held up towards rear, not fluent 5th, headway 12th, ridden to chase leaders and blundered 3 out, not fluent last, kept on to go 2nd run-in, always well held
held up towards rear, headway 5 out, chased leaders before 4 out, ridden before 2 out, led before last, kept on well
held up towards rear, ridden and weakened after 4 out
held up in rear, pushed along 9th, blundered 12th, ridden and weakened before 2 out
held up mid-division, ridden after 4 out, weakened 2 out
tracked leader, blundered and unseated rider 2nd
chased leaders, challenged from 4 out, led 2 out, headed before and not fluent last last, no extra and lost 2nd place run-in
led, headed after 8th, led again 6 out, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened before last
chased leaders, led after 8th, clear before 9th, headed 6 out, outpaced 3 out, kept on from last
chased leader, pushed along and lost place before 5 out, tailed off
Douglas Julian and Mighty Massini would probably prefer a softer surface and the latter was readily brushed aside over 2m here by Raysrock last month. Watch My Back still looks too high in the weights, while Lease Lend has gone off the boil since scoring at Wetherby in January and Nikos Extra is 10lb higher than when scoring at Haydock last month. Door Boy has tumbled down the weights this season and has his sights lowered here. He could run well at a big price but has ground to make up on I'MSINGINGTHEBLUES on Cheltenham running in January. David Pipe's top weight travelled strongly for a long way that day and, despite having failed to make the frame in three races over 2m since, it may just be that this is his trip nowadays.
I'msingingtheblues (IRE) 4-1fav (11-5) Chased leaders on inside, hit 9th, lost place after 4 out, soon outpaced, kept on from 2 out, never on terms, 7th of 23, 21l behind Oiseau de Nuit (10-13) at Cheltenham 2m hcp chs G3 (1) gd in Mar.
Watch My Back 18-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, headway 5 out, chasing leaders when not fluent last, soon weakened, 4th of 5, 19l behind Skippers Brig (10-12) at Kelso 2m 6f chs (2) gs in Mar.
Lease Lend 11-2fav (11-12) Held up towards rear and keen, mistake 2nd, some headway after 4 out, hit next, soon weakened, 6th of 11, 22l behind Elite Land (10-9) at Doncaster 2m hcp chs 0-145 (2) gd in Mar.
Nikos Extra (FR) 7-2 (11-2) Towards rear, headway 6 out, went 2nd after 5 out, challenged on bit after 2 out, led after last, shaken up to go clear flat, readily, won at Haydock 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Mar beating Invisible Man (11-9) by 8l, 7 ran.
Osric (IRE) 20-1 (11-5) Behind, headway into mid-division 10th, outpaced 4 out, weakened next, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Divers (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m 4f Listed Novice Handicap Chase (0-140) (5yo+) (1) gd in Mar, 20 ran.
Raysrock (IRE) 7-2fav (11-12) Mid-division, mistake and unseated rider 7th, in a race won by Tartan Snow (10-4) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Mar, 9 ran.
Door Boy (IRE) 22-1 (10-2) Always behind, pulled up 4 out, in a race won by Quinz (11-0) at Kempton 3m hcp chs G3 (1) gs in Feb, 16 ran.
Mighty Massini (IRE) 13-2 (11-7) Held up in touch, chased leading pair 7th, outpaced 4 out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure to go 2nd after 2 out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 4, 5l behind Raysrock (11-10) at Ayr 2m hcp chs 0-125 (3) hvy in Mar.
Premier Dane (IRE) 66-1 (10-2) Tracked leaders, ridden and effort 2 out, soon lost place, weakened before last, 17th of 26, 12l behind Final Approach (10-12) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp hdl G3 (1) gd in Mar.
Douglas Julian 11-4fav (11-5) Led, not fluent 7th, headed before 4 out, chased winner until weakened before 2 out, 4th of 6, 15l behind Whats Up Woody (10-9) at Carlisle 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Mar.
