raced wide in mid-division, good headway to lead 3 out, ran on well, ridden out
mid-division until 5th, soon behind
led until 2nd, chased leaders, weakening when hit 6th
pulled hard, led 2nd until next, prominent until weakened after 6th, pulled up before 2 out
raced wide in rear, good headway after 6th, pressed winner approaching 2 out, every chance last, ridden and no extra flat
held up, some headway 3 out, no further impression
held up, ridden and headway 6th, one pace from 3 out
keen and prominent, led 3rd, ridden and headed 3 out, soon weakened
raced wide, prominent, every chance 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace
held up towards rear, short lived effort approaching 6th, soon weakened
keen, in touch until weakend approaching 3 out
held up rear, headway after 6th, ridden after 3 out, kept on same pace
not always fluent, in touch, headway 6th, chased winner after 3 out, soon ridden, one pace
Nonrunner
A tricky handicap hurdle to end the card and we will give a narrow vote to It's Rumoured, with Prince Slayer and Sarasota put forward as the main dangers. The selection has been knocking on the door all season and put in another sound effort when second to Wave Back at Folkestone. Today's drop in trip should be ideal and he looks the one to beat. Prince Slayer has to be a major threat to all having finished an excellent second to Caballe at Plumpton last time. Sarasota was well beaten on his last handicap outing, but something may have been amiss as he had previously been impressive when landing a competitive event at Exeter. If running up to that form he will be hard to keep out of the frame. So a tough finale for punters to work out, but It's Rumoured deserves to get another victory and just sets the decision
Honey's Gift 7-1 Tracked leader, challeneged 5th to 3 out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 45l behind Up At Midnight at Kempton 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-115 (D) gs in Feb.
What's The Count 50-1 Mid-division, headway approaching 6th, ridden to lead and hit 2 out, headed approaching last, weakened flat, 4th of 17, 8l behind Go For Bust at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (F) gs in Feb.
It's Rumoured 9-2fav Prominent, hard ridden between last 2, stayed on to take 2nd run-in, no chance with winner, 2nd of 15, 8l behind Wave Back at Folkestone 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-95 (F) gs in Feb.
Sarasota (IRE) 11-4fav Held up, headway approaching 7th, ridden when not much room after 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 17, 23l behind Go For Bust at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (F) gs in Feb.
Statley Raj (IND) 20-1 Chased leader to after 3 out, weakened rapidly, 12th of 13, well behind Tighe Caster at Sandown 2m cnd hcp hdl 0-115 (E) gs in Feb.
Prince Slayer 6-1 Ridden after 6th, disputing 2nd from 3 out, chased winner next, kept on run-in, always just held, 2nd of 7, 3l behind Caballe at Plumpton 2m cnd hcp hdl 0-90 (F) sft in Feb.
Dash For Cover (IRE) 100-1 Held up in mid-division, ridden 6th, soon behind, tailed off, 13th of 14, well behind Cerium at Wincanton 2m nov hdl (D) gs in Feb.
Fiddles Music 33-1 Midfield, mistake 4th, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, 9th of 16, 13l behind Briareus at Kempton 2m nov hdl (D) gs.
