held up in rear, ridden before 2 out, jumped markedly right last, no extra
midfield, ridden to chase leader before 2 out, kept on but no chance with winner
prominent, lost ground 2nd, in rear 3rd and pushed along, lost touch back straight, pulled up before 2 out
prominent, ridden bypassing fences on back straight, weakened turning for home, well beaten 2 out
pressed leader, led before 1st where awkward, ridden clear before last, stayed on
led narrowly early, headed before 1st, ridden and lost place before last, no extra
held up in rear, steady headway back straight, chased leaders before last, found little under pressure flat
towards rear, some headway back straight, ridden and weakened after 2 out, pulled up before last
Roxyfet won this two years ago when 10lb higher in the weights but he’s not really fired this season. Stablemate Bandit D'Ainay never seems to run two races alike but there are possibilities about Lickpenny Larry dropping back in trip and he should ensure Catterick winner Wheelbahri doesn’t enjoy an easy lead. The latter has every chance of a quick double with the form of his win having been franked but it’s too soon to give up on DONLADD, who might have dropped to a decent mark. Astra Via is also respected as her only chase victory so far came over track and trip.
Donladd (IRE) 2-1fav (11-10) In rear, jumped right 7th, headway to track leaders 9th, ridden and jumped right final 3 fences, weakened and lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 5, 20 1/4l behind Victory Echo (11-9) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Feb.
Astra Via 17-2 (10-0) Held up in rear, hit 3 out, never dangerous, 6th of 9, 10 3/4l behind Jaunty Freyja (10-1) at Chepstow 2m hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Bandit D'Ainay (FR) 10-3 (11-6) Held up in last trio, never on terms, left remote 5th 4 out, 5th of 7, dist behind Six One Nine (11-1) at Newcastle 2m hcp (5) gd in Feb.
Lickpenny Larry 13-2 (11-0) Led, not fluent 3rd, headed and tracked leader 9th, ridden and lost ground before 11th, pulled up before 3 out, at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Wheelbahri 15-8jfav (10-0) Made all soon clear, reduced lead 3 out, ridden and ran on, won at Catterick 2m hcp (5) gd in Feb beating Here We Have It (11-12) by 4 1/4l, 5 ran.
Roxyfet (FR) 20-1 (10-5) Towards rear, in rear 5 out, pushed along and headway 2 out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 8 1/4l behind Here We Have It (11-12) at Leicester 2m hcp (5) sft in Feb.
Yourholidayisover (IRE) 40-1 (10-0) Chased leader until 3rd, lost place 5th, effort final bend, weakened 3 out, last of 6, 27 1/4l behind Billingsley (10-12) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Nyoufsea 33-1 (10-0) Jumped left, made most, hit 7th next and given reminder, headed 4 out, lost 2nd soon after, blundered 3 out, soon weakened, last of 4, 29 1/2l behind Galop De Chasse (11-12) at Ludlow 2m hcp (4) gs in Feb.
