with leader, led after 1st, clear 3rd until not fluent next, headed after 3 out, lost 2nd before last, no extra
raced keenly, narrow lead until after 1st, chased leader, closed 4th, led after 3 out, clear before 2 out, ridden when mistake last, reduced lead flat, kept on
last pair, not fluent 5th, struggling 3 out, soon behind, mistake 2 out
last pair, behind 4th, closed from final bend, went 2nd before last, closed on winner but unable to get on terms
withdrawn
Olly Murphy has two of the five entries with Weebill looking better than Fearless on these terms. An easy winner of a Leicester seller in December he returned there to land a claimer last month despite Katie O'Farrell dropping her whip. However, COOLE WELL was only beaten just over a length in the latter event when conceding 8lb and returning from a long break so he looks the one to beat. Eskendash hasn't run over hurdles for two years but was in reasonable form over fences last summer while Disc Donc hasn't run over timber since 2019 and it's four years since he last won.
Fearless (IRE) 12-1 (11-8) Soon towards rear, last 4th, not fluent 10th, headway after next, 4th and no impression from 2 out, stayed on one pace, 4th of 10, 14 1/2l behind Tile Tapper (11-7) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
Eskendash (USA) 4-1 (11-9) Held up in rear, blundered 2nd, ridden 2 out, no impression, 3rd of 4, 23 1/2l behind Caddyhill (11-4) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Dis Donc (FR) 33-1 (11-6) Prominent until slow 9th, weakened before 4 out, soon eased, pulled up 2 out, 5th of 7, dist behind Can You Call (11-12) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Weebill 10-3 (11-7) Chased leader until 4th, led 2 out, clear after last, reduced lead towards finish, held on, won at Leicester 2m (4) sft in Feb beating Ar Mest (11-7) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Coole Well (IRE) 15-2 (11-10) Soon mid-division, closed before 5th, outpaced after 3 out, rallied flat, went 3rd final 100 yards, stayed on, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Weebill (11-7) at Leicester 2m (4) sft in Feb.
