towards rear, wide and headway 3 out, soon tracked leaders, weakened and pulled up approaching last
tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced 3 out, rallied approaching last, stayed on towards finish
in rear, behind going out for the final circuit, pulled up 10th
wide in touch, headway to track leaders 8th, ridden 3 out, weakened and jumped slow next, pulled up before last
towards rear, wide and headway 10th, led 3 out, ridden next, stayed on gamely (the first fence in straight omitted on both circuits)
in touch, ridden 12th, in rear when pulled up 3 out
close up, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching last
towards rear, behind 9th, soon pulled up
led, headed 5th, led again going out on final circuit, ridden and headed 3 out, still every chance at last, kept on one pace
close up, pushed along and lost place 10th, tailed off when pulled up 3 out
tracked leader, led 5th, headed going out for final circuit, weakened quickly 11th, soon pulled up
Dressedforsuccess and Tout Est Permis have every chance at the weights but are both struggling for form. The front-running Step Back was well beaten in one of these events at Taunton while Crypto hasn’t raced for over a year. TIME LEADER has plenty to find on these terms but both of his recent hunter chase victories came in novice company so he’s only penalised 4lb as a consequence.
Dressedforsuccess 11-1 (11-11) Mid-division, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, dist behind All About Joe (11-5) at Sedgefield 3m 5f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Crypto (IRE) 9-4fav (11-0) Prominent, lost place 9th, ridden and stopped quickly, pulled up before 12th, at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Scorpo (IRE) 6-1 (12-0) (bl) prom til wknd qckly aft 14; t.o & pu 3 out, at Alnwick 3m gs in Feb.
Time Leader (IRE) 11-10fav (12-2) Tracked leaders, led going best after 3 out, went clear approaching last, kept on well flat, comfortably, won at Stratford 2m 5f (5) gs in Mar beating Castle Trump (11-12) by 29l, 6 ran.
Billy Bronco 5-1 (10-9) (5a) led to 4; lost plce 11; last when ur 13, at Alnwick 3m gs in Jan.
Glory 5-1 (12-0) (bl) prom til wknd 13; pu 15, at Alnwick 3m gs in Feb.
Late Romantic (IRE) 9-2 (11-12) Tracked leaders, pushed along before 3 out, plugged on, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 6, 14l behind Not That Fuisse (12-6) at Wetherby 3m (5) gs in Feb.
Muroor 6-1 (11-9) (5a) (bl) trckd ldrs til outpcd 3 out, 3rd of 6, 15l behind Monsun Storm (12-0) at Alnwick 3m gs in Feb.
Step Back (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Led, jumped right 1st, headed 13th, outpaced before 3 out, kept on flat, went 4th towards finish, 4th of 8, 15l behind I K Brunel (12-6) at Taunton 2m 7f (5) gd in Feb.
The Whistle Blower (IRE) 5-1 (12-0) (cp) (tt) made all; just held on, won at Brocklesby Park 3m gd in Feb beating How To Get Away (12-3) by hd, 7 ran.
Tout Est Permis (FR) 4-1 (11-12) Raced in last, always behind, last of 4, dist behind Trappist Monk (11-12) at Fontwell 3m 2f (4) gd in Feb.
