held up, not fluent and dropped to last 9th, rallied approaching last, went 3rd flat, stayed on
held up in 4th, went 3rd when not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, chased winner after 2 out, stayed on, no impression
prominent, mistake 6th, chased winner approaching 7th until went right and not fluent 2 out, one pace
made all, reminders on paddock bend after 6th, not fluent 9th, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on well
held up in rear, took keen hold, not fluent 8th, headway after 3 out, ridden and no impression approaching last, weakened flat
took keen hold, tracked winner 1st until approaching 7th, ridden after 9th, lost place after 3 out
Nonrunner
There will be races to be won with Irish import Connectivity off this sort of mark when he becomes acclimatised, while South O'The Border has dropped to a very fair mark. Nigel Twiston-Davies' nine-year-old has been very disappointing this winter however. Sullumo is another that's been well below-par of late and he finished a long way behind Kauto The Roc at Huntingdon in January. Alan King's charge has to go on the short-list here with Ciaran McKee reducing his burden by 10lb but preference is still for PIE AT MDNIGHT. The five-year-old only won by a short-head over C&D last month but ran green once hitting the front and was value for a much more emphatic winning margin. That win will have been boosted his confidence and he should follow up today.
South O'The Border 11-2 (11-0) Not fluent, led until 3rd, went right and blundered 4th, lost 2nd and reminders 8th, struggling in rear and no chance after, tailed off, 4th of 5, well behind Quartz De Thaix (11-0) at Hereford 2m 5f beg chase (4) hvy in Feb.
Kauto The Roc (FR) 7-1 (10-8) Held up in rear, headway after 8th, well held before 3 out, 6th of 13, 16l behind Mr Moonshine (10-8) at Huntingdon 3m 2f hcp hdl (2) sft in Jan.
Sullumo (GER) 16-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders, ridden after 8th, weakened before next, tailed off, 10th of 13, well behind Mr Moonshine (10-8) at Huntingdon 3m 2f hcp hdl (2) sft in Jan.
Pie At Midnight 20-1 (11-0) Made virtually all, hit 6th, joined 4 out, ridden after next, stayed on to go 2 lengths clear last, idled and hard pressed flat, just held on near finish, won at Bangor 3m nov hcp 0-115 (4) gs in Feb beating Kingsmere (11-5) by shd, 10 ran.
Barrie Burn (IRE) 12-1 (11-5) Held up in rear, ridden after 4th, behind when hit 3 out, tailed off, 10th of 16, 34l behind Bermuda Boy (11-0) at Exeter 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Jan.
Our Jim 16-1 (10-9) With leaders on outside, mistake 4th, lost place 8th, chased leaders until weakened 4 out, tailed off, 8th of 11, well behind Far More Serious (11-12) at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Feb.
Connectivity (IRE) 14-1 (10-6) Never better than mid-division, 10th of 20, 23l behind Hoopy (11-1) at Galway 3m hcp hdl 88-130 gd in Jul.
