held up in rear, took keen hold, headway approaching 3 out, led 2 out, ridden and headed when hampered last, no extra final 100 yards
held up rear of mid-division, took keen hold, headway approaching 3 out, led when went right, not fluent and bumped last, hard pressed until gained command towards finish
in touch in mid-division, headway 5th, ridden after next, weakened approaching 3 out
tracked leaders, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, weakened before 2 out
held up in mid-division, took keen hold, headway 5th, ridden after 7th, weakened approaching 2 out
with leader, led 3rd until 5th, led after 3 out, ridden and headed next, still every chance when hampered last, kept pressing winner until held towards finish
prominent, took keen hold, led 5th, ridden and headed after 3 out, soon weakened
led until 3rd, lost place 5th, weakened after 7th, tailed off
Twice a winner over fences, Buck Mulligan returned to action with a victory over hurdles at Wincanton in January and there still looks more to come from him, but he may have trouble conceding weight to OASIS KNIGHT. A useful stayer on the Flat, the latter made a promising debut over hurdles for current connections when second at Newbury three weeks ago and can improve enough to take this. Araldur is a smart chaser at his best but three seconds in a row over hurdles suggests he's not as effective over the smaller obstacles. Recent C&D runner-up Oscar Papa looks best of the rest.
Buck Mulligan 8-1 (11-6) Held up behind, steady headway 8th, led before 2 out, clear last, comfortably, won at Wincanton 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Jan beating Round Tom (11-6) by 8l, 11 ran.
Araldur (FR) 11-8 (11-4) Raced keenly in touch, every chance 3 out, not fluent next, hard ridden to challenge last, no extra closing stages, 2nd of 14, 2l behind Highland Valley (11-11) at Exeter 2m 3f nov hdl (4) sft in Feb.
Eldred (IRE) 50-1 (11-2) Held up in 6th, ridden along 5th, struggling next, tailed off, 5th of 8, 17l behind Sprinter Sacre (11-7) at Ascot 2m nov hdl (2) sft in Feb.
Oasis Knight (IRE) 5-1 (11-2) Chased winner until dropped to 4th 5th, rallied to 3rd before 3 out, went 2nd before next, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 15l behind Al Ferof (11-8) at Newbury 2m nh nov hdl (3) gs in Feb.
Only Witness (IRE) 5-2 (12-0) Ww rr, prog 7th, 6th 3out, row from 2out to ld after last, won at Lingstown 3m ire ptp sft in Nov beating Cantlow (12-0) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Oscar Papa 4-1 (11-4) Raced on inside, led, joined 7th, kept slight advantage until ridden and headed 2 out, no impression on winner when hit last, 2nd of 9, 6l behind Rebel Rebellion (11-4) at Kempton 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Feb.
Rebel High (IRE) 16-1 (10-9) Mid-division, mistake and weakened 5th, pulled up before 7th, in a race won by Spock (11-0) at Worcester 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gd in Oct, 13 ran.
Rock And Ska (FR) 66-1 (10-11) Held up in rear, headway 8f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 15, 34l behind Mono Man (10-13) at Hereford 2m 1f cond & am NH flat (6) sft in Jan.
Campden Society (IRE) 25-1 (11-7) (cp) led to 3 & 5-7; led 9-10; wknd 15; pu nxt, in a race won by Medic (12-0) at Ashorne 3m ptp in May, 8 ran.