held up in touch, ridden before 2 out, one pace and no impression
tracked leaders, weakened from 4 out
towards rear blundered 7 out, headway next, joined winner 3 out, challenged and blundered last, one pace
made all, pushed along after 4 out and soon headed, led before 3 out, soon pressed, kept on gamely from last
in rear, ridden before 5 out, weakened before next
tracked leader, led after 4 out, headed before 3 out, soon weakened
Bourne was raised 9lb after suffering a narrow defeat at Newcastle and that took its toll at Bangor last week where he could only manage fourth. Nosey Box has been raised 8lb for finishing second to Teddy Tee over 3m here earlier and the latter has gone up a further 10lb having fallen at the last when still in contention on his latest start. By contrast, HARTFORTH is 2lb lower than when finishing second to Fly Vinnie in a tougher contest than this at Musselburgh in January and Donald Whillans' charge gets the nod on that form.
Nosey Box (IRE) 9-4 (10-12) Prominent, mistake 2nd and rider briefly lost iron, lost place, 6th from 4th, dropped to last but in touch before 9th, improved 4 out, soon pushed along, 5th 3 out, soon no impression, impeded and left 3rd 2 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 4 1/2l behind Rocky Wednesday (11-12) at Down Royal 2m 4f beg chase in Feb.
Bourne 17-2 (10-5) Tracked leaders, outpaced in 5th after 3 out, ridden and beaten before next, stayed on to take modest 4th flat, 4th of 6, 15l behind Saint John Henry (10-11) at Bangor 3m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Feb.
Teddy Tee (IRE) 10-3 (10-10) Held up mid-division, headway before 3 out, chased winner before 2 out, about 4 lengths down and looking held when fell last, in a race won by One For Arthur (11-12) at Ayr 3m nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Feb, 7 ran.
Hartforth 15-2 (9-12) Led, jumped left, headed after 3 out, no extra from last, 5th of 10, 10l behind Gold Futures (11-3) at Carlisle 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) sft in Feb.
What A Steel (IRE) 8-1 (10-13) Mid-division, reminder after 6th, struggling 9th, stayed on from 2 out, not able to get on terms, 4th of 12, 9l behind Emily's Flyer (11-0) at Perth 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Sep '13.
Maggie Blue (IRE) 7-2 (10-8) Led, set very fast pace, driven when headed after 4 out, weakened quickly, last of 6, 42l behind A Shade Of Bay (11-4) at Doncaster 2m 3f mares hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Dec.
