held up in touch, not fluent 3rd, headway under pressure 2 out, mistake and unseated rider last when keeping on in 2nd
tracked leaders, pushed along when mistake 4 out, rapid headway to lead home turn and soon clear, stayed on well from last
chased leader, not fluent 1st, led from 5th, ridden and hard pressed 4 out, headed home turn, left in 2nd last, kept on same pace flat
led, headed 5th, upsides 4 out, pushed along and weakened home turn
NonRunner
HARDY BOY jumped poorly when a beaten favourite at Ffos Las on Saturday but is probably the one to beat in this if making a quick reappearance. Toughasoldboots is the one most likely to take advantage if the Pauling runner doesn’t turn up, though Lough Carra may improve for the fitting of cheekpieces. Petrastar is making his chasing bow following a lay-off.
Petrastar 18-1 (11-8) Chased leader, led 2nd, hit 3 out and headed, soon dropped to 3rd, weakened home turn, last of 6, 23 1/4l behind Amelia's Dance (11-3) at Taunton 2m hcp (4) gd in Dec.
Hardy Boy (FR) Evensfav (12-0) Tracked leaders, not jump fluently and frequent reminders, pushed along in 3rd before 4 out, ridden and chased clear leader 2 out, kept on but always held, 2nd of 5, 4 1/4l behind Holerday Ridge (11-2) at Ffos Las 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in May.
Lough Carra (IRE) 7-2jfav (11-6) Off the pace in last pair, mistake 3rd, never on terms, 6th of 8, 10 1/2l behind Cloudy Wednesday (10-7) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in May.
Harry Hazard 100-1 (10-4) Mid-division, pushed along from 4 out, weakened home turn, last of 12, dist behind He's A Latchico (11-3) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (5) gd in May.
Toughasoldboots (IRE) 5-1 (11-2) Front mid-division, went prominent 6th, ridden and weakened quickly after 3 out, 8th of 12, 27 1/2l behind Our Laura B (11-10) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in May.