held up, soon reminders, ridden along after 4 out, well behind when ran on flat
keen, made all, ridden into hurdles from 4 out, mistake 2 out, easily
held up, headway after 4th, jumped left and left clear 2nd 4 out, no chance with winner
chased winner, blundered and lost position 4th, not recover, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
behind, left poor 3rd 4 out, weakened 2 out
keen, tracked leaders, disputing 2nd when hampered and fell 4 out
Visibility has ground conditions to suit but Martin Pipe's gelding has struggled off similar handicap marks in the past and is hard to recommend off his current rating so preference is for Yes Sir, who gets the vote ahead of Monksford. The last mentioned ran well off a 1lb higher mark over course and distance last time but his better form is on a faster surface and the son of Monster Son may struggle to show his best under today's conditions. Rocket Bleu receives weight all round and should not be inconvenienced by the underfoot conditions so has to be respected; he rates a bigger threat than Kildee Lass who is another yet to prove himself under such testing conditions. There are no such problems with Yes Sir though as Peter Bowen's gelding ran out the easy winner of a novice hurdle over course and distance last month. Not disgraced under faster ground on his handicap debut at Stratford subsequently, the son of Needle Gun is taken to return to winning ways now that he tackles more testing conditions again.
Visibility (FR) 66-1 Driven in mid-division 4th, soon struggling, tailed off 3 out, 17th of 19, well behind Medison at Sandown 2m lst hcp hdl (A) gs.
Yes Sir (IRE) 11-2 Tracked leaders, mistake 2nd, chased leader from 5th, ridden and weakened after 3 out, 7th of 15, 14l behind Baron De Feypo at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (D) sft.
Monksford 20-1 Held up rear, headway approaching 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, hard ridden and kept on flat, not reach winner, 2nd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Genghis at Chepstow 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (D) gd.
Forzacurity 12-1 Tracked leaders, led 3rd, ridden and headed approaching last, weakened flat, 6th of 17, 13l behind Tighten Your Belt at Towcester 2m nov hdl (C) gs in Feb '04.
Kildee Lass 8-1 Jumped right, held up, headway approaching 6th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out, 5th of 14, 18l behind Cashel Dancer at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (D) gs in Feb.
Rocket Bleu (FR) 14-1 Held up, headway after 2nd, lost place approaching 5th, no danger after, 4th of 8, 25l behind Dere Lyn at Hereford 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (E) hvy in Feb.
