held up behind leaders, not fluent 6th, mistake and reminders 8th, outpaced next, well held after, went 4th close home
led and reminder 1st, headed 3rd, ridden and led again 7th until jumped slowly next, led 3 out, headed next, weakened flat, lost 2 place close home
led until 1st, prominent, led 2 out, clear when not fluent last, shaken up and ran on flat
held up behind leaders, took keen hold, hit 7th, soon ridden, outpaced after 4 out, held after, went 3rd close home
pulled hard, led 3rd until 7th, led next until 3 out, stayed on same pace next
Nonrunner
Neither Digital Media nor Knapp Bridge Boy make much appeal here returning from a lay-off and racing from out of the handicap proper. The potentially well-treated Coach Lane doesn't appear to be the force of old while Jocheski may find this trip a little on the sharp side on his first start since November. Trooper Clarence is improving, however, and was a very easy winner at Kempton on Saturday. However, the penalty he's collected now means that he's 6lb worse off than when finishing behind RILEYEV at Ludlow last month. Venetia Williams' six-year-old may have found that latest run coming too soon after his Hereford win and is worth another chance here.
Jocheski (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Held up, behind before 4 out, 5th of 7, well behind Rebel Du Maquis (11-9) at Taunton 2m 3f nov chs (4) gd in Nov.
Coach Lane 10-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, 6th and in touch after 8th, soon ridden, weakened approaching 4 out, 5th of 7, 50l behind Baseball Ted (11-10) at Leicester 2m hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd in Feb.
Rileyev (FR) 11-4fav (10-12) Sweating, chased leading trio, went 3rd 6th, ridden after 9th, hit 4 out, one pace and no impression next, 3rd of 8, 4 1/2l behind Golden Duck (11-9) at Ludlow 2m hcp ch 0-110 (4) gs in Feb.
Digital Media (IRE) 10-3 (10-5) Held up in last pair, 3rd at 5th, chased leading pair 4 out, ridden and mistake 3 out, pulled up before next, in a race won by Only Dreams (10-9) at Wincanton 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Nov '09, 5 ran.
Knapp Bridge Boy 33-1 (11-2) Mistakes, soon towards rear, ridden after 5th, behind 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Misamon (11-4) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Jun, 12 ran.
Trooper Clarence 11-4fav (10-6) Prominent, settled in 3rd from 2nd, closed 7th, challenging when left in lead 4 out, drew clear from 2 out, eased towards finish, won at Kempton 2m nov hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd beating Playing With Fire (11-1) by 13l, 5 ran.
