in touch, chased leaders 9th, 3rd 3 out, lost place approaching next
tracked leaders, driven 3 out, weakened quickly before next
held up in rear, headway 5 out, chased leaders after next, every chance when left in lead 2 out, pecked on landing last, ran on strongly
held up in rear, weakened 6 out, soon tailed off, behind when pulled up before 3 out
led until 10th, not fluent next, rallied and every chance 3 out, weakened after last
mid-division, lost place 9th, soon behind, tailed off from 4 out
held up in touch, progress 3 out, chased leaders before next, stayed on same pace
prominent, led 10th, strongly challenged when fell 2 out
held up in rear, mistake 8th, smooth headway after 3 out, every chance next, kept on under pressure, lost 2nd closing stages
held up towards rear, headway halfway, outpaced 5 out, rallied approaching 2 out, stayed on well closing stages, no chance with winner
NonRunner
KAPCORSE has a chasing pedigree so is almost certain to improve on his form over hurdles. The five-year-old has been found a nice introduction here with Bryony Frost’s claim a massive plus. Middlebrow has the form in the book with wins at Catterick and Musselburgh and a second last time, though he is probably weighted to the hilt. Fenlon's Hill produced his best run so far last time at Leopardstown, however, though was beaten off a 14lb lower mark when last in this country. Glenforde has had a wind operation since last seen and looks best of the rest if that has the desired effect.
Fenlon's Hill (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden in 3rd after 2 out, disputing 2nd at last, kept on same pace in 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 4 3/4l behind Crosshue Boy (11-4) at Leopardstown 2m 1f Yielding in Mar.
Middlebrow (IRE) 8-11fav (11-8) Tracked leading pair, led 7th, hit next, jumped left final 3, shaken up before 2 out, 2 lengths ahead when hit last, headed and no extra final 75 yards, 2nd of 4, 1 3/4l behind Celtic Flames (11-1) at Musselburgh 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Kapcorse (FR) 7-1 (11-6) Keen, held up in touch, weakened approaching 2 out, 6th of 7, 22 1/2l behind Landin (11-8) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Glenforde (IRE) 5-2fav (11-12) Hampered 1st, tracked winner until 2 out, 4th and no extra last, hung right flat, 4th of 7, 21l behind Ratify (11-9) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Mankala (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway 3 out, never on terms, 5th of 9, 34 1/2l behind General Consensus (11-2) at Warwick 2m 5f mdn (4) sft in Mar.
Monsieur Arkadin (FR) 12-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, challenged on inside after 5 out, outpaced next, soon lost place, weakened 2 out, 5th of 6, 26 3/4l behind Captain Mowbray (10-6) at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Farm The Rock (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway 5th, pressing leaders when fell 4 out, at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Broom Tip (IRE) 14-1 (12-0) Held up towards rear, modest 8th when mistake 2 out, mistake last, no impression, 9th of 17, dist behind Flashjack (11-6) at Ludlow 3m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Road To Rome (IRE) 5-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, headway 3 out, not fluent 2 out, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Clondaw Westie (10-13) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Go West Young Man (IRE) 9-1 (11-5) Held up, outpaced 4 out, weakened before 2 out, 5th of 9, 19l behind Kincora Fort (11-6) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Zalgarry (FR) 16-1 (11-4) Mid-division, headway before 5 out, kept on same pace, 4th of 12, 15 3/4l behind Lord Bryan (11-2) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (4) hvy in Dec.
