held up mid-division, headway 4 out, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, held when hit 2 out
led, headed 2nd, ridden 4 out, soon weakened
pulled hard in rear, saddle slipped and pulled up before 4th
tracked leaders, reminder 5th, tracked leader next, soon ridden and weakened 2 out
led 2nd, not fluent and ridden and headed after 4 out, weakened, dismounted
in touch, ridden 7th, pulled up before 3 out
tracked leaders, weakened 6th
mid-division, mistake 4th, ridden and weakened 4 out
held up, headway 7th, ridden to lead approaching 3 out, not fluent and jumped left last, kept on
held up, headway 7th, ridden from 3 out and kept on
Shoudawoudacouda gets the vote here with Highland Games and Single Handed the others to consider. The selection was a fair third behind Presentandcorrect last time and he proved that day that he can handle fast ground. He remains open to plenty of improvement and he can lead them home in a weak race. Highland Games looked a little one-paced last time out and although he has won a couple of times over hurdles both those successes have come on testing ground. Single Handed is a lightly-raced mare and the return to this faster surface should see her in a better light so she has to enter calculations. So Cloudy has been in fair form of late and she will have trip and ground to suit so she has each-way claims, but Shoudawoudacouda has plenty in his favour and gets the nomination.
Highland Games (IRE) 4-1fav (11-4) Held up last, ridden and headway 3 out, ran on from 2 out, 4th of 12, 8l behind Fine By Me (10-0) at Taunton 3m nov hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Mar.
Shoudawoudacouda (IRE) 9-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, led 6th, headed soon after 2 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 14, 4l behind Presentandcorrect (11-1) at Fontwell 2m 2f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Mar.
So Cloudy 4-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, effort 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 17l behind Miss Pross (11-6) at Sedgefield 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Mar.
It's The Limit (USA) 12-1 (11-4) Chased leaders until pulled up 4 out in race won by National Trust (11-1) at Stratford 2m 3f mdn hdl (4) gs in Mar, 14 ran.
Knightsbridge Hill (IRE) 8-1 (11-10) In touch, hit 2nd, weakened quickly 7th and pulled up 3 out in race won by Nudge And Nurdle (11-9) at Kempton 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Feb, 14 ran.
Single Handed 6-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, hampered 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 4th of 15, 30l behind Ring Back (11-2) at Towcester 2m mrs mdn hdl (5) sft in Feb.
Folie A Deux (IRE) 40-1 (11-3) Pulled hard, close up, raced wide, lost place 5th, struggling from 7th, 6th of 8, well behind Tarotino (11-9) at Fakenham 2m 4f nh nov hdl (3) gs in Feb.
Caliman (FR) 50-1 (10-11) Always in rear, 12th of 17, 39l behind Silver Jaro (11-0) at Warwick 2m 4yo mdn hdl (4) hvy in Jan.
Commemoration Day (IRE) 40-1 (9-9) Held up, headway approaching 3 out, mistake 2 out, one pace and no impression when hampered last, 4th of 14, 9l behind Wizard of Us (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m nov hcp hdl (2) gs in Mar.
Ban Dubh 9-1 (11-8) Held up, mistake 6th, behind from 7th, 7th of 10, 28l behind Heavenly Chorus (10-13) at Southwell 2m 4f mrs hcp hdl (5) gf in Mar.
