held up towards rear, pushed along before 3 out, plugging on but no chance when blundered 2 out, went modest 4th closing stages
tracked leader until before 4th, handy 3rd, weakening when hung left approaching 2 out
tracked leading pair, went 2nd before 4th, led 4 out, joined next, headed 2 out,soon ridden in 3rd weakened before the last where mistake
mid-division, headway 8th, chased leaders, went 3rd before the last, kept on same pace run-in
raced keenly, led, flattened 7th, headed 4 out, chased leader, starting to lose place when mistake 3 out, weakened before next
raced wide, held up towards rear, mistake and pushed along briefly 4th, never involved, mistake last, tailed off
chased leaders, pushed along after 4 out, 2nd approaching 3 out, every chance next, kept on but never going pace to threaten winner
held up in rear, never involved
towards rear, reminders after 6th, never on terms, tailed off
held up towards rear, steady headway on inside before 8th, led 2 out, ridden clear and edged right before last, stayed on strongly
held up in mid-division, steady headway on inside tracking leaders 6th, pushed along before 3 out, ridden before next, weakened between last 2, lost modest 4th close home
raced wide in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 6th, pushed along before 3 out, weakened well before next
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Nonrunner
Out Sam, Firebird Flyer and Kris Spin may all be having a confidence-booster having struggled over fences lately but Minella Aris, a winner at Southwell in November, is lightly raced and so is Perform. The latter has had just the three career starts and has hard to train but it’s significant that his trainer has brought him back out at this stage of the season. VERYGOODVERYGOOD has to go on the short-list as he was already a course winner before just failing to peg back Never Equalled over 2m4f here last month. He was raised 4lb for that but can get the better of Doncaster scorer Rocky's Treasure, who is 8lb higher, and Going For Broke.
Perform (IRE) 13-2 (10-10) In rear, not fluent 1st or 2nd, headway after normal 3 out, never on terms, 6th of 15, 10 3/4l behind Massini's Trap (10-2) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Out Sam 20-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, not fluent 1st, slow 4th, struggling after 12th, pulled up before 20th, at Uttoxeter 4m 1f hcp lst (1) sft in Mar.
Minella Aris (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, pushed along and reminder before 4 out, some headway from 2 out, one pace, 5th of 9, dist behind Constantine Bay (11-5) at Doncaster 3m (1) gd in Jan.
Knight Of Noir (IRE) 25-1 (11-12) Mid-division, mistake 3rd, ridden and weakened from 4 out, pulled up, at Sandown 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
You Say What (IRE) 6-1 (11-6) Never fluent, slight lead until after 4th, chased leading pair until 10th, losing touch when blundered badly 4 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Oscarteea (IRE) 6-1 (11-10) Mid-division, pushed along after 3rd, jumped slowly next, behind 5th, tailed off 7th, pulled up before next, at Newbury 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Driftwood Haze 7-1 (11-10) Chased leaders, outpaced after 3 out, weakened next, 5th of 6, 15 1/2l behind Sleep Easy (11-12) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Firebird Flyer (IRE) 33-1 (11-6) Held up in mid-division, hit 7th, mistake and struggling 17th, pulled up before 20th, at Uttoxeter 4m 1f hcp lst (1) sft in Mar.
Verygoodverygood (FR) 5-1 (11-10) Chased leaders, under pressure 4 out, hard ridden to challenge approaching last, stayed on strongly, never reached winner, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Never Equalled (11-10) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Rocky's Treasure (IRE) 15-2 (11-0) Held up in touch, went 2nd before 3 out, led 2 out, clear before last, held on well towards finish, won at Doncaster 3m hcp (3) gd in Feb beating Some Kinda Lama (11-12) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Going For Broke (IRE) 7-2 (11-8) Tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, well beaten when left 2nd last, no chance with winer, 2nd of 6, 14l behind Potters Story (11-2) at Ffos Las 2m (4) sft in Feb.
Tea Time Fred 10-1 (10-11) Held up last, closer in 4th place 6th, went 3rd 10th until weakened rapidly 13th, pulled up before next, at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Virtuel D'oudon (FR) 50-1 (11-1) Last pair, struggling before 6th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, at Exeter 2m 7f hcp (2) sft in Feb.
Kris Spin (IRE) 9-1 (11-8) Mid-division, blundered 6th, closed 7th, fell 9th, at Warwick 3m hcp (3) sft in Feb.
