chased leaders, lost place 3rd, closed form 5th, not fluent 3 out, went 2nd last, led final 100 yards, stayed on
led, not fluent 2nd, headed 3rd, ridden and disputing 2nd before 3 out, weakened flat
held up towards rear on outside, raced keenly, 5th and outpaced 4 out, left modest 4th 3 out
chased leader, led 3rd, headed after 5th, ridden and headed 100 yards out, battled well, held close home
mid-division, pecked 2nd, closed next, not fluent 5h, hit 6th and 7th, 4th and outpaced from 4 out, 7 lengths down still in 4th when mistake and unseated rider 3 out
held up, closed 3rd, jumped left and mistake 6th, struggling when went left again and mistake 7th, well beaten 4 out, tailed off
always behind, tailed off
Despite finishing third last time at Wetherby, Da Vinci Hand was still beaten 24 lengths. Claret Dabbler’s third here two weeks ago was easily his best run to date over fences and he wouldn’t need much more to land this with Hereford and Sedgefield winner Obey The Rules failing to cope with a further 8lb rise at Leicester. GETAWAY JEWEL twice ran well around here over hurdles and starts off over the larger obstacles at a realistic level so gets the nod.
Da Vinci Hand (IRE) 5-1 (12-0) Close up, ridden 4 out, keeping on same pace when left in 3rd 2 out, 3rd of 10, 24l behind Ladronne (11-12) at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Dec.
Obey The Rules (IRE) 6-4fav (11-7) Pressed winner, shaken up before 2 out, hit 2 out, well held flat, 2nd of 7, 7 1/2l behind Ben Buie (11-2) at Leicester 2m hcp (5) gf in Dec.
Getaway Jewel (IRE) 7-1 (11-5) Mid division, pushed along and weakened home turn, 5th of 14, 14 1/2l behind El Jefe (11-4) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Claret Dabbler 9-1 (10-0) Jumped left, chased leaders, not fluent 5th, led 8th, headed after 4 out, not much room 3 out, no impression on winner from 2 out, lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 6, 3l behind Out On The Tear (11-10) at Catterick 2m hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Wheelbahri 16-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, not fluent 2nd, closed 4 out, hanging right final bend, went 3rd from 2 out, no impression, 3rd of 9, 10 3/4l behind Beat Box (10-9) at Ayr 2m hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Overtougeorge 125-1 (10-0) Mid-division, ridden approaching 2 out, well held towards rear after 2 out, 12th of 14, 31 1/2l behind Shady Character (10-13) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Mar.
Madam Scully 100-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, not fluent 6th, headway 12th, no extra 2 out, 7th of 12, dist behind Spot On Soph (10-0) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Dec.
