always behind
always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up after 3 out
mid-division, headway 7th, led after 3 out, headed towards finish, kept on
headway to go from 8th, weakened next
always behind
chased leaders, ridden 7th, soon lost place, tailed off pulled up after 3 out
in touch, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, kept on to lead towards finish
always behind, reminders 5th, pulled up after 7th
held up behind, ridden and lost place 6th
always towards rear
led until 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before next
chased leaders
chased leader, lead 4 out, ridden and headed after 3 out, weakened approaching last
prominent, lost place from 6th
prominent to 8th, soon lost place
Lyes Green lost nothing in defeat on unsuitably soft ground in a valuable contest at Sandown last time and, with ground conditions to suit, is taken to resume winning ways here with the main threats looking to be Aristoxene and Just Beth. The last mentioned has been in good form of late but the combination of quicker ground and having to give weight away all round may well count against him. At the other end of the handicap, Nobody Tells Me may do better on this faster ground than when pulled up under testing conditions last time. Mith Hill is capable but probably a shade high in the weights, while Evelith Forrest is hard to weigh up after limited opportunities. Mckelvey is well treated judged by chase form and has to be of interest, while Aristoxene is another to consider having slipped to a winning mark. The ground looks key to the claims of Lyes Green though and he is preferred.
Just Beth 20-1 (9-9) In touch, ridden after 8th, chased leader after 2 out until last, faded flat, 8th of 24, 16l behind Oscar Park (10-9) at Cheltenham 3m lst hcp hdl (1) gs.
Lyes Green 16-1 (10-1) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, soon ridden stayed on flat, nearest finish, 5th of 16, 5l behind Taranis (10-3) at Sandown 2m 6f hcp hdl Grd 3 (1) gs in Feb.
Mith Hill 14-1 (9-11) Mid-division, weakened after 4 out, 17th of 20, well behind Millenium Royal (11-5) at Haydock 2m 7f hcp hdl (2) hvy in Feb.
Mckelvey (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Held up behind, stayed on well from 2 out, 6th of 21, 18l behind Eurotrek (11-7) at Aintree 3m 2f lst hcp chs (1) gd in Nov.
Nobody Tells Me (FR) 4-7fav (11-3) In touch, reminder after 10th, soon weakened 13th, behind when pulled up 3 out in race won by A Toi A Moi (11-3) at Taunton 2m 7f beg chs (4) sft, 4 ran.
Evelith Forrest 15-8fav (11-12) Chased winner after 3rd, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out, 3rd of 6, 21l behind Negus de Beaumont (11-12) at Hereford 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Feb.
Pass It On (IRE) 8-1 (11-10) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced 9th, one pace from 2 out, 3rd of 11, 21l behind Gidam Gidam (11-3) at Market Rasen 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft.
Aristoxene (FR) 15-2 (10-13) Held up in mid-division, headway approaching 6th, soon ridden, weakened 3 out, 4th of 12, 21l behind Beau Michel (10-11) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Feb.
