led, pressed from 3 out, headed 2 out, ridden before last, kept on and always held
held up mid-division, reminder before 4th, hit 6th, soon lost place, tailed off
prominent, headway before 4 out, ridden before 3 out, soon lost place
held up towards rear, pushed along 5th, challenged 3 out, led 2 out, kept on well from last
held up mid-division, headway before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last
tracked leader, ridden and weakened before 3 out
held up in touch, lost place after 5 out, tailed off
in rear, headway before 4 out, weakened before 3 out
held up towards rear, outpaced before 2 out, kept on to take 3rd before last, no impression
A decent staying handicap which is probably a bit more competitive than the one won by Gold Chain at Ludlow. Dan Skelton's mare is 5lb higher here, though has won off higher marks in the past. Skidoosh could be interesting stepping up to 3m and making his handicap debut while No Hiding Place ran well at Ascot after winning at Kempton, when Muthabir was behind, and Alan Doyle takes off 7lb again. Katy Royal produced a career-best when scoring at Sedgefield and Dans Le Vent is tried in blinkers but we’re giving another chance to COURT LIABILITY, who may not have been suited by the give in the ground when surrendering his unbeaten record under Rules at Huntingdon.
Dans Le Vent (FR) 2-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, effort 2 out, soon no impression, weakened last, 4th of 5, 18 3/4l behind Jet Master (10-5) at Musselburgh 3m hcp (3) gd in Jan.
Court Liability (IRE) 11-4fav (11-2) Tracked leader, bumped after 3 out, one pace and beaten from next, 4th of 9, 12l behind Not Many Left (11-7) at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (2) gs in Jan.
No Hiding Place (IRE) 9-1 (11-8) Held up towards rear, pushed along in mid-division over 3f out, kept on final 2f, went 4th final furlong, 4th of 14, 8 1/2l behind Darling Maltaix (11-4) at Ascot 2m 6f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Skidoosh 2-1 (11-10) Chased winner throughout, pushed along after 3 out, challenged 2 out, ridden and stayed on run-in, not quite pace to challenge, 2nd of 3, 1 1/4l behind The Some Dance Kid (12-0) at Catterick 2m 3f (4) gd in Jan.
Earlshill (IRE) 10-3 (10-9) Chased leaders on inside, reminders before 10th, weakened before next, 6th of 8, dist behind Drovers Lane (11-8) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Muthabir (IRE) 7-2jfav (11-11) Tracked leader, ridden and one pace before last, 4th of 7, 7 1/4l behind Modern Warfair (11-4) at Doncaster 3m hcp (4) gd in Jan.
Katy Royal 15-2 (11-7) Raced on inner, tracked leader, led 3 out, came readily clear 2 out, won at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp (4) gs in Jan beating Quick Pick (11-12) by 5l, 7 ran.
Rubenesque (IRE) 11-4 (11-8) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 2 out, kept on same pace from last, 2nd of 4, 5l behind Miss Spent (11-5) at Doncaster 3m hcp (4) gd in Dec.
Gold Chain (IRE) 2-1fav (10-11) Chased leaders, went 2nd after 4 out, challenged 3 out, went right last, soon led, ridden out, won at Ludlow 3m hcp (3) gd in Jan beating Midnight Target (11-8) by 2l, 5 ran.
