prominent until after 4th, chased leaders, mistake 17th, soon ridden, weakened after next
mid-division, headway approaching 14th, ridden 18th, one pace when mistake 3 out, no impression on winner from next
prominent, not fluent 4th, led 17th, jumped right 3 out, soon headed, no impression on winner from next, lost 2nd towards finish
mid-division, headway 10th, every chance after 4 out, no impression on winner from 2 out, one pace
raced on outside, mid-division, headway before 5th, led next, headed 10th, lost place 15th, well behind 18th, pulled up after
prominent, lost place 5th, weakened 18th, well behind 4 out
towards rear, mistakes 5th and 11th, jumped slow, went right and behind 12th, pulled up after next
held up in rear, headway 15th, led after 3 out, clear fom next, stayed on well
led until 6th, led 10th, headed 17th, stayed on same pace from 2 out, no impression on winner
prominent on outside, lost place 12th, switched right and closed after 17th, soon outpaced, rallied 2 out, no chance with winner, went 2nd towards finish
mid-division, ridden and lost place before 5th, tailed off 15th, well adrift 18th
towards rear, not always fluent, struggling from 5th, tailed off 10th, pulled up after
mid-division on inside, ridden when blundered 15th, well behind 18th
Woodford County has been placed in the Eider and the Midlands National in his last two starts and has been eased slightly in the weights. But he's had some hard races this term and they may have left their mark. Ziga Boy's jumping remains a concern and he found nothing for pressure when only fourth at Sandown last time but Sue Smith's pair Lackamon and PINEROLO are both interesting with the latter starting to look very well handicapped and helped further by Jonathan England's claim. He won't be stopping up the straight and is preferred to Chepstow winner Buachaill Alainn, though Peter Bowen's charge is still nicely treated on his best form. Fourovakind will enjoy the ground and may yet develop into a useful stayer so is preferred to Beforeall and veteran Incentivise of the remainder.
Woodford County 11-1 (10-1) Chased leaders, not fluent 14th, hit 17th, disputing 2nd when mistake 2 out, no impression on winner, 3rd and one pace after, 3rd of 16, 16l behind Goonyella (10-12) at Uttoxeter 4m 1f lstd hcp chs (1) sft in Mar.
Lackamon 10-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, lost place into mid-division 4th, ridden before 3 out, headway before 2 out, led and mistake last, soon headed, one pace, 3rd of 9, 6l behind Donna's Diamond (11-0) at Newcastle 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Mar.
Fourovakind 5-1fav (10-6) Tracked leaders, driven 4 out, ridden and one pace in 3rd after next, kept on, no impression with front pair, 3rd of 12, 12l behind Soll (11-4) at Newbury 3m 2f hcap ch (2) gs in Feb.
Ziga Boy (FR) 11-4fav (11-6) Held up in rear, travelling well enough in 4th 3 out, kept on run-in, never quite going pace to challenge, 4th of 6, 2 1/2l behind Financial Climate (10-11) at Sandown 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Mar.
Beforeall (IRE) 10-1 (10-1) Chased leaders, ridden before 6 out, soon weakened, 10th of 18, well behind Milborough (10-8) at Newcastle 4m 1f hcp chs 0-150 (2) gs in Feb.
Orange Nassau (FR) 10-1 (11-6) Led to 11th, weakened from 5 out, pulled up, in a race won by Clondaw Knight (11-11) at Wetherby 3m 1f hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Jan, 9 ran.
Union Jack D'ycy (FR) 14-1 (11-1) In rear, pushed along before 7 out, soon pulled up, in a race won by Scotswell (10-9) at Catterick 3m 6f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs in Jan, 12 ran.
William Money (IRE) 33-1 (9-11) In rear, not much room and mistake 1st, switched to outside and some headway 5th, not fluent and lost place 7th, well beaten before 14th, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Wayward Prince (10-2) at Doncaster 3m 2f hcp chs (2) gd in Feb, 12 ran.
High Ron 9-2 (11-8) Led until before 2nd, tracked leader, mistake 7th, outpaced after 3 out, soon weakened, mistake 2 out, 4th of 5, 35l behind Feast Of Fire (10-11) at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Mar.
Buachaill Alainn (IRE) 3-1fav (11-6) Ran in snatches, towards rear and pushed along at times, dropped to rear 8th, struggling until rapid headway tracking leading pair before 5 out, 2nd before next, ridden to lead last, kept on well, won at Chepstow 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Mar beating Danners (11-7) by 4l, 7 ran.
Pinerolo 4-1 (11-9) With leader, led 5th, headed 12th, ridden after 5 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 8l behind Cape York (11-1) at Wetherby 2m 6f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Mar.
Everaard (USA) 8-1 (11-9) In touch, lost place 9th, detatched 12th, pulled up after next, in a race won by Chavoy (11-7) at Ayr 3m 3f hcp chs 0-120 (4) hvy in Feb, 7 ran.
Incentivise (IRE) 8-1 (11-1) Mid-division, headway 10th, driven and no impression on winner before 16th, plugged on, 5th of 14, 21l behind Carli King (11-9) at Warwick 3m 5f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Mar.
