prominent, pulled hard, led after 2nd, headed 4th, ridden and weakened 8th, behind when pulled up
held up, struggling 8th, tailed off when pulled up
led until after 2nd, remained prominent, not fluent 13th, slightly outpaced 4 out, rallied last, stayed on flat to close on winner, always held
held up in touch, lost place approaching 8th, rallied 13th, weakened 4 out and pulled up
held up in rear, headway after 7th, mistake 12th, weakened 5 out, well behind when pulled up
prominent, lost place 4th, jumped slowly and weakened 8th, tailed off when pulled up
always prominent, led 4th, mistake 12th, headed 4 out, disputing 2nd and beaten when blundered last
held up in rear when fell
mid-division on outside, in touch 7th, slightly outpaced from 11th, went moderate 4th 4 out
held up mid-division, headway when not fluent 8th, went 2nd 5 out, led 4 out, driven out flat
Nonrunner
The consistent Contact Dancer is bound to be popular with backers but Peter Bowen's gelding keeps on finding at least one to good and he may have to settle for minor honours again, with preference for Mith Hill who gets the vote over The Sawyer. The last mentioned has shown gradual improvement since being put over fences this term and has to be respected, especially with Bob Buckler's team in good form at present. Mister Potter is bred to be useful being out of a half-sister to Denman but he has yet to show a liking for fences, while Dancing Rock is hard to recommend having been pulled up on his recent reappearance. Highland Games looks to be going the right way but needs to improve to get the better of Mith Hill, who was the pick of these over hurdles and may be worth another chance over fences today, having been well held on his chasing debut last month.
Back To Bills (IRE) (12-0) 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Some Spanner (11-7) at Tinahely 3m ire ptp in Oct.
Ballykiln (IRE) 7-2fav (11-8) Held up, headway after 8th, slow jump 11th, soon lost place, pulled up before 15th pulled up 5 out in race won by Bronson F'sure (10-4) at Huntingdon 3m hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd, 12 ran.
Contact Dancer (IRE) 9-2 (10-11) Led, ridden 2 out, headed approaching last, kept on same pace, 2nd of 6, 4 1/2l behind In Accord (11-0) at Doncaster 3m beg chs (4) gd.
Dancing Rock 16-1 (11-0) In touch, effort 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up at the last in race won by Kings Euro (11-0) at Towcester 2m 6f beg chs (4) hvy in Jan, 10 ran.
Highland Games (IRE) 8-1 (10-11) Always behind, tailed off and pulled up 3 out in race won by Flying Falcon (11-0) at Chepstow 2m 3f beg chs (4) gs in Feb, 16 ran.
Just Standeese (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Prominent, reminder 3rd, ridden and lost touch 6th, tailed off when pulled up at the 8th in race won by Honour High (10-12) at Fontwell 3m 3f nov hdl (4) sft in Jan, 14 ran.
Mister Potter 11-2 (11-2) Tracked leaders, blundered 4th, weakened approaching 2 out, 5th of 9, 18l behind The Real Deal (10-6) at Haydock 2m 4f nov hcp chs (2) gs in Feb.
Mith Hill 9-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, ridden after 13th, soon weakened, tailed off, 4th of 13, 46l behind Karanja (11-0) at Taunton 2m 7f beg chs (4) sft in Feb.
See More Jock 11-1 (10-12) Held up, never dangerous, 9th of 15, 33l behind Jackie Boy (10-10) at Huntingdon 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Feb.
The Sawyer (BEL) 7-2 (11-0) Mid-division, headway to chase leader approaching 5 out, ridden when pecked 4 out, blundered 3 out, weakened, 3rd of 16, 26l behind Flying Falcon (11-0) at Chepstow 2m 3f beg chs (4) gs in Feb.
Pollensa Bay 7-1 (10-0) Held up in rear, struggling 9th, soon tailed off, 13th of 16, 48l behind Moscow Gold (9-13) at Ludlow 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-95 (F) gd in Dec '05.
