held up in rear, in touch, pushed along before 4 out, ridden and held 2 out, not pace to challenge
led, joined 11th, led narrowly again 3 out, ridden after 2 out, stayed on and edged left after last, asserted run-in
prominent, disputed lead 11th, headed narrowly 3 out, ridden 2 out, every chance when blundered last, no extra
chased leader, pushed along 5 out, lost touch quickly before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
Without a win over hurdles, WIND TOR was having only her fourth start over fences when scoring over course and distance. There looks more to come over the larger obstacles and she can defy a rise in the weights. Madera Mist drops down in class for her reappearance and has a shout on last year’s second at Uttoxeter while Wilderness can race off a lower mark on her chasing bow but Simply Supreme failed to complete on her first start over fences.
Madera Mist (IRE) 14-1 (10-9) Mistakes, always towards rear, 9th of 17, 21 1/4l behind Strictlyadancer (11-1) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Wind Tor 7-2 (11-1) Held up in 6th, good headway out wide before 3 out (normal 4 out), went 2nd going well omitted 3 out, led approaching the last, shaken up and stayed on well run-in, won at Exeter 3m hcp (5) hvy in Mar beating Kestrel Valley (10-13) by 2 3/4l, 8 ran.
Wilderness 25-1 (11-3) Held up in rear, never a factor, 6th of 8, 17 1/2l behind Ruby Yeats (11-7) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (5) gs in Feb.
Simply Supreme (IRE) 22-1 (10-9) Always towards rear, not fluent 3 out, pulled up 5 out, at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (4) hvy in Dec.
