held up in touch, closed 10th, chased winner next until 5 out, not fluent 4 out, one pace, no impression
jumped right, disputed lead early, in touch, blundered 6th, pulled up before next
held up in touch, outpaced when hit 9th, behind 12th, tailed off after 13th, soon pulled up
held up behind leaders, closed 10th, chased winner 5 out, no impression after next, one pace
prominent, 4th and outpaced after 13th, weakened 4 out, tailed off
held up, not fluent and pushed along 6th, reminder after next, lost touch 13th, tailed off when pulled up before last
made all, blundered 11th, clear approaching 4 out, easily
Nonrunner
No Loose Change was alongside winner Romulus D'Artaix when unseating Daryl Jacob here three weeks ago. He was being pushed along at the time, however, and may struggle to get the better of the top weight in this despite the revised terms. Larks Lad was a well-beaten fourth that day and clearly isn't one of his stable's better novices. The Falklander looked a nice prospect when winning at Ffos Las but must improve again to score here while Monbeg Dude may prefer a softer surface and Reblis is a hard ride and was beaten off this mark at Exeter last time. Lexicon Lad's best form is over shorter so we'll stick with ONLY WITNESS, who bounced back from a below-par effort at Kempton to win comfortably at Huntingdon and may be capable of further progress on this quicker ground.
Romulus D'artaix (FR) 9-1 (11-5) In touch, not fluent 6th, chased leaders soon after, ridden before 13th, went 3rd soon after 4 out, disputing close 2nd 2 out, ridden to lead last, stayed on well flat, driven out, won at Newbury 2m 6f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd beating Nataani (11-2) by nk, 10 ran.
Monbeg Dude (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Not fluent 1st, prominent, hung left approaching 4 out, challenged 2 out, led last, hard driven and edged left flat, headed final 120 yards, lost 2nd last strides, 3rd of 16, 1/2l behind Glens Boy (10-11) at Newbury 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Jan.
Only Witness (IRE) 13-2 (11-6) Tracked leader, led 12th, headed 4 out, ridden after next, led again approaching last, stayed on to draw clear flat, won at Huntingdon 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Feb beating King Jack (11-6) by 8l, 8 ran.
Lexicon Lad (IRE) 4-1 (10-5) Led, bumped 4 out, headed 2 out, no extra last, 4th of 8, 14l behind Brackloon High (10-8) at Leicester 2m 7f nov ltd hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Feb.
Larks Lad (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Chased leader until 12th, went 2nd again approaching 4 out, blunderd and lost 2nd 4 out, weakened next, 4th of 10, 22l behind Romulus D'artaix (11-5) at Newbury 2m 6f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd.
Reblis (FR) 9-4fav (10-7) Tracked leaders, not alwyas fluent, pushed along after 6th, challenged 11th, led 2 out, headed approaching last, one pace flat, 2nd of 8, 6l behind Gotoyourplay (10-12) at Exeter 3m nov chs (4) gd.
No Loose Change (IRE) 10-3 (11-6) Held up in last trio, steady headway before 9th, staying on in 6th when badly hampered and unseated rider 4 out, in a race won by Romulus D'artaix (11-5) at Newbury 2m 6f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd, 10 ran.
The Falklander 11-4 (11-0) Sometimes jumped right, led until slow 3rd, led next, headed after 8th, in command from 2 out, ridden out, won at Ffos Las 3m beg chase (4) sft in Jan beating Rhum (11-0) by 4 1/2l, 5 ran.
