mid-divison, not fluent 1st, pushed along when not fluent 7th, not fluent next, reminder after 9th, behind from next, tailed off
held up towards rear, headway 10th, mistake 13th, ridden after 16th, weakened next, tailed off
held up in rear, took keen hold, bad mistake 4th, not confident at next few fences, headway 11th, challenged last, led flat, driven out
prominent, lost place and ridden 11th, soon in rear, stayed on to go 4th approaching 2 out, kept on flat
led until 17th, soon ridden, weakened approaching 3 out, pulled up after
in touch, hit 2nd, not fluent next, blundered 10th, ridden after 11th, lost place 13th, pulled up before 16th
held up in rear on outside, headway 6th, went 2nd 17th, led approaching last, edged left and headed flat, stayed on, held towards finish
tracked leader, led 17th, ridden after 3 out, headed approaching last, no extra flat
held up in rear, mistake 13th, headway after 17th, weakened approaching 3 out
in touch, not fluent and lost place 8th, behind 10th, pulled up before 12th
An open heat where BURREN LEGEND is suggested to follow-up his Newbury win, while opposition may come strongest in the form of Boychuk and Wind Instrument. The Richard Rowe-trained pick has gone up 7lbs for that win at the Berkshire track, but the form has been franked by Dom D'Orgeval, who ran well at Aintree over the weekend. He acts on a sound surface and stays at least this far, and he could be one to catch right again today. Boychuk will relish these conditions and is sliding in the weights, although recent efforts have been none-too-encouraging. Even so, he goes well here and is from a yard in great shape, so a return to form is not out of the question. Wind Instrument seems to go on any ground and is just 3lbs higher than when scoring at Sandown in February. He is not the most consistent performer, so after being thrashed last time he might just come back with a good run. Shouldhavehadthat represents a stable going well and has now dropped to 1lb above his last winning mark, so the handicapper has given him a squeak, and he goes on the ground, so a better showing is now expected. We'll take Burren Legend to score.
Parsons Legacy (IRE) 66-1 (11-4) Mid-division, hampered and unseated rider 5th, in a race won by BallaBriggs (11-12) at Cheltenham 3m 1f Am hcp chs 0-140 (2) gs in Mar, 24 ran.
Regal Heights (IRE) 20-1 (11-12) Mid-division, not fluent 6th or next, headway when hit 16th, weakened 5 out, 6th of 14, 31l behind Burren Legend (10-0) at Newbury 3m 2f hcp chs 0-140 (2) sft in Mar.
Ouzbeck (FR) 12-1 (11-5) Led until mistake 8th, weakened after next, tailed off, 7th of 12, 48l behind Bella Haze (10-10) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Mar.
Boychuk (IRE) 10-1 (11-6) In rear, hit 2nd, hampered 5th, always behind, 9th of 24, 40l behind BallaBriggs (11-12) at Cheltenham 3m 1f Am hcp chs 0-140 (2) gs in Mar.
Oakfield Legend 15-8fav (11-12) Led, ridden and headed 4 out, 3rd and beaten when unseated rider 2 out, in a race won by Scots Dragoon (11-12) at Sandown 3m am chs 0-130 (3) gd in Mar, 12 ran.
Buck The Legend (IRE) 25-1 (10-9) Mid-division, pushed along briefly 5th, headway 10th, weakened 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by BallaBriggs (11-12) at Cheltenham 3m 1f Am hcp chs 0-140 (2) gs in Mar, 24 ran.
Burren Legend (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) Mid-division, not fluent 9th, headway 16th, led 3 out, stayed on well flat to draw clear final 75 yards, won at Newbury 3m 2f hcp chs 0-140 (2) sft in Mar beating Dom d'Orgeval (10-10) by 2 3/4l, 14 ran.
Wind Instrument (IRE) 7-4fav (11-11) With leader, went 2nd approaching 4 out, weakened approaching next, last of 5, 37l behind Petite Margot (10-10) at Ffos Las 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Mar.
Shouldhavehadthat (IRE) 11-1 (11-7) Held up in touch, weakened approaching 3 out, pulled up before last, in a race won by Carrickmines (10-0) at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Mar, 12 ran.
Antonius Caesar (FR) 17-2 (10-12) Always towards rear, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Himalayan Trail (11-7) at Carlisle 3m hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft, 16 ran.
