held up in touch, chased leaders 11th, chased winner from 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, kept on from last, always held by winner
tracked leaders, lost place from 4 out
tracked leaders, mistake 3rd, pushed along 8th, soon lost place, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
always in rear, weakened from 13th, pulled up before 3 out
led to 6th, lost place from 4 out
with leader, led 6th, clear approaching 2 out, stayed on well from last
Nonrunner
Claire Dyson's Tanners Court may struggle to defy the 7lb penalty incurred for his narrow win at Southwell last time and it may be worth taking a chance with WIZARDS DUST, who is better than he showed on his reappearance and he gets the vote ahead of Leney Dow Jones. Adrian Murray's gelding has only had two starts since winning at Kilbeggan in May 2008 but he ran well enough back under rules after an outing in a point-to-point when fourth at Gowran Park last month and he has to be respected on his British debut. Venetia Williams has her string in good heart so Alexanderthegreat has to be considered but he is hard to fancy on recent form and of more interest may be John Mackie's Yeoman Spirit, who has been running consistently well of late but he remains a maiden over fences. The verdict then goes the way of Don McCain's Wizards Dust, who was pulled up on his recent return following a break at Haydock last month but he is better than he showed that day and he has solid claims off just a 1lb higher mark than when successful at Ludlow in November.
Our Hero (IRE) 8-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, went 2nd 12th until before 4 out, weakening when hampered 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Carrickmines (10-9) at Uttoxeter 3m nov hcp chs (3) sft in Mar, 11 ran.
Yeoman Spirit (IRE) 6-1 (11-11) Chased leaders, mistake 10th, soon ridden, mistake next, weakened 2 out, 5th of 12, 16l behind Radetsky March (11-11) at Uttoxeter 2m 5f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf.
Leney Dow Jones (IRE) 8-1 (11-3) Mid-division, headway to 6th 5 out, ridden before straight, left 5th 2 out, kept on one pace, 4th of 16, 8l behind Hidden Present (10-3) at Gowran Park 3m hcp chs 0-102 in Mar.
Quentin D'ex (FR) 12-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, headway 15th, chased leaders 3 out, 4th and outpaced when not fluent 2 out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 24l behind Phoenix Des Mottes (9-7) at Southwell 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Mar.
Alexanderthegreat (IRE) 8-1 (10-6) Led to 2nd, tracked leaders, lost place 17th, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Gentle Ranger (11-12) at Cheltenham 3m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd, 13 ran.
Wizards Dust 4-1 (10-8) Chased leaders, reminders 6th, struggling to stay in touch 9th, behind when pulled up before 12th, in a race won by Himalayan Trail (11-10) at Haydock 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Mar, 6 ran.
Tanners Court 9-1 (11-7) Prominent, went 3rd at 9th, chased leader approaching 3 out, blundered next, stayed on to lead towards finish, slightly hampered by loose horse, won at Southwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd beating Darina's Boy (10-11) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
