raced keenly tracking leaders, weakened approaching 6th, behind when pulled up after 8th
held up in rear, headway 7th, soon chasing leaders, led after 3 out, headed before last, no extra
raced wide in rear, headway 9th, chased leaders next, weakened 2 out
prominent, led 2nd, headed 4th, remained prominent, lost place 7th, mistake next soon pulled up
led until 2nd, led again 4th, headed after 3 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, every chance 3 out, led after next, soon clear, eased near finish
Bold Tara is getting closer with a recent fourth at Fontwell giving her every chance in this but WILD RHUBARB is just preferred. She'll have come on for her recent comeback in better company at Newbury and won't need to improve much, with Tony McCoy taking over the reins, to get her head in front here. Winning pointer Best Bette makes her hurdling debut after failing to figure over regulation fences and Timeforagin could prove best of the remainder.
Azebra 100-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, pushed along 4 out, soon weakened and pulled up, in a race won by Long Distance (10-9) at Carlisle 2m 1f clm hdl (5) gs in Apr, 8 ran.
Best Bette 50-1 (10-10) Held up, ridden 11th, struggling 13th, poor 5th when mistake next, tailed off, 5th of 8, 27l behind My Flora (11-11) at Stratford 2m 7f hts chs (5) gd in Apr.
Bold Tara 10-1 (10-4) Soon towards rear, headway on outside approaching 2 out, plugged on to 4th after last, 4th of 11, 10l behind Ninfea (10-4) at Fontwell 2m 2f mdn hdl (4) gd in Apr.
Miss Powderkeg 200-1 (10-9) Held up in rear, always struggling, tailed off from 5 out, last of 13, well behind Miss Tique (10-12) at Chepstow 2m mrs nov hdl (4) gs in Mar.
Timeforagin 100-1 (10-7) Pressed leader, led 2nd to after 4th, chased leaders, outpaced after 7th, soon ridden, weakened 4 out, tailed off, 6th of 9, well behind Kindly Note (10-12) at Chepstow 2m 4f mrs nov hdl (4) sft in Apr.
Wild Rhubarb 40-1 (10-8) Held up, not fluent 3rd, jumped slowly next, behind 7th, some late headway, never dangerous, 10th of 12, 15l behind Goulanes (11-1) at Newbury 2m 5f mdn hdl (3) gs in Mar.