held up in last pair, raced keenly, headway 6th, 3rd and outpaced before 2 out, plugged on
led, wandered into 1st, pushed along before 2 out, headed flat, soon beaten
last pair, very slow 1st, struggling 7th, well behind 3 out
chased leader, mistake 2 out, led flat, soon cleat, comfortably
not jump well, prominent, lost place 6th, closed 3 out, weakened before 2 out
DEHRADUN placed at Stratford back in 2020 but has his first outing since. However, he still gets the vote making his debut for a new yard as this won’t take much winning. Yellowstone Park finished fourth at Warwick on his debut under Rules and should improve but Dusky Days was beaten a distance when runner-up at Fontwell on his hurdling bow, though the winner has won again subsequently. Let's Have Another represents last year’s winning yard but has 10lb to find with the selection on these terms.
Dehradun 8-1 (10-12) In touch, keen early, slow 5th, headway 3 out, outpaced after next, rallied and edged left before last, kept on same pace closing stages, 3rd of 8, 2 3/4l behind The Pink'n (11-4) at Stratford 2m 3f (3) sft in Mar.
Dusky Days (IRE) 9-4 (11-6) Chased (easy) winner until 3 out, soon pushed along, went 2nd again after 2 out, before the last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 30l behind Deeper Blue (11-6) at Fontwell 2m 2f mdn (4) gs in Mar.
Grand Mario (FR) 28-1 (11-3) Chased leader, ridden turning for home, weakened entering home straight, 5th of 7, 34 3/4l behind Spring Meadow (11-3) at Doncaster 2m 1f (5) sft in Mar.
Let's Have Another (IRE) 10-1 (11-0) Towards rear on outside, last when mistake 7th, soon pushed along, well beaten from 3 out, 9th of 11, 12 1/4l behind Storm Dennis (11-5) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Uranus Des Bordes (FR) 7-1 (11-6) Tracked leading pair, jumped slowly 2nd, hit next and pushed along, went 2nd 3 out, hit 2 out, soon lost 2nd, no extra in 3rd, 3rd of 6, 34 1/2l behind Deeper Blue (11-6) at Fontwell 2m 2f mdn (4) gs in Mar.
Yellowstone Park (IRE) 15-2 (11-2) Tracked leaders, jumped right 2nd, lost place next, headway 3 out, outpaced approaching next, ridden and rallied next, kept on one pace, 4th of 7, 6 1/4l behind Arizona Cardinal (11-2) at Warwick 2m 3f (4) hvy in Feb.