held up in 5th, jumped slowly and lost touch 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
led until after 3rd, chased leader, led again 6th, strongly pressed 2 out, headed last, no extra flat
held up in 6th, steady progress on inner before 6th, tracked leading pair approaching 6th, until weakened before 2 out
chased leading trio, until lost place 8th, behind and struggling after, tailed off
held up in 7th, not fluent 5th, steady headway into 4th when blundered 8th, tracked leading pair before 2 out, challenged and every chance when blundered last, kept on, not recover
chased leading pair, hit 5th, tracked leader before 7th, challenged 2 out, led last, kept on well flat
chased leader, led after 3rd, jumped right next, headed 6th, lost 2nd before next, behind when blundered 8th and next, tailed off
David Pipe's Aboukir Bay ran better until weakening late on at Taunton last month and has claims racing off the same mark today but he is likely to be placed at best in a race where it is hard to get away from WIESENFURST, who gets the vote over Ballymorn. Henrietta Knight's gelding won well on heavy ground at Towcester in January and should appreciate the return to two miles having not seemingly stayed further last time but he may be too high in the weights now racing off a mark 6lbs higher than at Towcester. Magnificent Seven is probably better over further and of more interest may be Neil Mulholland's Normandy Landings, who has been showing gradual improvement in recent starts. Mark Gillard's Littleton Aldor ran much better when chasing home Star Galaxy at Chepstow last month and he has every chance off the same mark today but a better bet may be Wiesenfurst. Gary Moore could hardly have his team in better form and he looks the one to beat having made a pleasing first start over fences when chasing home Brushford at Fontwell on his latest start in January and he looks worth backing despite having been raised 5lbs since that outing.
Magnificent Seven (IRE) 9-2fav (11-12) Behind, weakened 7th, pulled up after 10th, in a race won by Old Noddy (10-3) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Apr '07, 17 ran.
Aboukir Bay (IRE) 7-1 (10-11) Led until blundered and headed 10th, (3 out) soon lost 2nd and weakened, finished tired, 3rd of 11, well behind Holmwood Legend (11-0) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Feb.
Normandy Landings 8-1 (11-7) Settled in mid-division, headway 4out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on same pace after 2out, 3rd of 14, 11l behind Star Galaxy (10-5) at Hereford 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs in Feb.
Ballymorn (IRE) 3-1 (11-9) Led until after 6th, led 8th, headed 4 out, weakened 2 out, 4th of 7, 30l behind Brushford (11-3) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-90 (5) sft in Feb.
Wiesenfurst (GER) 7-1 (10-4) Held up in rear, headway after 7th, went 3rd 4 out, challenged from 3 out, ridden after 2 out, held towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Brushford (10-5) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft in Jan.
Wishes Or Watches (IRE) 12-1 (10-0) Held up, headway after 9th, weakened 3 out, 5th of 7, 47l behind Brushford (11-3) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-90 (5) sft in Feb.
One Step Closer (IRE) 16-1 (9-11) Jumped right, promiment, led after 6th until 8th, weakened after 10th, pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Brushford (11-3) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-90 (5) sft in Feb, 7 ran.
Littleton Aldor (IRE) 16-1 (10-1) Raced keenly, jumped right, led and soon clear, headed last, no extra flat, 2nd of 9, 11l behind Star Galaxy (10-13) at Chepstow 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) hvy in Feb.
