track leader, driven 8th, mistake and lost place 10th, tailed off 15th
held up, mistake 8th, closer order 9th, headway 11th, led five out, headed when mistake and weakend 2 out
in touch, awkward jump 5th, headway to chase leader 3 out, led and mistake 2 out ran on
held up, tailed off 12th, pulled up before 2 out
held up towards rear, reminders 3rd, jumped slow 6th, tailed off 13th, pulled up before next
led 2nd, headed 5th, led again 7th, headed 12th, soon weakened and tailed off 4 out
led, headed 2nd, led again 5th, headed 7th, led approaching 12th, headed 5 out, ridden next and weakend 3 out
tracked leader, ridden 4 out, weakened aproaching next , jumped left 2 out
Leading Attraction is sure to be popular given his promising debut but his jumping was sloppy and a better bet could be Supreme Lover on his chasing bow, ahead of Alfasonic. No great shakes over hurdles, the selection is more likely to make into a better chaser. He has had his problems over the years but likely to appreciate this ground and the track, he could make a belated winning start over birch. Leading Attraction did well to win on his debut over hurdles considering that fences are where his future lies, and there was plenty of promise on his chasing debut at Taunton when second to Karanja. Whilst the better ground looks sure to suit here, he looks no value at the forecast prices as his stables runners are often over bet. Midleton Madness and Palmers Peak are also both former point-to-pointers who have also shown ability on a couple of runs, whilst Nictos De Bersy has shown a tendency to jump out to the right and may be of more interest now going this way round. Alfasonic was disappointing when last seen but he may have more luck now dropped in trip, however we will return to Supreme Lover to run well at a price.
Alfasonic 8-1 (11-12) Mid-division, ridden 13th, weakened 15th, tailed off and pulled up 5 out in race won by Snoopy Loopy (10-11) at Chepstow 3m 2f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Feb, 12 ran.
Cheating Chance (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Tracked winner 2nd, led 5th to 8th, every chance when fell 5 out in race won by Nikola (11-0) at Leicester 2m 4f beg chs (4) gd, 7 ran.
Leading Attraction (IRE) 15-8fav (11-0) Tracked leaders, hit 13th, ridden to challenge 3 out, kept on, held near finish, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Karanja (11-0) at Taunton 2m 7f beg chs (4) sft in Feb.
Midleton Madness (IRE) 40-1 (10-12) Behind, not fluent 3rd and 5th, kept on from 3 out, 2nd of 4, 21l behind Classic Clover (10-12) at Wincanton 3m 1f nov chs (3) gd.
Mith Hill 9-2 (11-0) Held up in rear when fell at the 4th in race won by The Sawyer (11-0) at Chepstow 3m beg chs (4) sft, 10 ran.
Nictos de Bersy (FR) 11-2 (11-0) Chased leader, reminders and lost place after 10th, tailed off when pulled up at the 12th in race won by Ma Yahab (11-0) at Uttoxeter 3m beg chs (4) sft in Dec, 7 ran.
Palmers Peak (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) With leader until ridden and weakened 4 out, 4th of 10, 23l behind Dr Hart (11-0) at Lingfield 3m beg chs (4) gd.
Supreme Lover 16-1 (11-12) Held up, headway 6th, led 9th, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out, 8th of 15, 22l behind Natoumba (11-5) at Worcester 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf in Apr.
