tracked leader, close up 3rd, settled behind leader 4th, almost upsides 2 out, pushed into lead before last, drew clear flat, cosily
held up in rear, awkward 2nd, in touch when not fluent 3 out, ridden and outpaced 2 out, one pace from before last
led, ridden before 2 out, headed before last, weakened flat
NonRunner
A mistake three hurdles from home didn’t help the chances of SAGE ADVICE when finding one too good at Warwick. But he won in good style at Kempton on his earlier hurdling debut and has the edge over Hystery Bere on these terms. A winner in France, the latter ran well when runner-up at Sandown on his debut for new connections and is weighted to beat last year’s Carlisle winner Naizagai. Albert Van Ornum ran well in an all-weather bumper last time and returns to hurdling with a bit to find in this company.
Hystery Bere (FR) 5-1 (11-4) Tracked winner who soon went clear, closer 4 out, challenged and every chance 2 out, ridden and over 1 length down last, no extra run-in, 2nd of 5, 2 3/4l behind Hudson De Grugy (10-12) at Sandown 2m (3) hvy in Jan.
Sage Advice (IRE) Evensfav (11-4) Tracked leaders, mistake 3 out, driven approaching last, no impression on winner flat, kept on, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Cabot Cliffs (11-4) at Warwick 2m (4) hvy in Feb.
Albert Van Ornum (FR) 11-1 (10-8) Chased leaders, went 2nd after 3f, led 5f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 14, 2 3/4l behind Strong Glance (11-4) at Lingfield 2m (4) pol in Feb.
Naizagai 6-1 (10-13) Held up well in rear, headway and plugged on into modest 4th from 2 out, 4th of 15, 26 3/4l behind Gowel Road (12-0) at Newbury 2m hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
