led until 5th, mistake 7th, ridden after 4 out, weakened 2 out
last pair, closed 10th, disputing 2nd 3 out, 3rd and weakening last
jumped well, chased leader, challenged 4th, led next, clear last, easily
chased leaders, not fluent 5th, ridden and went 2nd 3 out, no impression on winner last
last pair, mistake 7th, pushed along 9th, not fluent 11th, well behind 4 out
WHATSDASTORY drops down a grade and is probably best giving weight to inferior rivals. She’s not easy to catch right but this looks a good opportunity with Electric Annie, Mad About Sally and Tazka all pulled up on their latest outing with no apparent excuses. River Tyne hasn’t taken to fences in two runs this term.
Whatsdastory (IRE) 66-1 (11-7) Prominent until 2nd, chased leaders, ridden before 2 out, soon held, weakened flat, 6th of 10, 14 1/4l behind Dame du Soir (10-3) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Dec.
Electric Annie (IRE) 11-2 (10-11) Prominent until 2nd, chased leaders, lost place 4th, last 10th, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Dec.
Mad About Sally (IRE) 3-1fav (11-13) Prominent, not fluent 4th, weakened after 8th, pulled up before 3 out, at Ffos Las 2m 6f hcp (5) hvy in Jan.
River Tyne 16-1 (11-1) Held up towards rear on inside, closed after 5th, not fluent 3 out, soon weakened, went left last, went 4th flat, 4th of 8, 20 1/4l behind William Cody (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Tazka (FR) 8-1 (10-3) Chased leaders out wide, pushed along and lost place before 7th, reminders 9th, tailed off next, pulled up before 13th, at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp (4) sft in Dec.