held up in touch, headway 2 out, soon ridden, every chance flat, one pace towards finish
held up towards rear, headway 6th and in touch, blundered and unseated rider 8th
towards rear, never dangerous
held up towards rear, weakened halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 11th
held up in touch, jumped slowly and lost place 3rd, reminder 6th, headway approaching 4 out, brief effort 2 out, no impression
chased leaders, pushed along 11th, outpaced 4 out, rallied approaching last, kept on flat
led, headed 7th, weakened 9th
tracked leaders, pushed along 4 out, ridden and weakened before next
always behind
tracked leaders, reminder 8th, weakened 4 out
towards rear, struggling when mistake 3 out
held up in mid-division, headway 8th to chase leaders, led after 2 out, headed approaching last, no extra flat
held up in rear, headway 11th, led approaching last, edged right and stayed on strongly flat
in touch, headway to lead 7th, blundered badly and unseated rider 9th
mid-division, headway 6th, left in lead 9th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, no extra
This is a tricky one with any number that can be given a chance. We threw the dart at the board and it landed on Catch The Perk. Running through the field. Merry Tina is interesting stepped up in trip here after making late headway at Perth last time out. Karo de Vindecy was only just outdone at Uttoxeter last time and can go well again, despite being raised five pounds for his efforts. Mr Laggan has now dropped back to the mark from which he won an amateur event at Musselburgh last December, so he has to be on the shortlist, as does fellow course and distance winner, Catch The Perk, who has a career-high mark to defy if scoring but, on the upside, has not been overfaced over fences and goes well for today's rider. Lord Of The Land has won here over further than today's trip and is well weighted on the form of that win, although that was three years ago. Loughcrew won over hurdles in his native Ireland three years ago but Len Lungo will be working wonders to get him to score based on what we have recently seen. Raise A McGregor did not run too badly from his revised mark last time and could go well from Sue Smith's stable, even though he lacks a recent outing. Nuzum Road Makers is very well weighted based on the best of his Irish form of two years ago, while Tobesure, another course winner, is another weighted to be fairly competitive and shaped well over hurdles last time. Ambushed has yet to prove as good over fences as he was over hurdles, Iron Express is not too far away from a winning mark and has won here, Archias is pitched in at the deepish end here as a novice and Dream On Willie has failed to get his head in front despite some fair efforts since his Wetherby win in December. Make what you will of all that. The dart says Catch The Perk.
