in touch, badly hampered 4th and soon pushed along towards rear, headway 13th, ridden in 4th before 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, led before last, drew clear flat, kept on well towards finish
chased leaders, went 2nd before 4th, led 12th, headed 13th, led again 5 out, clear from 3 out, headed before last, kept on, no chance with winner
chased leader until 4th, mistake 7th, lost place and in rear from 8th, soon pushed along, reminders before 10th, weakened from 12th, pulled up before 4 out
held up in rear, pushed along and outpaced from 12th, plugged on from 4 out, never dangerous
held up towards rear, pushed along and jumped slowly 3rd, fell next
tracked leaders, weakened before 5 out
led to 12th, led again 13th, headed when jumped slowly 5 out, ridden before 3 out, kept on from last
held up towards rear, headway 12th, jumped slow 5 out, disputing 3rd when blundered 2 out, no extra flat
BEAR DANCING just failed to peg back Lockstown over C&D on his latest start with the rest well behind. That looks the best piece of form on offer here and a similar effort should see Lucinda Russell's charge open his account over fences. The inconsistent Shrewd Investor ran well at Wetherby in between failing to complete and is not out of this with a clear round, while Twelve Paces is back on a winning mark and showed glimpses of a return to form last time. Sycho Fred was below par last time but has place claims along with Dollar Mick.
Bear Dancing (IRE) 3-1 (10-10) Led to 2nd, tracked leader, led 9th, pressed from 2 out, ridden and headed last, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 4, hd behind Lockstown (11-2) at Newcastle 3m nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Mar.
Shrewd Investor (IRE) 7-1 (11-1) Held up in touch, ridden and weakened after 4 out, pulled up before last, in a race won by Blazing Diva (11-6) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp ch 0-110 (4) sft in Mar, 8 ran.
Twelve Paces 4-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, mistake 4th and dropped to rear, regained 3rd from 6th, reminders 12th, soon lost place and outpaced, went remote 3rd before last, 3rd of 4, 17l behind Copper's Gold (11-4) at Newcastle 3m hcp ch 0-110 (4) sft in Mar.
Dollar Mick (IRE) 5-1 (11-8) Held up towards rear, stumbled badly 13th, went 5th from 4 out, no impression, 5th of 9, 22l behind Bardolet (11-2) at Catterick 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Mar.
Flaming Thistle (IRE) 12-1 (10-7) Mid-division, lost place and reminders after 10th, outpaced when blundered 13th, soon lost touch, tailed off when hampered and unseated rider after last, in a race won by Eyre Square (11-9) at Ayr 3m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Jan, 9 ran.
Panama At Once 10-1 (10-8) With leader until 17th, ridden 4 out, weakened from 2 out, 3rd of 9, 43l behind Matmata de Tendron (10-5) at Hexham 4m hcp ch 0-110 (4) hvy in Mar.
Toulouse Express (IRE) 20-1 (11-10) In rear, behind 5th, tailed off when pulled up 5 out, in a race won by Soul Angel (11-0) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp chs 0-95 (5) hvy in Mar, 7 ran.
Sycho Fred (IRE) 5-1 (10-3) Held up in last pair, headway into mid-division 11th, chased leading pair on outside 4 out, soon ridden and no impression, lost moderate 3rd after last, 4th of 11, 24l behind Duke Of Ormond (11-4) at Market Rasen 3m 1f hcp chs 0-100 (4) sft in Feb.
