jumped left, led, not fluent 3 out, headed after 2 out, held towards finish, stayed on
took keen hold, prominent, not fluent 1st, ridden before 2 out, 4th and no extra when mistake last
held up in rear, jumped left 1st, not fluent 2nd, not much room 5th, not fluent 7th, headway before 2 out, went 3rd approaching last, no impression on front pair flat, kept on
held up towards rear, well beaten before 2 out
chased leaders on outside, challenged 2 out, soon led but pressed, holding 2nd towards finish
took keen hold, prominent, every chance 2 out, weakened before last
Winning bumper PENNY MALLOW has an extra penalty here after completing a double over timber, the latest when making all at Wetherby, but there's plenty more to come and a hat-trick beckons. Red Reminder followed a good run here by scoring at Sedgefield and is another on the upgrade but Lady Babs faces a stiff test on her debut over hurdles after showing promise in bumpers. Lily's Gem won a bumper here in 2018 and was only beaten a neck on the track in November but she disappointed on heavy going at Ayr last time. Shabba Dada Do did better than expected at Musselburgh and will be suited by today's longer trip.
Penny Mallow (FR) 2-1 (11-1) Made all, pressed 2 out, ran on strongly, won at Wetherby 2m 4f (4) sft in Jan beating Prince Llywelyn (11-2) by 6 1/2l, 8 ran.
Red Reminder 5-1 (10-13) Chased leading pair, went 2nd before the last, led narrowly last, stayed on to assert towards finish, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f mdn (4) sft in Jan beating O'Hanrahan Bridge (11-6) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Bonny Houxty 100-1 (11-0) Keen, tracked leaders, under pressure 3f out, soon weakened, 5th of 9, 25 1/4l behind Shantewe (11-7) at Hexham 2m (5) gd in May.
Dorothy's Flame 50-1 (10-1) Towards rear, driven and behind 7th, tailed off 8th, pulled up after, at Hexham 2m 7f hcp (4) hvy in Dec.
Lady Babs 20-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, no impression, 2nd of 7, 9l behind Meep Meep Mag (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 1f (5) sft in Dec.
Lily's Gem (IRE) 7-5fav (11-0) Tracked leaders, tracked leader 2nd until before 3 out, weakened before next, 4th of 5, 32l behind Miss Aloud (11-0) at Ayr 2m 4f (4) hvy in Jan.
Shabba Dada Do (IRE) 40-1 (11-0) Keen led, ridden and headed 2 out, left 3rd next, kept on one pace, 3rd of 8, 4 1/4l behind Royal Cosmic (11-0) at Musselburgh 2m (4) gs in Jan.
