behind, headway after 3 out, soon no impression
held up, jumped left 1st, headway halfway, chased leaders approaching 2 out, hard ridden last, stayed on under pressure, just held
held up mid-division, driven and headway 3 out, never troubled leaders
held up mid-division, never a factor
always behind
chased clear leaders, lost place halfway, behind when pulled up 2 out
mid-division, under pressure 3 out, soon beaten
held up towards rear, headway after 5th, soon chasing leaders, led before 2nd last, hard ridden, all out
soon led, headed approaching 4th, not fluent next, lost place 3 out
held up in touch, lost place halfway
held up towards rear, headway 3 out, soon chasing leaders, weakened before next
prominent, led approaching 4th, soon well clear, headed 2 out, kept on under pressure
MISS PROSS can pick up a prize over hurdles though Front Rank and Shifting Gold have claims. Tim Walford's mare was out of form for some time though managed to take a recent chase in decent style. She has not appeared the most fluent of chasers though seems to relish big fields and a decent pace and this opportunity is therefore approached with some merit. Front Rank does not win often though is dangerous if granted the opportunity of a soft lead. Ryan Mania's claim could prove very handy on this horse as he is likely to be available at long odds. Shifting Gold is a fair dual purpose prospect. He can tend to get very wound up in the preliminaries and it will be interesting to see if he is on his best behaviour this afternoon. Catch Bob won well at Leicester in November though has struggled to cope with a hike up the weights. Euro American was considered a fast ground horse by previous connections some time ago so it will be interesting to see if there is any money around in the ring. Abstinence has to be respected from the Howard Johnson stable while Domino Dancer was well backed at Newcastle last time though was comprehensively beaten on the day. A race where there will be a good pace but with plenty of deadwood, Miss Pross should be capable of making her class count.
Miss Pross 16-1 (10-11) Held up in rear, headway 4th, switched left after 4 out, weakened approaching 3 out, hampered 2 out, tailed off, 6th of 8, well behind Pret A Thou (11-10) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp chs 0-135 (3) hvy in Feb.
Catch Bob (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) Held up in rear, headway 4th, weakened approaching last, 11th of 18, 12l behind Sir Harry Ormesher (11-5) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp hdl (2) gs in Feb.
Euro American (GER) 8-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, headway 4 out, weakened 2 out, 4th of 10, 29l behind Bradford Boris (10-12) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp ch 0-110 (4) hvy.
Front Rank (IRE) 80-1 (9-12) Always behind, 13th of 14, well behind Honest John (10-5) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-140 (2) gs in Feb.
Abstinence (IRE) 14-1 (10-13) Held up, always behind, 10th of 13, 23l behind Leith Walk (9-7) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gs in Feb.
Bold Policy (IRE) 33-1 (11-5) Tracked leader, clear with leader after 2nd, ridden and weakened 2 out, 6th of 9, 24l behind Posh Emily (10-7) at Sandown 2m Am hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd.
Midnite Blews (IRE) 8-1 (11-1) Led to 5th, blundered 7th, soon weakened, pulled up before last, tailed off, in a race won by Bob's Dream (11-6) at Kelso 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Feb, 8 ran.
Waterloo Corner 16-1 (11-9) Mid-division, ridden 3 out, never on tems, 10th of 18, 32l behind Vecchio Senso (10-10) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) sft in Feb.
Domino Dancer (IRE) 13-2 (10-7) Tracked leaders in 4th, went 2nd from 4th, weakened approaching 2 out, 9th of 11, 35l behind Hi Dancer (11-3) at Newcastle 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft.
Jazrawy 10-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, outpaced 3 out, weakened next, 10th of 17, 22l behind Little Bob (11-5) at Doncaster 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Mar '08.
Knight Valliant 33-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear and keen, effort 2 out, never a factor, 6th of 9, 10l behind Mardood (10-2) at Catterick 2m 3f sell hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gs.
Shifting Gold (IRE) 15-2 (10-0) Took keen hold, led until 3 out, not fluent 2 out, weakened approaching last, 5th of 16, 18l behind Tail Of The Bank (10-13) at Newcastle 2m mdn hdl (5) hvy in Feb.
