prominent, travelled smoothly into lead 2 out, soon pushed clear, comfortably
fast away and led, hit 3 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, beaten when fell last
slightly better than midfield, raced wide, pushed and ridden after 3 out, keeping on one pace when brought down at the last
midfield, fell 6th
midfield, mistake 4 out, distant 6th when pushed after 3 out, left in 4th last
slightly worse than midfield, 3rd when pushed before 2 out where pecked on landing, ridden before last, kept on one pace
towards rear, pushed before 4 out, soon ridden, tailed off
in rear, badly hampered by faller 6th, keeping on when pushed after 3 out, went 2nd before last, ridden late on stayed on strongly
close-up, weakened to rear before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
towards rear, pushed after 5th, tailed off
NonRunner
Cry Wolf was in good form in the autumn but this looks like a prep run ahead of a spring campaign. HIGHSTAKESPLAYER won a shade cosily at Southwell last week. He has nothing to fear from Ladykiller on that run and is fancied to defy a penalty. Drash On Ruby is in danger of becoming disappointing but Checkitsme is respected with his stable in fine form and a 10lb claimer on board while Start Point is improving with experience and fairly treated on his handicap debut.
Highstakesplayer (IRE) 4-1fav (11-8) Close up, headway to lead 2 out, ridden and ran on, won at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Mar beating Ange Endormi (10-1) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.
Ladykiller (GER) 5-1 (11-12) Always towards rear, 8th of 12, dist behind Highstakesplayer (11-8) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Drash On Ruby 9-4fav (11-12) Raced keenly, tracked leader until 2 out, chased leaders, weakened between last two, 6th of 15, 9 1/4l behind Petty Cash (11-12) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (5) sft in Feb.
Start Point 33-1 (10-13) Held up in mid-division, blundered 3rd, headway 6th, went 4th last, kept on, never on terms, 4th of 14, 9 3/4l behind Inca De Lafayette (10-8) at Taunton 2m mdn (4) gs in Feb.
Cry Wolf 7-2 (10-3) Held up towards rear, headway into mid-division before 3 out, ridden to press leader before last, kept on flat, 3rd of 6, 4l behind Hidden Depths (11-2) at Hereford 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Checkitsme 8-1 (11-1) Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, pushed along before next, weakened soon after, 5th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Eventful (11-0) at Plumpton 2m hcp (5) sft in Feb.
Minella Voucher 33-1 (11-3) Towards rear, always behind, pulled up before 3 out, at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Mar.
Karakoram 11-4 (10-6) Towards rear, ridden after 3 out, went into 3rd home turn, ran on same pace, never on terms, 3rd of 6, 11 1/4l behind Ballycamus (11-11) at Hereford 2m 6f hcp (5) sft in Mar.
McGregors Charge 200-1 (10-12) Raced keenly chasing leaders, weakened 3 out, 8th of 10, dist behind In This World (10-12) at Warwick 2m (4) gd in Nov.
Modreeney (IRE) 300-1 (11-8) Towards rear, struggling 3 out, tailed off, 13th of 14, dist behind Kingofthewest (11-8) at Taunton 2m 3f mdn (4) gs in Jan.
Linger (IRE) 80-1 (11-12) In rear, not fluent 4th, soon ridden along, weakened 4 out, soon behind, 7th of 10, dist behind Pay The Woman (12-6) at Southwell 2m hcp (5) gs in Mar.
