held up in mid-division, ridden and weakened 3 out
keen in touch, ridden 3 out soon weakened, behind when fell last
in touch, ridden and outpaced 3 out, rallied 2out, stayed on to go 3rd flat
in rear, effort 6th, ridden and weakened 3 out
always in rear
keen held up, ridden headway after 3 out, went 3rd 2 out, driven and one pace flat
in rear, ridden and headway 3 out, weakened flat
keen in rear, mistake 4th, ridden and headway 2 out, kept on flat
mid-division, mistake 4th, ridden headway 2 out, driven to lead final strides
in rear, ridden and headway 2 out, weakened last
tracked leader, led 4th, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on
tracked leaders, went 2nd 7th, ridden to lead 2 out, not fluent last, headed final strides
led, headed 4th, ridden and mistake 7th, weakened 3 out
Nonrunner
A very open race, but perhaps CHAIM can poke his nose in-front at the main expense of recent winner Tara Taylor and Prince De Seuil. Lucy Wadham's gelding did not go on as expected over fences in the winter but he ran well in defeat behind Pearl at Huntingdon last time out. He is able to race off the same mark of 107 today and with this good ground in his favour he should go close. Prince De Seuil should strip fitter for a recent fourth behind Good For Blue at Huntingdon; his profile is a bit iffy but he has the talent to pick up a race like this. Pinerock was readily left behind at Chepstow in January and cheek-pieces are now added, Priors Glen has some very solid form behind him and a mark of 116 actually looks manageable, whilst City Heights is a former point-to-point winner who should be staying on well up the hill when others have cried enough. Hope Road has something to prove, Dr Hart and Apache Chant have both been holding their form well, whilst Tara Taylor scored with ease in a first-time tongue-tie at Ffos Las and should go well despite a 13lb loftier perch. The market may help somewhat, but marginal preference is for Chaim.
City Heights (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, weakened from 2 out, 5th of 14, 14l behind Larks Lad (10-12) at Taunton 2m 3f nov hdl (3) gs in Nov.
Hope Road 16-1 (11-12) Held towards rear, pushed along 7th, soon weakened, tailed off, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Peters Star (10-13) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gs in Feb, 12 ran.
Warne's Way (IRE) 16-1 (11-9) Chased leaders until lost place quickly after 4th, driven in rear after 7th, tailed off, 7th of 9, well behind Preuty Boy (10-13) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Feb.
Aqualung (FR) 18-1 (9-10) In rear, some headway after 7th, soon outpaced, went left 2 out, stayed on flat, 9th of 18, 11l behind Sir Harry Ormesher (11-5) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp hdl (2) gs in Feb.
Doctor Foxtrot (IRE) 25-1 (11-9) Mid-division, headway under pressure before 2 out, one pace before last, 6th of 12, 9l behind Qaspal (11-2) at Sandown 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (3) hvy in Feb.
Pinerock (IRE) 7-1 (11-4) Held up, effort to chase winner 3 out, soon ridden and no impression, lost 2nd before last, 3rd of 8, 27l behind Quinte Du Chatelet (11-10) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) hvy in Jan.
Prince du Seuil (FR) 11-1 (11-6) Held up in rear, not fluent 7th, headway approaching 3 out, stayed on same pace last, 4th of 12, 5l behind Good For Blue (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Feb.
Chaim (IRE) 5-1 (11-9) Took keen hold in rear, not fluent 4th, short of room bend after next, headway 7th, switched right approaching 2 out, went 2nd flat, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 11l behind Pearl (10-11) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs.
Dr Hart (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, went 3rd 2 out, one pace soon after, no impression, 3rd of 14, 8l behind Roaming West (9-8) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Feb.
Apache Chant (USA) 9-2 (11-3) Held up towards rear, headway 5th, soon ridden, chased winner after 3 out, no impression flat, one pace, 2nd of 11, 4l behind Zen Factor (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Feb.
Tara Taylor 15-2 (10-4) Raced wide, prominent, led 4 out, 5 lengths clear 2 out, stayed on strongly, won at Ffos Las 2m 6f mrs hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Feb beating Bella Haze (11-8) by 7l, 15 ran.
Pocket Too 25-1 (10-11) Led until before 3 out, weakened from after next, 5th of 16, 20l behind The Disengager (10-6) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs.
Over The Flow 11-4fav (10-12) Chased leader, led well before 2 out, soon headed, weakened before last, 5th of 17, 19l behind Lady Bling Bling (11-2) at Kempton 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Feb.
Priors Glen (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, effort on outside 3 out until next, no impression approaching last, 5th of 7, 15l behind Finian's Rainbow (11-8) at Ascot 2m 3f nov hdl (3) gs in Feb.
Outlaw Tom (IRE) 13-2 (10-13) Held up, headway 3rd, not fluent 5th, weakened approaching 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Cross Kennon (11-7) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) hvy in Dec, 15 ran.
