close up, pushed along 7th, ridden and weakened 3 out
raced wide close up, lost place 7th, weakened 3 out, pulled up next
raced wide in touch, headway to track leaders 7th, ridden 2 out, weakened flat
led, headed 2nd, tracked leader, led again 3 out, ridden and headed last, stayed on
in rear, pushed along 5th, mistake next, soon ridden along, behind 4 out, pulled up 2 out
in rear, ridden and some headway 3 out, never nearer
tracked leader, pressed leader 2 out, ridden to lead next, ran on
jumped right, led 2nd, ridden and headed 3 out, kept on same pace
Maskada was well ahead of Schiaparannie when landing a mares’ handicap hurdle at Newbury in January and was only headed two out on her chasing bow at Uttoxeter. She is likely to build on that experience here but THE GLANCING QUEEN would have been superior over hurdles, placing in the Challow Hurdle last season and finishing fifth in the Dawn Run at Cheltenham later. She has also won around here over the smaller obstacles and could be the one to beat if her jumping holds up. Emmas Joy won three times over timber last term, including a Grade 2 at Warwick, so looks a threat while Could Be Trouble has won her last three over hurdles. None of the others can be dismissed out of hand in a potentially-informative contest.
Burrows Diamond (FR) 5-2fav (11-12) Chased leaders, went 2nd 8th, ridden before last, no impression on winner flat, 2nd of 7, 7l behind Away At Dawn (11-5) at Hexham 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Could Be Trouble (IRE) 4-1 (11-12) Prominent on inside, led before 2 out, driven flat, held on, won at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Oct beating Sacre Coeur (11-11) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Emmas Joy (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Mid-division on outside, outpaced after 3 out, towards rear 2 out, rallied last, edged left and kept on flat, 7th of 22, 18 1/4l behind Concertista (11-2) at Cheltenham 2m 1f (1) sft in Mar.
Maskada (FR) 14-1 (10-9) Led, hit 5th, mistake 4 out and pushed along, hit 2 out and headed, no extra, 3rd of 6, 3 3/4l behind Faivoir (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m (3) gs in Oct.
Pepite De Belle 11-8fav (11-9) Tracked leaders, slight mistake 1st, 4th halfway, 3rd approaching straight, ridden before 2 out, no impression disputing 3rd when slight mistake and left 2nd at last, kept on one pace, edged slightly right over 50 yards out, not match winner, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Whispering Waters (11-9) at Wexford 2m hvy in Mar.
Schiaparannie 40-1 (11-8) Chased leaders, weakened, 9th of 13, 17 1/4l behind Sexy Lot (11-10) at Haydock 2m 3f hcp (2) gs in Apr.
The Glancing Queen (IRE) 9-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders when hampered and lost place 2 out, rallied on long run before last, plugged on in 5th run-in, 5th of 15, 11 1/2l behind Telmesomethinggirl (11-2) at Cheltenham 2m 1f (1) gs in Mar.
Vienna Court (IRE) 9-2 (10-13) Prominent, ridden after 3 out, outpaced by leading pair 2 out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 25l behind Northern Beau (10-9) at Cheltenham 2m hcp (2) gd in Apr.
