made all, not fluent 5th, drew clear travelling strongly approaching 2 out, easily
prominent, ridden before 2 out, one pace
midfield, headway to chase leader 3 out, ridden and lost touch with winner approaching 2 out, stayed on from last
held up towards rear, blundered 6th, ridden before 3 out, well adrift before 2 out, stayed on under pressure from last
towards rear, headway 6th, ridden and lost touch after 3 out, well adrift when awkward 2 out, no extra
chased leader, close up 4th, ridden and lost place after 3 out, weakened before 2 out
in rear, ridden and lost touch before 6th, tailed off before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
COPPERLESS returns to action in a first-time tongue-tie having beaten a subsequent dual winner in a maiden hurdle at Market Rasen in October. Olly Murphy’s charge can figure making his handicap debut along with another maiden winner in The Widdow Maker, who scored over these hurdles and is also fitted with a tongue-tie today. Chez Hans has a recent outing in an all-weather bumper under his belt while Hereia gets a change of headgear after a better effort at Huntingdon recently. Beltor drops further down the weights but Neetside remains 10lb higher than when scoring at Exeter in January.
The Widdow Maker 13-8fav (11-2) Raced out wide, made all, clear from 3 out, stayed on well, unchallenged, won at Taunton 2m mdn (4) hvy in Feb beating Young O'leary (11-2) by 6 1/2l, 14 ran.
Beltor 5-1 (11-9) Raced keenly, tracked leading pair on inside, pushed along after 3 out, weakened before next, 5th of 6, 19 3/4l behind River Bray (11-12) at Wincanton 1m 7f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Chez Hans (GER) 4-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, never involved, 11th of 15, 6 1/2l behind Billy's Angel (11-4) at Kempton 2m 2f (5) pol in Feb.
Hereia (IRE) 11-2 (11-7) Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 3rd, led 4 out, headed before 2 out, soon lost 2nd, hung right and weakened run-in, 5th of 7, 5 1/2l behind Malina Ocarina (10-4) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Fanfan La Colmine (FR) 50-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway 5th, kept on from 2 out, mistake last, no impression, 5th of 14, 8 1/4l behind Pol Crocan (11-8) at Wincanton 1m 7f (4) hvy in Feb.
Neetside (IRE) 4-1 (11-9) Prominent, ridden, hung left and weakened before 2 out, soon pulled up, at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
Shortcross Storm (IRE) 9-4fav (11-0) Held up, raced wide, struggling 3 out, no impression from before 2 out, 8th of 10, dist behind Torn And Frayed (12-1) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Copperless 13-8 (10-12) Midfield, headway into second before 2 out, switched right before last, led on run-in, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Oct beating Hooper (10-12) by nk, 7 ran.
