in rear, not fluent 2nd, lost touch and pulled up before 5 out
disputed lead, headed and remained close up 5th, ridden and steadily lost ground from after 5 out
towards rear in touch, headway into 3rd 14th, went clear with one other after 4 out, ridden and pressed leader 3 out, stayed on strongly to lead run-in
chased leaders, dropped to rear and reminders 8th, blundered 12th, ridden after 13th, pulled up before 5 out
disputed lead, led 5th, pushed along before 4 out, hit 4 out, ridden and strongly pressed 3 out, stayed on well but headed and no extra run-in
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 4 out
mid-division, ridden before 4 out, soon outpaced by front pair, plugged on
Aire Valley Lad, who won a bumper here on his debut in 2019, has been running well but going up in the weights without winning. Ladronne has won over hurdles here but has struggled over fences since landing a Class 5 handicap at Wetherby. Who's In The Box stays extreme distances and has been racing in better company. He's well handicapped if near his best but Speak Of The Devil has looked a few pounds high since last summer's victory at Hexham. Heavey was beaten 15 lengths when stepped up to this grade at Wincanton after landing a Class 5 there while Just Don't Know has only won two lower-grade events though looked to have a bit in hand at Ayr last time. SEEMINGLY SO was racing from 7lb out of the handicap when scoring at Musselburgh last month so a 4lb rise suggests he's well enough handicapped to complete a double.
Who's In The Box (IRE) 10-1 (10-4) Raced wide, chasing leaders when blundered 1st, lost place and in mid-division before 7th, ridden and weakened after 14th, tailed off when mistake 17th, pulled up soon after, at Exeter 3m 7f hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Speak Of The Devil (IRE) 18-5 (11-0) Chased leaders on outside, blundered and lost place 2nd, not fluent 4th, not much room before 4 out, stayed on approaching last, went 2nd flat, no impression on winner, 2nd of 6, 6 1/2l behind Hard To Forget (11-1) at Doncaster 3m hcp (4) gd in Jan.
Ladronne (FR) 18-1 (11-1) Mid-division, headway from 12th, no impression 2 out, went 3rd before last, plugged on, 3rd of 12, 11 3/4l behind Timeless Beauty (11-7) at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Heavey 3-1 (11-10) Chased leaders, ridden well before 2 out, not fluent 2 out, ran on same pace, 4th of 8, 14 3/4l behind Max Dynamo (10-11) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Just Don't Know (IRE) 7-1 (11-12) Handy, led 5 out, pushed along before 4 out, soon pressed, ridden 3 out, stayed on, tired towards finish, held on, won at Ayr 3m hcp (5) hvy in Feb beating Shaka The King (11-2) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Seemingly So (IRE) 7-2 (10-0) Prominent, led 3rd, headed 5th, prominent, every chance from 4 out, ridden to lead at last, driven out, won at Musselburgh 3m hcp (3) sft in Feb beating Buster Valentine (11-12) by 4 3/4l, 6 ran.
Aire Valley Lad 15-2 (11-10) Tracked leaders, chased winner 3 out, ridden and kept on one pace, 2nd of 7, 5l behind Felton Bellevue (11-8) at Market Rasen 3m hcp (5) hvy in Feb.
