never going well, always behind, pushed along after 5th and again before 8th, lost touch next, tailed off and pulled up after 4 out
held up, smooth headway on outside 8th, soon chasing leaders, led 4 out, joined 2 out, ridden approaching last, narrowly headed run-in, rallied near finish, just held
chased leaders, mistake 3rd, led after 6th, hit 8th, blundered and headed 4 out, chased leaders, weakening when blundered next
led 2nd until after 6th, chased leaders, weakened 9th, soon lost touch, tailed off and pulled up before the last
led until 2nd, chased leaders, 2nd 4 out, pushed along before 3 out, ridden to challenge 2 out, soon hung left, ridden last, led narrowly run-in, driven to hold on, all out
chased leaders, closer approaching 7th, ridden in 3rd before 3 out, kept on same pace and no chance with leading duo before next
Uno Valoroso is upped 8lb for winning at Newcastle last month while Truckers Highway scored on faster ground at Ludlow in between modest efforts in testing going. Never Up has yet to win over fences and Unzing has struggled since successful at Market Rasen on Boxing Day. BACK BY MIDNIGHT has also been beaten in a couple of subsequent starts since scoring at Sandown in December but he drops down a grade for this and may come good again. Pembroke House is usually thereabouts but is hard to win with.
Truckers Highway (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Prominent, outpaced before 4 out, weakened from next, 7th of 13, 33 1/2l behind Pougne Bobbi (11-5) at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Unzing (FR) 10-3 (11-7) Chased leaders on outside, effort 4 out, ridden and one pace after next, no impression in 3rd when fell last, at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Back By Midnight 16-1 (10-11) Tracked leader, led after and blundered 3rd, headed 3 out, no extra and lost 3rd place run-in, 4th of 8, 7 1/2l behind Ubaltique (11-6) at Haydock 2m hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Uno Valoroso (FR) 7-1 (11-7) Tracked leader until 3rd and again from next, led after 9th, blundered 4 out, clear 2 out, stayed on, won at Newcastle 2m hcp (4) sft in Jan beating Harleys Max (11-1) by 4l, 9 ran.
Never Up (GER) 13-2 (11-4) Tracked leader from before 6th, hit 3 out, led before 2 out, soon headed, no extra, 4th of 8, 7l behind Raise A Spark (12-0) at Catterick 2m hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Pembroke House 7-1 (10-9) In touch, went 3rd from 4 out, chased winner from 2 out until last, no extra, 3rd of 8, 4 3/4l behind Rock On Rocky (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
