in rear, pushed along and outpaced before and mistake 5 out, kept on to take 2nd last 75 yards, nearest at finish
with leader, mistake 1st, led 2nd, mistake 6th, headed 7th, weakened from 5 out, tailed off, pulled up
tracked leaders in 4th, weakened before 4 out, pulled up
tracked leaders in 3rd, led 8 out, clear from before 2 out, easily
always towards rear
held up mid-division, headway before 5 out, soon went 3rd, went 2nd and blundered 2 out, no extra and lost 2nd last 75 yards
led to 2nd, led 7th, headed 8 out, weakened from 2 out
held up towards rear, ridden 7 out, soon weakened, tailed off, pulled up
This is only a Class 4 handicap but it still looks too tough for Viking Rebel and Arc Warrior. No Through Road would probably have completed a five-timer at Wetherby before Christmas had he not fallen at the last. But he's gone up another 5lb since and won't have things all his own way here. Chavoy stayed on strongly to win at Newcastle at the start of the month but was beaten 17 lengths by Sharney Sike at Hexham earlier and is only 5lb better off. HARRY THE LEMMON was probably a bit flattered by his proximity to Gold Ingot at Newcastle but James Ewart will have been delighted with that run as his charge has had plenty of problems. A little improvement would see him in the firing-line here with a clear round but Lady Of Verona is proving very hard to predict.
Chavoy (FR) 7-1 (11-0) Towards rear, chased leaders 7th, led 4 out, ridden before 2 out and soon pressed, held on well run-in, won at Newcastle 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft beating Soudain (11-9) by 5l, 8 ran.
Sharney Sike 5-2 (11-0) Made all, clear before last, kept on, won at Hexham 2m 7f hcp chs 0-120 (4) hvy in Dec beating Chavoy (11-8) by 17l, 5 ran.
Rapidolyte De Ladalka (FR) 8-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, reminders after 11th, outpaced next, never dangerous, 4th of 6, 25l behind Bennys Well (9-11) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp chs 0-120 (4) hvy in Feb.
No Through Road 5-1 (11-12) Led, mistake 3 out, clear when fell last, in a race won by Itstimeforapint (10-12) at Wetherby 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Dec, 7 ran.
Lady Of Verona (IRE) 11-1 (11-9) Held up behind, pushed along before 11th and good heaadway to go a brief 2nd, weakened before 5 out, pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Benefit In Kind (10-3) at Musselburgh 3m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Dec, 7 ran.
Harry The Lemmon (IRE) 13-2 (10-9) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd approaching 10th, not fluent 13th, outpaced when mistake 4 out, kept on but always well held from next, flattered by proximity to winner, 2nd of 4, 2l behind Gold Ingot (11-7) at Newcastle 3m nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Dec.
Viking Rebel (IRE) 25-1 (11-1) Led, headed 7th, mistake 8th, led before 11th, headed 4 out, weakened from 2 out, 4th of 7, 23l behind Gibbstown (11-6) at Ayr 3m 1f hcp chs 0-100 (5) hvy.
Arc Warrior (FR) 22-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, struggling 14th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Notonebuttwo (9-7) at Newcastle 3m hcp 0-100 (5) sft in Nov, 10 ran.
