held up towards rear, headway 5th, led approaching and hit 2 out, headed run-in, soon weakened and lost 2nd place
tracked leader, led 2nd, headed before 2 out, soon weakened
held up mid-division, ridden 3 out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out
tracked leaders, challenged and hit 2 out, ridden before last, led run-in, kept on, driven out
led to 2nd, tracked leader, weakened before 2 out
in rear, headway before 2 out, kept on, no impression
tracked leaders, challenged and every chance before 2 out, kept on to chase winner run-in, held towards finish
held up towards rear, tailed off from 3 out
War Party, Medicinal and Hopeand are all returning from a lay-off while the handicapper appears to have had the measure of Samizdat recently. Very Stylish was a little disappointing when favourite at Hereford last month but Call It On could be interesting if reproducing the form of his second to Alarazi at Leicester in the autumn. MARIA ANTONIA had a winter break and has been slow to recapture her best form but she was more like her old self at Hexham last time and could easily land this if that run has brought her to concert pitch.
War Party 3-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, went 2nd from 7th, led 2 out, soon clear, easily, won at Sedgefield 2m hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft in Nov beating Northern Quest (11-6) by 11l, 7 ran.
Kingsben 33-1 (10-11) Pressed leader, led approaching 5th, mistake 3 out, weakened before next, last of 8, 50l behind Tatispout (10-11) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Apr.
Very Stylish (IRE) 7-2fav (11-7) Prominent, ridden after 3 out, beaten 2 out, plugged on, 5th of 10, 16l behind Big Robert (11-4) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Apr.
Medicinal (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Always towards rear, weakened from 5th, tailed off, 8th of 10, 34l behind Dream Catcher (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Jul.
Call It On (IRE) 5-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, pushed along 5th, soon lost place, rallied 3 out, weakened next, 3rd of 5, 8l behind Bocciani (11-9) at Sedgefield 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy in Feb.
Maria Antonia (IRE) 9-2 (11-6) Tracked leading pair, driven and outpaced approaching 2 out, soon lost place, no impression approaching last, 4th of 6, 18l behind Aneyeforaneye (11-12) at Hexham 2m mrs hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Apr.
Hopeand 25-1 (10-9) Led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened, 6th of 13, 21l behind Martha Elizabeth (10-12) at Southwell 2m mdn hdl (4) gd in Apr '10.
Samizdat (FR) 22-1 (10-8) Prominent, jumped big 3rd, lost place 3 out, 15th of 18, well behind Oscar's Ballad (11-2) at Perth 3m am hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Apr.
Gainsborough's Art (IRE) 11-1 (9-12) Led until hit 4th, led again after next until ridden approaching 6th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out, in a race won by Rossbrin (10-9) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Apr, 6 ran.
