held up in touch, headway to chase leaders halfway, led 5 out, headed before next, soon rallied, weakened before last, modest 4th
tracked leader, lost place 5 out, weakening when fell 3 out
chased leaders, mistakes 3rd and 7th, led 8th, headed next, weakened 3 out, struggling when refused 3 out, rider fell off
led until 8th, led again next, headed 5 out, kept on same pace from 2 out
held up towards rear, headway after 5 out, blundered next, led 2 out, stayed on strongly
always in rear, struggling 7th, pulled up after 5 out
prominent, mistake 3rd, driven to lead approaching 4 out, headed 2 out, no extra closing stages
mid-division, weakened before 4 out, tailed off, moderate 5th
always behind, struggling 8th, pulled up before 4 out
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This won’t take much winning but winning hurdler Northandsouth is proving difficult to place over fences. Brice Canyon has won two point-to-points and ran his best race so far under Rules at Plumpton earlier this month. Market Rasen fourth Nobel Leader is eased in grade but we’ll take a chance on ARDMAYLE. Successful between the flags last year, the five-year-old has been marking time over hurdles and a mark of 105 is not a bad starting point over the larger obstacles. Kazlian and Three Of A Kind, unlucky last time, look the pick of the remainder.
Rude And Crude (IRE) 11-2 (11-6) Tracked leaders, mistake 1st and 4th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before next, at Warwick 2m hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Three Of A Kind (IRE) 10-1 (11-5) Tracked leading pair, badly hampered and unseated rider 18th, at Ludlow 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Northandsouth (IRE) 6-1 (11-10) Mid-division, headway 8th, not fluent 11th, 2nd next, not fluent 13th, mistake 14th, 3rd and no extra when not fluent 2 out, clambered over last and finished very tired, 6th of 10, dist behind The Jugopolist (10-4) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Brice Canyon (FR) 5-1 (11-12) Led, hit 4 out, headed after 3 out and soon lost 2nd, kept on to regain 2nd at the last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 7l behind Clonusker (10-5) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Ardmayle (IRE) 10-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, outpaced from 2 out, 4th of 8, 13 1/2l behind Top Ville Ben (11-9) at Towcester 2m (4) hvy in Feb.
D'nailor (IRE) 7-2fav (11-7) Towards rear, headway before 5 out, weakened before 2 out, pulled up before last, at Hexham 3m hcp (5) hvy in Dec.
Gustav (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Prominent early, chased leaders, blundered 8th, well beaten from next, 7th of 11, dist behind Bandol (10-8) at Hereford 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Heavenly Promise (IRE) 12-1 (10-10) Reminders start, towards rear, driven 4 out, well beaten next, 6th of 14, dist behind Manwell (10-11) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Raising Hope (IRE) 12-1 (10-0) Raced wide, held up in last pair, steady headway into 5th place 10th, 3rd travelling ok before 3 out, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, blundered badly 2 out, weakened into 4th approaching last, 4th of 9, 33 1/4l behind Act Now (10-8) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Nobel Leader (IRE) 16-1 (10-6) Towards rear, ridden and headway approaching 3 out, weakened flat, 4th of 10, 18 1/4l behind Vinnie Red (11-7) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Kazlian (FR) 11-1 (11-5) Mid-division, tracked leaders 4th, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened, 5th of 11, 21 3/4l behind Eminent Poet (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Pinnacle Peter (IRE) 18-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, lost place, last of 8, dist behind What A Diva (11-11) at Towcester 3m hcp (4) hvy in Feb.