mid-division, headway 4th, chased winner 3 out, ridden 2 out, held when hit last, no extra flat
towards rear, headway approaching 4th, ridden 3 out, one pace from 2 out
mid-division, lost place 3rd, behind
led after 1st, headed approaching 2nd, chased leader until ridden 3 out, one pace
prominent, ridden and effort approaching 3 out, weakened after 2 out
towards rear, ridden after 4th, weakened 3 out
held up, ridden 3rd, soon weakened
raced wide towards rear, good headway approaching 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, 3rd and held when mistake last
held up, ridden 4th, soon weakened
chased leader, led approaching 2nd, ridden 3 out, kept on well from last
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before last
led to after 1st, chased leader, ridden approaching 3 out, one pace
Miss Midnight is a consistent sort, Early Wings and Oh Braga are potential improvers whilst Double The Trouble and Lord Lieutenant won well last time but we're going to side with Petito. The selection was no great shakes on the Flat but he's threatening to make up into a better hurdler and improved for each of his three starts in novice events. He took a further step forwards when third behind Majaales, a winner since, at Chepstow and a similar performance this afternoon should be enough to see him involved in the finish. The market should be revealing in respect of Early Wings and Oh Braga but Double The Trouble has already shown his hand in beating Lord Lieutenant by 9 lengths over course and distance at the start of the month. He's weighted to confirm the form with the runner-up despite having to race from a 15lb higher mark this afternoon and looks sure to go well. However, we'll come back to Petito for the winner.
Petito (IRE) 25-1 (11-7) Mid-division, headway 4 out, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, one pace, 3rd of 14, 6l behind Majaales (11-8) at Chepstow 2m nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Feb.
Penny Island (IRE) 20-1 (10-5) In rear, not fluent 2nd, ridden from 3 out, never on terms, 10th of 13, 21l behind Majaales (11-4) at Newbury 2m nov hcp hdl (3) gs.
Mr Excel (IRE) 50-1 (10-9) Mid-division, blundered 5th, soon behind, 13th of 17, well behind Dansimar (9-8) at Wincanton 2m mdn hdl (4) gd.
Oh Braga (FR) 16-1 (10-7) Held up in rear, mistake when weakening 4 out, 7th of 9, 23l behind Folie Dancer (10-5) at Haydock 2m nh nov hdl (4) hvy in Dec.
Miss Midnight 11-2 (11-1) Mid-division, ridden after 3 out, kept on to go 3rd 2 out, 3rd of 8, 11l behind Jigsaw Dancer (11-10) at Wincanton 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs.
Early Wings (GER) 18-1 (11-4) Keen, mistake 4th, brief headway 7th, soon beaten, 8th of 15, well behind Orphelin Collonges (11-4) at Ludlow 2m 5f mdn hdl (4) sft in Feb.
Chilbury Hill (IRE) 66-1 (9-12) Held up, not fluent 1st, lost touch 5th, soon ridden, rallied and kept on from 2 out, jumped left last, 4th of 7, 21l behind Cnoc Moy (10-9) at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd.
Double The Trouble 11-4 (10-11) Held up behind, headway from 2nd, hit 4th, led on bit approaching 3 out, soon clear, easily, won at Exeter 2m 1f amt hcp hdl (5) gs beating Lord Lieutenant (9-11) by 9l, 18 ran.
Call Me Sir (IRE) 40-1 (11-1) Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, jumped right 4th, soon struggling, 9th of 14, 50l behind Kingscape (11-1) at Stratford 2m mdn hdl (4) gd.
Dovedale 11-1 (10-6) Chased leader, led after 2nd to 6th, kept on one pace, 4th of 16, 7l behind I'm A Legend (10-9) at Taunton 2m 1f cnd hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Feb.
Sidney Charles (IRE) 100-1 (10-7) Held up behind, headway to go prominent 4 out, outpaced 3 out, 5th of 15, 10l behind Supreme Builder (11-4) at Carlisle 2m 4f cnd hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft.
Lord Lieutenant (FR) 5-1 (9-7) Always prominent, led 7th, ridden after 2 out, pecked last, all out, won at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy beating Baseball Ted (11-5) by a nk, 10 ran.
