held up in rear, headway to chase leaders 9th, driven to challenge before 2 out, weakened before last
mid-division, headway to chase leaders 9th, ridden to challenge before last, stayed on strongly to lead closing stages
led, blundered 4 out, hung left under pressure after last, headed flat, no extra
tracked leader, lost place after 3 out
chased leaders, not fluent 6th, went 2nd after 3 out, kept on same pace after last
held up in rear, headway when mistake 7th, chased leaders next, hard driven 4 out, weakened next
held up in rear, slow 4th, soon pushed along, detatched when mistake 9th, tailed off
Nonrunner
Greybougg has struck form with a vengeance and deserves a crack at this higher level. But the jury is out at present with regard to What A Warrior, Handazan and River Deep. Howaboutnow may not have beaten much at Warwick but the step up to 3m is a positive and Glenwood Star is a winning pointer, though was dropped back to 2m to get off the mark at Ffos Las. MORITO DU BERLAIS (NAP) couldn't justify favouritism in a Pertemps qualifier at Exeter last month but a bad blunder three out did him no favours and he was still beaten less than seven lengths at the post. He might still be on a decent mark and Sean Bowen will ensure he gets plenty of assistance from the saddle.
Handazan (IRE) 25-1 (11-11) Chased leaders, 2nd 6th until next, 2nd again briefly 3 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 13th of 17, 44l behind Theinval (11-11) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl (2) gd.
Morito Du Berlais (FR) 7-2fav (10-3) Held up in touch, lost place 7th, not fluent 3 out, stayed on flat, 6th of 11, 7l behind Regal Encore (10-2) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp hdl (2) gs in Feb.
Greybougg 15-8 (11-0) Made all, not fluent 4th, clear before last, comfortably, won at Carlisle 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft beating Poker School (11-0) by 14l, 7 ran.
Hold Court (IRE) 5-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, headway before 4 out in 4th, went 3rd before 2 out in 3rd and looking one pace when fell last, in a race won by Carrigdhoun (11-3) at Haydock 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs, 8 ran.
Howaboutnow (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, ridden after 7th, led 3 out, driven and pressed flat, stayed on, held on gamely, won at Warwick 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs beating Seas Of Green (11-3) by nk, 12 ran.
River Deep (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Held up in last trio, steady headway on inside tracking leaders 4 out, mistake and lost place next, struggling and no chance after, 5th of 8, 21l behind Shammick Boy (11-10) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Feb.
Glenwood Star (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Mid-division, pushed along before 3 out, 4th when hit 2 out, soon ridden, rallied after last, stayed on well to lead final stride, won at Ffos Las 2m nh nov hdl (4) hvy in Jan beating Souriyan (10-11) by nk, 9 ran.
What A Warrior (IRE) 33-1 (10-13) Led to after 2nd, in touch, lost place 16th, soon behind, 15th of 24, 28l behind The Druids Nephew (11-3) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp chs G3 (1) gs.
