held up in last, wide early, not fluent 5th, ridden before 3 out, no impression
held up in 4th, headway approaching 3 out, went 2nd and not fluent 2 out, led last, edged left, ran on
chased leaders, outpaced before 3 out, weakened next
chased leader who was clear at the 3rd, closed but lost 2nd when not fluent 2 out, kept on same pace
raced freely, not always fluent, led, clear 3rd until before 2 out, headed last, no impression on winner flat
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COOLNAUGH HAZE (NAP) looks worth another chance in this. The soft going here last time took its toll on Philip Hobbs’ charge in the closing stages but he’d won a maiden hurdle on good ground before that with the re-opposing Technological behind and should make a bold bid. Timberman has the beating of Just The Man though is 6lb higher than when scoring at Kempton earlier and finished behind runner-up Fontana Ellissi at Taunton last month. The latter disappointed on heavy going last time but makes more appeal than The Grey Falco.
Timberman (IRE) 3-1 (10-11) Chased leaders on outside, pulled hard until after 2nd, continued to race keenly after, pushed along and wide final bend, held from 2 out, 4th of 6, 7 1/2l behind Ajero (11-6) at Taunton 2m hcp (2) gs in Feb.
Just The Man (FR) 66-1 (9-5) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 11 1/4l behind Fountain Cross (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Fontana Ellissi (FR) 11-4fav (11-1) Towards rear of mid-division, pushed along 4 out, kept on for modest 4th run in, 4th of 6, 6 1/2l behind Playful Saint (11-6) at Wetherby 2m hcp (3) hvy in Mar.
Technological 9-1 (10-11) Chased leaders, slow and lost place 2nd, headway into 2nd 4 out, weakened and pulled up before 3 out, at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Coolnaugh Haze (IRE) 3-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders on inside, raced keenly, shaken up in 3rd and held from 2 out, kept on, no impression on winner, 3rd of 8, 5 1/4l behind Mr Grey Sky (11-6) at Ludlow 2m hcp (3) sft in Feb.
The Grey Falco (FR) 11-1 (11-1) Tracked leader until soon after 3 out, ridden and kept on one pace, 3rd of 5, 7l behind Harbour Lake (11-10) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Petrastar 16-1 (12-5) Led until 1st, tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, went 2nd after 6th, until 4 out, soon ridden and beaten, well held when mistake 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Jan.
