chased leaders on inside, pushed along and weakened before 3 out
chased leaders, hung left from 3 out, weakened between last 2
led and hit 1st, hit 10th, headed 12th, weakened quickly, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
in rear, hit 11th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
chased leaders early, lost place before 8th, lost touch next, tailed off and pulled up before 11th
chased leader, led 12th, went clear when hit 3 out, ridden and headed next, plugged on in 3rd last
held up towards rear, steady headway approaching 10th, 2nd 4 out, led 2 out, joined last, headed and not quicken early run-in
towards rear, behind when mistake 8th, never on terms after, behind when hit 3 out
mid-division on inside, weakening when blundered 4 out
held up towards rear, only 4th still plenty to do 2 out, strong run on inside to challenge last, led early run-in, ridden clear
NonRunner
HIDDEN GLEN has the advantage of a recent run when runner-up over hurdles at Newton Abbot a week ago. That was his first outing for the Newland yard and can go one better racing off the same mark back over the larger obstacles. Scartare finished second in soft going at Hereford in March but remains without a win in 29 starts now but Code Of Law scored off a similar mark at Stratford last summer and makes more appeal. Blue N Yellow ran well at Market Rasen on his chasing bow but the veteran Burning Issues has a poor strike rate over fences.
Blue N Yellow (IRE) 5-1jfav (11-7) Close up, ridden 4 out, weakened soon after 3 out, tailed off, 6th of 16, dist behind Master Vintage (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Hidden Glen (IRE) 7-4fav (11-10) Tracked leaders on outside, went right 6th, close 2nd before 4 out, challenged and hit next, led and went clear before 2 out, headed before the last, stayed on same pace run-in, 2nd of 9, 4 1/4l behind Tara Niece (11-7) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Kapsize (FR) 11-1 (11-12) Chased leaders on inside, pushed along after 2 out, soon weakened, 6th of 15, 15 1/4l behind Lochinver (11-0) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Carlitos Bay (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Last pair, blundered and struggling 11th, tailed off next, pulled up before 4 out, at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Riddlestown (IRE) 33-1 (11-10) Led, headed before 8th, quickly weakened and in rear, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out, at Southwell 3m hcp (5) hvy in Mar.
Sea's Aria (IRE) 50-1 (8-10) Towards rear, headway and edged left over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 14, 8 1/4l behind Padleyourowncanoe (9-10) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Scartare (IRE) 8-1 (10-11) Held up, took keen hold, closed 3rd, every chance 3 out, jumped left 2 out, stayed on same pace last, 2nd of 10, 6 1/2l behind Go Hard Or Go Home (10-1) at Hereford 2m 5f hcp (5) sft in Mar.
Burning Issues (IRE) 12-1 (10-10) Held up behind, headway into mid-division 8th, chased front pair 4 out, close up next, outpaced when hit 2 out, soon ridden and beaten, hit last, 3rd of 12, 19 1/2l behind Dallas Cowboy (11-8) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Code Of Law 9-1 (10-6) Chased leaders on inside, not always fluent, went 2nd after 3 out, no impression, lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 5, 8 1/2l behind Wenceslaus (11-12) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Grand Coureur (FR) 6-1 (10-6) Held up in touch, weakened 9th, 7th of 11, 30 3/4l behind Ripstick (10-7) at Sedgefield 2m hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Hurricane Rita (FR) 12-1 (11-9) Disputed lead until mistake 4 out and soon lost place, 9th of 10, 37l behind Cryogenics (10-9) at Fakenham 2m hcp (5) sft in Feb.
