held up, reminders 6th, driven 3 out, behind when pulled up before last
mid-division, headway 4 out, ridden to lead approaching last, driven out
tracked leaders, blundered 10th, effort 3 out, no extra from last
tracked leaders, effort 3 out, soon driven and one pace
in rear, headway 5 out, driven and weakened 3 out
in rear when pulled up before 10th
led to 4th, lost place 8th, soon tailed off
led 4th until fell 9th
tracked leaders, led 9th, ridden and headed approaching last when blundered badly and unseated rider
in rear, headway 10th, stayed on from last
held up, reminders 7th, never troubled leaders
Nonrunner
With Sue Smith's string in such good form of late you can't ignore PASS THE CLASS here who has the selection just ahead of Open de L'Isle and Marleybow. While the selection's jumping has been a little sketchy since switching to chasing he showed his true ability last time only finding a Howard Johnson hotpot too good. That came on heavy ground but he is just as effective on faster and a three pound reprieve in his mark makes him very competitive. Open de L'Isle has been running well this season in similar races and although this is a step up in trip for James Ewart's charge he shaped as if he should stay on his last run, which was off this mark in a race where the form is working out quite well. Marleybow looks dangerously well handicapped on the pick of his hurdles form and steps down in class here for his third start over fences. Manadam looks to be running off a competitive mark but may have to improve to score while Sue Smith's second string Teenando looks a little high in the weights so we take interest in her first string Pass The Class.
Ballyvoge (IRE) 14-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, soon weakened, 5th of 11, 26l behind Never So Blue (11-3) at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-120 (3) gs in Feb.
Open de L'Isle (FR) 9-4fav (11-12) Led, headed 7th, tracked winner until 9th, soon outpaced, behind and driven, kept on again flat, 3rd of 6, 1/2l behind Cantgeton (11-4) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Feb.
Manadam (FR) 2-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, effort 3 out, ridden and kept on same pace from next, 3rd of 5, 5l behind Kempski (10-13) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) hvy.
Marleybow (IRE) 9-2 (11-11) Tracked leaders, led 2nd, headed 14th, weakened from 2 out, 3rd of 5, 17l behind Fiftyfive Degrees (10-9) at Newcastle 3m nov hcp chs 0-120 (3) gs.
Pass The Class (IRE) 13-2 (10-11) Held up in touch, outpaced 4 out, rallied 2 out, stayed on to go 2nd flat, no impression, 2nd of 6, 4l behind Hockenheim (11-0) at Carlisle 2m 5f beg chs (4) hvy.
Day Of Claies (FR) 14-1 (11-9) Mistake 3rd, always behind, 7th of 10, well behind Stagecoach Amber (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd.
Pen Gwen (FR) 20-1 (11-7) Held up in rear, ridden and weakened 11th, tailed off, 7th of 8, well behind Johnny Roche (11-4) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf.
Nile Moon (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Mid-division, weakened 4 out, 6th of 12, well behind North Island (11-0) at Catterick 2m 3f mdn chs (5) gs in Dec.
Teenando (IRE) 7-1 (9-12) Led, ridden and headed last, stayed on under pressure flat, 2nd of 8, hd behind Storymaker (11-6) at Carlisle 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-130 (3) hvy.
Wise Choice 9-1 (10-4) Chased leaders, went 2nd 8th, ridden approaching 2 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 2l behind Vicario (11-7) at Ayr 2m 5f hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft.
Astyanax (IRE) 28-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, led 4 out, headed when hit 2 out, soon one pace, 5th of 8, 5l behind Norminster (11-7) at Carlisle 2m nov hcp chs (5) hvy.
Euro American (GER) 6-1 (11-7) Held up, hampered 4th, driven and weakened 2 out, 8th of 11, 29l behind Le Roi Rouge (11-11) at Carlisle 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy in Feb.
