held up, headway when hampered 5th, pushed along after 3 out, led on bit approaching 2 out, soon clear
held up, headway 8th, one paced from 3 out
prominent, with leader 8th, ridden approaching 2 out, one paced when beaten and mistake last
held up towards rear, mistake 3rd never a factor
in touch, lost place 6th, ridden approaching 8th, never dangerous
in touch until lost place 5th, behind 7th, tailed off when pulled up 9th
not fluent 2nd, held up in touch, mistake 4th, brought down next
prominent early, ridden and weakened 7th, pulled up after 3 out
prominent, led after 2nd, hit 6th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, not pace of winner
in rear early, headway 4th, weakening when mistake 4 out, soon beaten
led to 2nd, tracked leader to 4th, ridden after 8th, weakened
Another less than competitive event and Mounsey Castle is take to outclass his rivals. The winner of a bumper on fast ground, he didn't take long to get the hang of hurdling, finishing runner-up twice, before landing the odds at Hereford. This step up in trip will be in his favour and he is taken to dispose of some moderate rivals. Circle Of Wolves has looked a real monkey of late, having shown promise at Warwick before Christmas, so it may be left to Sundawn Lady to chase the selection home. The latter can be expected to have improved from her debut over hurdles last month, where she had the promising Southdown House eight-lengths away in third. The locally trained Cedar was the subject of some support on his debut at Southwell, but he didn't get any further than the third flight. If the market speaks in his favour, he would be one to keep an eye on.
