chased leaders, bad mistake 4th and dropped to rear, tracked leaders before 10th, not fluent 12th, went 3rd 3 out, ridden after 2 out, kept on one pace
towards rear, headway before 13th, went 5th after 5 out, pushed along and pressed leader before last, ridden run-in and no impression
prominent, led before 6th, shaken up 3 out, soon headed narrowly, kept on gamely until faded run-in
handy, pressed leader from 8th, ridden and led narrowly after 3 out, faced challenge before last, ridden run-in and ran on strongly, won going away
mid-division, never really travelling, in rear after 9th, soon struggling and pulled up
in rear, not fluent 7th, ridden after 3 out and beaten, bad mistake 2 out and pulled up
led, mistake 4th, headed before 6th, remained handy, mistake 10th, lost ground quickly 5 out, pulled up
tracked leaders, pushed along after 5 out, ridden in 4th 3 out, kept on, not pace to challenge
mid-division, hit 13th, ridden before 4 out, weakened before 2 out
Withdrawn
Methodtothemadness has the best recent form though her efforts at Bangor came in a lower grade. Upton Road and Batman For Ever may improve for last month’s outings and the same can be said of RATH AN IUIR. The latter landed this contest off a 12lb higher mark in 2020 and Rose Dobbin’s charge gets the speculative vote to return to form. Equus Dreamer went close over these fences back in February and Geordie B won a hunters’ chase over track and trip in March.
Hold That Taught 11-2 (10-4) Held up in rear, mistake and fell 11th, at Ascot 3m hcp lst (1) sft in Feb.
Uncle Alastair 7-2 (11-7) Held up in touch, pushed along 3 out, headway 10th, nudged along before 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened after last, last of 5, 9 3/4l behind Ubetya (11-3) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Apr.
Equus Dreamer (IRE) 9-4 (11-10) Tracked leader, led 4 out, ridden 2 out, headed run in, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Bavington Bob (11-10) at Carlisle 3m hcp (3) hvy in Feb.
Morning Spirit (IRE) 13-2 (11-8) Mid-division, hit 3 out and ridden, kept on but always held, 6th of 9, 9 3/4l behind Houston Texas (10-9) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Geordie B 14-1 (12-1) Towards rear, tailed off and pulled up after 12th, at Cheltenham 3m 2f (4) gd in Apr.
Upton Road (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) In rear, always behind, last of 7, 34 1/4l behind Beauport (10-12) at Carlisle 2m 4f lst (1) sft in Oct.
Batman For Ever (GER) 9-1 (10-13) Towards rear, mistake 2nd, held when not fluent 4 out, 8th of 10, 31l behind Karl Philippe (11-11) at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Rath An Iuir (IRE) 4-1 (10-13) Mid-division, ridden after 3 out, faded and beaten 2 out, 8th of 9, 21 1/2l behind Houston Texas (10-9) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Methodtothemadness (IRE) 5-2fav (12-2) Mid-division, not fluent 2nd, headway before 2 out, every chance last, ridden run-in, no extra, 2nd of 8, 4 1/4l behind Diegos Way (10-12) at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Juge Et Parti (FR) 3-1 (11-13) Jumped right, chased leaders, pushed along after 15th, outpaced and last when hampered 4 out, weakened 2 out, 4th of 5, 18l behind Niceandeasy (11-5) at Ayr 3m hcp (4) sft in Mar.
