close up, lost action and pulled up quickly 4 out
tracked leader, left in lead 3rd, headed 6th, tracked leader, pushed along 4 out, kept on same pace
tracked leader 3rd, hung left to outer at 8th, tracked leaders, ridden to lead narrowly 2 out, asserted towards finish
in touch towards rear, headway and good jump to lead 6th, ridden and headed narrowly 2 out, still every chance next, stayed on one pace
led, blundered and unseated rider 3rd
in touch, ridden 4 out, weakened 2 out
in rear, jumped right 3 out, ridden to go 4th at last
Barnay is 0-6 over fences but was third at Catterick earlier this month in a better race than this. Chasing debutant Moot Court is worth a second look, despite a lengthy absence, and Cloudy Wednesday doesn’t have much more to do than at Fakenham raised only 3lb. YA KNOW YASEFF ran his best race to date over hurdles last month at Fakenham. He won an Irish point-to-point less than a year ago so should do better over the larger obstacles.
Moot Court (IRE) 10-1 (11-8) Chased leaders, pushed along and weakened before 3 out, tailed off, last of 5, dist behind Mr Tambourine Man (11-11) at Exeter 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Barnay 33-1 (11-1) Prominent, led 3rd until after 8th, every chance 3 out, 3rd and held from 2 out, one pace, 3rd of 9, 9 3/4l behind Trac (10-7) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Feb.
C'Est Quelqu'un (FR) 25-1 (11-7) Chased leader until 4th, ridden after 4 out, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Cloudy Wednesday (IRE) 7-1 (10-8) In rear, wide and headway to press leaders 11th, led next, ridden 2 out, ran on, won at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Feb beating Auditoria (11-6) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran.
Ya Know Yaseff (IRE) 9-1 (10-2) Led, pushed along 2 out, ridden and headed next, stayed on, 2nd of 9, 2l behind Dev Of Tara (11-6) at Fakenham 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Feb.
Heron Creek (IRE) 8-1 (10-8) Held up in last trio, tailed off 8th, moderate late headway, never involved, 4th of 8, 33 3/4l behind Shaw's Cross (10-11) at Plumpton 2m 1f hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Dogem By Design (IRE) 20-1 (10-8) Chased leaders, went 2nd 8th, mistake 10th, went right and lost 2nd next, weakened quickly, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Feb.
