held up in rear, hit 6th, soon well behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
in touch in main group, mistake 1st, pushed along and lost place after 5th, behind next, pulled up before 7th
raced keenly, made all, clear before 2nd, not fluent 4th, reduced advantage after 6th, ridden clear from last, stayed on well, eased close home
held up towards rear, headway after 5th, mistake 3 out soon ridden, went 3rd, outpaced 2 out, no impression
in touch in main group, pushed along after 5th, ridden approaching 7th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off
prominent in chasing group, ridden after 3 out, weakened 2 out
held up in rear, headway before 7th, chased winner after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, no impression flat
chased winne 2nd until after 6th, lost 2nd after 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, pulled up after last
Gold Reef looks the pick of Alan King's two runners over Ellen Tilley in this handicap hurdle restricted to mares only and has every chance having been running consistently well of late but a better bet looks to be GWYRE, who gets the vote. Tim Easterby's filly gained a well deserved first success following some decent placed efforts when landing a novices' hurdle at Sedgefield at the beginning of the month in good fashion from Below The Deck and she looks reasonably well treated for her in-form yard off a mark of 105 for her debut in a handicap. Malcolm Jefferson's Pokanoket has like the selection been running consistently well in novice hurdles and has to be considered racing off a mark of 114 for her first start in the grade. Keith Reveley has his string in good heart so Karingreason has to be considered but she was well beaten at Doncaster last time and looks best watched, while Alison Thorpe's Pearl won well at Huntingdon two starts ago but looked beaten before falling last time. Several of these have claims but Tim Easterby's Gwyre has shown steady improvement and can give his trainer another winner.
Zahra's Place 16-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 12, 21l behind Balzaccio (11-8) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Dec.
Gold Reef 10-3fav (11-4) Held up towards rear, in touch when mistake 8th, soon ridden and outpaced, stayed on approaching last, went 4th close home, 4th of 10, 20l behind Bella Haze (10-5) at Ludlow 2m 5f mares hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Feb.
Pokanoket (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders in 4th, outpaced after 3 out, headway next, in 3rd and held when left 2nd last, 2nd of 14, 13l behind Banjaxed Girl (11-5) at Southwell 2m 4f mrs nov hdl (4) gs in Feb.
Ellen Tilley 15-2 (11-3) Took keen hold early, close up until weakened 8th, strugging when hit next, tailed off, 6th of 9, well behind Preuty Boy (10-13) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Feb.
Pearl (IRE) 10-3 (11-1) Held up in mid-division, headway 7th, fell next, in a race won by Willandrich (9-13) at Warwick 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd, 15 ran.
Karingreason 28-1 (11-2) Held up in touch, pushed along approaching 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 47l behind Diavoleria (11-5) at Doncaster 2m 3f mares NH nov hdl (4) gd.
Another Storm 7-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, strong challenge 2 out, hit last, soon beaten, one pace, 2nd of 15, 9l behind Another Miracle (10-10) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) sft in Feb.
Gwyre (IRE) 3-1 (10-4) Always prominent, led approaching 2 out, not fluent last, ridden out, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f mrs nov hdl (4) gd beating Below The Deck (10-9) by 2 3/4l, 11 ran.
