held up in rear, headway from 4 out, ridden and weakened from 2 out
tracked leader, led 7 out, ridden before last, held on well towards finish
held up towards rear, mistake 2nd, kept on from 4 out
towards rear, fell 6 out
led, mistake 9 out, headed 7 out, weakened from 4 out, pulled up before last
always towards rear, weakened after 5 out
tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd before 2 out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd 4 out, every chance 3 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on
held up mid-division, headway before 4 out, weaakened from 3 out
Progressive chaser SHADOWS LENGTHEN (NAP) landed a Listed handicap at Wetherby last month. He's up 8lb for that but won by seven lengths eased down and may not have finished winning yet. Uriah Heep made a winning start over fences at Ludlow and there should be more to come from him but Violets Boy won a lesser event at Kempton last time and this is tougher. Hexham winner Wakanda failed to cope with a 7lb rise when well beaten at Aintree but the returning pair Baile Anrai and Di Kaprio, along with recent Musselburgh runner-up Robbie, are all worthy of consideration.
Shadows Lengthen 20-1 (10-13) Held up mid-division, headway before 4 out, led 3 out, clear before last, kept on well, won at Wetherby 2m 4f Listed hcap ch (1) gd in Oct beating Off The Ground (11-11) by 7l, 8 ran.
Robbie 9-2 (11-12) With leader, not fluent 3rd, led 6th, headed next, led again 11th, headed 3 out, still close up last, stayed on, held towards finish, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Baileys Concerto (11-8) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd.
Baile Anrai (IRE) 40-1 (10-0) Close up, led 6th, headed 7th, weakened 6 out, pulled up, in a race won by Al Co (10-0) at Ayr 4m hcp chs G3 (1) gs in Apr, 29 ran.
Uriah Heep (FR) 11-4 (10-10) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 6th, ridden before 3 out, closed from last, led flat, ran on, won at Ludlow 2m nov hcap ch (3) gd in Oct beating Kitchapoly (10-3) by 1 3/4l, 5 ran.
Di Kaprio (FR) 11-1 (11-10) Led to 3 out, ridden before last, kept on and held towards finish, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Billy Cuckoo (10-13) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Feb.
Lucky Landing (IRE) 25-1 (11-5) In rear, hampered 7th, headway before 4 out, went 3rd before last, no impression, 2nd of 7, 18l behind Darna (11-11) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-140 (3) sft.
Wakanda (IRE) 11-1 (11-8) Held up in rear, mistake 4th, hit next, not fluent 7th, headway 12th, hit 4 out, mistake 3 out, weakened next, 4th of 8, 28l behind Golden Hoof (11-3) at Aintree 2m 4f nov chs (3) gd in Oct.
Violets Boy (IRE) 9-2 (11-9) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4 out (usual 5 out), led 2 out 2 out (usual 3 out), ridden and stayed on well on extended run-in, won at Kempton 2m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs in Oct beating Sands Cove (11-12) by 4l, 6 ran.
Crazy Jack (IRE) 10-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, outpaced before 3 out, kept on before last, held by winner, 2nd of 17, 4 1/2l behind Hello George (10-12) at Exeter 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Oct.
