officier De Reserve (10-8) at Hereford 2m 3f nov chs (3) sft in Feb.
Nikola (FR) 33-1 (11-5) In touch, joined leader 4th, led 5th, headed next, soon ridden and weakened, last of 8, 32l behind Kickahead (10-1) at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Feb.
The Kop End (IRE) 33-1 (10-10) Always behind, tailed off, last of 13, well behind Ashley Brook (11-6) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-145 (2) hvy in Jan.
Forest Green (FR) 5-1 (10-4) Held up, ridden and weakened from 3 out, last of 6, 32l behind Blazing Bailey (11-10) at Haydock 2m 4yo hcp hdl (2) gs in Nov.
Gaspara (FR) 3-1 (10-13) In touch, chased leader 7th, led approaching 4 out, ran on well, won at Chepstow 2m 4f mrs nov hdl (4) sft in Feb beating Classic Fiddle (11-6) by 10l, 7 ran.
Loughanelteen (IRE) 40-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, headway on inner 3 out, led briefly next, 2nd under pressure last, kept on same pace, 4th of 15, 8l behind Stoneraker (10-5) at Navan 2m hcp hdl 0-123 hvy in Feb.
Stoneraker (IRE) 7-1 (10-5) Held up towards rear, 8th and headway on outer approaching 3 out, led after 2 out, clear from last, easily, won at Navan 2m hcp hdl 0-123 hvy in Feb beating Maralan (11-7) by 8l, 15 ran.
Magnesium (USA) 14-1 (9-12) Mid-division, weakened 3 out, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Maharbal (10-5) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Dec, 13 ran.
Swift Sailor 11-2 (11-11) Held up, mid-division, headway 3 out, chased leaders 2 out, stayed on same pace flat, 3rd of 15, 2 1/2l behind Strawberry (11-3) at Newbury 2m nov hcp hdl 0-115 (3) sft.
Dusky Warbler 12-1 (11-7) In touch, ridden after 6th, mistake 3 out, weakened approaching last, 6th of 17, 20l behind Wellbeing (10-2) at Aintree 2m lst hcp hdl (1) gs in Apr.
