led, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, no extra flat
held up in rear, some headway on inside 7th, ridden and no impression before 3 out
held up towards rear, headway approaching 6th, lost place when mistake 3 out, not fluent 2 out
mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, hung left before 2 out, jumped right last, kept on same pace flat
held up in rear, took keen hold, not fluent 3rd, some headway and hung left after 3 out, never on terms
in touch, lost place after 3rd, headway from 3 out, unable to reach leaders
mid-division, headway after 7th, stayed on same pace from 3 out
in touch, not fluent 3rd, ridden and edged left before 2 out, went 2nd last, every chance flat, held towards finish
mid-division on outside, took keen hold, shaken up when not fluent 3 out, no impression
always handy, led when not fluent 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on well
tracked leaders, lost place when bumped 3 out
in touch, mistake 4th, ridden after 7th, lost place before 3 out
prominent, ridden after 3 out, not fluent last, stayed on same pace flat
held up in rear, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on before 2 out, never nearer
held up towards rear, well behind before 3 out
prominent, led before 3 out, not fluent and headed next, one pace flat
mistakes in rear, well behind before 3 out
mid-division, no impression 3 out, stayed on approaching last, not able to get on terms
chased leaders until 7th, soon weakened
Henok is better than he's shown so far this season and would be interesting if attracting market support. Man Of Leisure has been knocking on the door but has gone up 3lb since finishing second to Admiral Blake at Taunton while South Stack is also creeping up the weights despite not winning, though was taking on better opposition at Wincanton last month. Josh's Dreamway is a course and distance winner and was just beaten in a jumper's bumper at Wolverhampton in January. She might enjoy a fitness advantage of Definite Dream while there are also possibilities about Tolkeins Tango and Dark Energy. But, in an open race, we are expecting a big run from PRESENTING ARMS. He's been steadily finding his feet over hurdles and there's every chance this step up in trip will bring about further improvement.
Moorland Sunset 14-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, ridden before 2 out, outpaced soon after, plugged on flat, went 4th close home, 4th of 12, 15l behind Be All Man (10-12) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Feb.
Presenting Arms (IRE) 7-2 (10-12) Mid-division, headway 4 out, every chance next, led 2 out, headed last, kept on well, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Billy Dutton (10-12) at Exeter 2m 1f NH nov hdl 4-6yo (4) hvy in Dec.
Coup Royale (FR) 12-1 (10-13) Held up in rear, mistake 6th, headway 12th, weakened 4 out, pulled up before next, in a race won by Hunt Ball (10-13) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Feb '12, 10 ran.
South Stack 11-1 (10-10) Mid-division, headway after 3 out, ridden before 2 out, staying on same pace in 3rd when jumped right and not fluent last, no impression on leaders, 3rd of 11, 11l behind Jumps Road (11-0) at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) hvy in Feb.
Definite Dream (IRE) 9-4fav (10-12) Held up in rear, took keen hold, headway after 8th, went 3rd from 2 out, no chance with winner when pressing for 2nd last, one pace, 3rd of 8, 19l behind Return Spring (10-12) at Ludlow 2m 5f NH nov hdl 4-6yo (4) sft in Nov.
Josh's Dreamway (IRE) 10-1 (10-13) Held up mid-division, pushed along on outer over 5f out, headway to go 3rd over 2f out, led over 1f out, kep ton and headed towards finish, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Adiynara (11-2) at Wolverhampton 2m Mares Nat Hunt Flat (4yo+) (AWT) (4) std in Jan.
Semi Colon (FR) 40-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, lost place after 5th, not fluent 7th, closed before 3 out, weakened approaching next where hampered, tailed off, 6th of 9, well behind Benvolio (11-3) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) hvy in Feb.
Loyaute (FR) 6-1 (11-4) Not fluent 1st, held up towards rear, headway 2 out, modest 7th when went right last, kept on same pace flat, 5th of 12, 9l behind Thundering Home (10-9) at Sandown 2m cond hcp hdl 0-1115 (4) gs in Feb.
Look For Love 20-1 (10-12) Pulled hard in rear, blundered 4th, no chance when mistake 2 out, 8th of 12, 27l behind Xaarcet (10-3) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) hvy in Jan.
Tolkeins Tango (IRE) 40-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, headway 5th, ridden and one pace 4th before 3 out until next, no extra soon after, 5th of 15, 27l behind Many Clouds (11-11) at Exeter 2m 3f nov hdl (4) hvy in Feb.
Cottage Acre (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) Led until 4th, chased winner, reminder after 5th, lost 2nd 8th, weakened 10th, 6th of 7, well behind Dinarius (11-7) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Apr.
Dark Energy 10-1 (10-6) Mid-division, headway 3 out, went 3rd before 2 out, soon slightly outpaced, kept on from last, 3rd of 14, 3 1/2l behind Crafty Roberto (11-6) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Feb.
No Likey (IRE) 14-1 (11-8) In touch, hampered 5th, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and weakened before next, 8th of 18, 48l behind Farbreaga (11-5) at Kempton 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Feb.
Henok (FR) 9-2 (11-11) Held up in rear, headway from 2 out, never nearer, 5th of 9, 4l behind Thunderstorm (11-9) at Leicester 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Jan.
Kilderry Dean (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, weakened before 4 out, tailed off, 7th of 8, well behind Princely Player (11-5) at Exeter 2m 3f nov hdl (4) sft in May.
Lord Of The Dunes 7-2 (11-9) Tracked leaders, mistake 2nd, ridden 3 out, went 2nd from last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 10l behind Come On Annie (9-13) at Ffos Las 2m nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) hvy in Feb.
Courting Whitney (IRE) 66-1 (11-7) Held up in rear, headway after 3 out, weakened before next, pulled up before last, in a race won by Xaarcet (11-9) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy in Feb, 15 ran.
Man Of Leisure 10-3 (11-6) Held up towards rear of mid-division, steady headway approaching 4 out, chased leaders 3 out, led approaching 2 out, blundered last, headed and stayed on same pace flat, held on for 2nd, 2nd of 13, 1 3/4l behind Admiral Blake (10-0) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) hvy in Feb.
Witness That (IRE) 14-1 (11-3) Prominent, not fluent 5th or 8th, led 9th, headed before 10th where not fluent, mistake 13th, soon ridden and lost place, weakened 4 out, 5th of 7, 37l behind The Rockies (11-4) at Ludlow 3m nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft in Nov.
