jumped slowly 1st held up, headway 3rd, chased winner 5th until next, chased winner again and hit 2 out, 6 lengths down at last, ridden and ran on towards finish, just failed
tracked leaders, blundered 5th, chased winner next until 2 out, weakened before last
in rear, never a factor
led, headed after 2nd, led again 4th, ridden 6 lengths clear last, idled flat, just held on
held up, weakened after 3 out, tailed off
in touch, headway 3 out to chase leaders, ridden and weakened after 2 out
keen, tracked winner, led after 2nd until 4th, weakened quickly approaching next, tailed off
Bollin Felix has won six times on the Flat and will have no problems with the heavy ground. But it took him four attempts for him to get off the mark over timber and he may struggle to give 6lb here to RUPERT LAMB. The latter's second to Aikman at Musselburgh last month looks better now than it did at the time and Howard Johnson's bumper winner, who has the beating of Scotswell on that run, can finally open his account over hurdles today. The others have little to recommend them.
Bollin Felix 8-15fav (11-2) Tracked leaders, challenged when hit 3 out, ridden before 2 out, upsides last, led last 100 yards, kept on well towards finish, won at Newcastle 2m nh nov hdl (4) hvy in Feb beating Paddy Partridge (11-9) by 3l, 8 ran.
Bunratty (IRE) 200-1 (11-2) Pulled hard in rear, never jumped well, detatched before 6th, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Cloudy Too (10-11) at Sedgefield 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gs, 11 ran.
Funky Munky 50-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, weakened approaching 4 out, 9th of 16, 25l behind Torta Nel Cielo (10-9) at Kelso 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Nov.
Rupert Lamb 2-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 3 out, switched inside and effort approaching next, ridden and outpaced between last 2, no chance with winner flat, 2nd of 6, 8l behind Aikman (11-1) at Musselburgh 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) sft in Feb.
Sam D'oc (FR) 50-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, ridden 4th, soon beaten, 8th of 11, well behind Cloudy Too (10-11) at Sedgefield 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gs.
Scotswell 100-1 (10-11) Held up in touch, outpaced when mistake 3 out, soon no impression, well beaten when hit last, 4th of 6, 17l behind Aikman (11-1) at Musselburgh 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) sft in Feb.
Moonlight Blaze 100-1 (10-7) With leader and keen, led 2nd, headed approaching 6th, weakened froom 3 out, 6th of 16, 39l behind Shadows Lengthen (10-10) at Catterick 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Feb.
