in touch and in rear, fell 4th
close up, pushed along before and mistake 4 out, chased winner last, no impression
chased leaders in 3rd, reminders before 5 out, weakened before next
led, headed 4 out, soon weakened
towards rear, mistake 5 out, headway before 4 out, soon challenged, led 4 out, clear after 3 out, eased heavily towards finish
Nonrunner
Kit Alexander was on board when WICKLOW LAD scored here in January and again last month when his mount defied a rise in the ratings. He's up another 5lb but is in very good shape and will enjoy the conditions. His stablemate Rossini's Dancer won at Aintree in October but that was on good ground which he definitely won't get here. Mister Marker stays extreme distances and hasn't run over a trip this short for two years. Lackamon is another who does best over much further and returns almost a year after scoring over 3m6f at Sedgefield. Storming Exit won this in 2011 and has run well enough in his two starts since landing a selling hurdle at Musselburgh in January to be considered but Jimmy The Hat has shown nothing in five races so far over fences.
Lackamon 11-2 (11-12) Tracked leaders, challenged 3 out, led before 2 out, clear before last, stayed on well, won at Sedgefield 3m 6f hcp chs 0-140 (3) gd in Apr beating King Fontaine (10-12) by 14l, 10 ran.
Mister Marker (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) With leader, challenged before 2 out, pressed leader last, ridden run-in, kept on to lead close home, won at Kelso 2m 7f Am hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs in Feb beating Or de Grugy (10-0) by shd, 8 ran.
Wicklow Lad 4-1 (10-8) Held up towards rear, headway before 6 out, chased leaders, ridden after last, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) hvy in Feb beating Consigliere (11-12) by 2 3/4l, 7 ran.
Stormin Exit (IRE) 10-1 (10-11) Led, driven and headed approaching 3 out, ridden and one pace last, no impression flat, 4th of 5, 4l behind Great Link (9-12) at Ayr 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) hvy in Feb.
Jimmy The Hat (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Towards rear, never a factor, no impression in moderate 8th early straight, tailed off,, 7th of 14, well behind Thelobstercatcher (11-2) at Fairyhouse 3m 1f hcp chs 0-123 in Jan.
Rossini's Dancer 25-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders, lost place after 10th, soon behind, stayed on to take moderate 3rd after 3 out, no chance with leaders, 3rd of 6, 22l behind No Planning (11-1) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp chs 0-150 (2) hvy in Feb.
