held up in rear, headway 3 out, hung right flat, stayed on same pace
held up, headway 7th, ridden and went 2nd 3 out, led next, hung right flat, driven out
tracked leaders, went 2nd 5th, ridden after 4 out, switched left after last, weakened
held up, headway 2 out, went 2nd last, stayed on flat, no impression on winner towards finish
led, clear after 4 out until next, headed when mistake 2 out, no extra last
held up, headway 6th, ridden after 4 out, hampered 2 out, stayed on same pace flat
tracked leader until 5th, lost place after next, lost touch 8th, tailed off
Nonrunner
Witness In Court was prominent when unseating his rider at the Topham at Liverpool and should find this a bit easier. He won by 13 lengths the last time her raced over 2m. Owen Na View won over 2m1f at Newbury last month and may have found another run at that track five days later coming too soon. He'll be a factor here if fully recovered but we'll give one more chance to MOUNTAIN KING. A hot favourite when falling at the first at Ludlow last month, he'd been placed behind useful novices in his two previous runs and has more scope than the majority of these. Ut Majeur Aulmes could figure if in the mood but Robin's Command still looks to be in the handicapper's grip.
Owen Na View (IRE) 3-1 (11-10) Held up in rear, stumbled 4th, not fluent 7th or 9th, struggling 11th, soon pulled up, in a race won by Phone Home (11-2) at Newbury 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Mar, 8 ran.
Mountain King 5-4fav (11-12) Tracked leader, fell 1st, in a race won by Arkaim (11-8) at Ludlow 2m hcp chs 0-140 (3) gd in Mar, 6 ran.
Supreme Asset (IRE) 11-1 (11-11) Towards rear, headway before 7 out, pushed along before 4 out, soon weakened, 5th of 6, 28l behind Montoya's Son (11-4) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Mar.
Ut Majeur Aulmes (FR) 7-2 (11-12) Held up in rear, struggling 9th, never on terms, disputing modest 5th last, weakened flat, 6th of 8, 30l behind Pearls Legend (11-5) at Sandown 2m hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft in Feb.
Robin's Command (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Led, ridden and headed approaching omitted 2 out, soon weakened, 4th of 8, 25l behind Tiptoeaway (11-0) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs in Mar.
Sergeant Pink (IRE) 40-1 (10-2) Prominent, led 5th, headed 12th, weakened after 14th, tailed off when hampered and unseated rider last, in a race won by Hollow Blue Sky (9-10) at Haydock 2m 6f hcp chs (2) sft, 15 ran.
Nobunaga 50-1 (10-11) Held up in rear, detatched from 5 out, never a factor, last of 8, well behind Bearly Legal (11-5) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs.
Witness In Court (IRE) 50-1 (10-8) Always prominent on outside, disputed 2nd when mistake and unseated rider 13th (valentines), in a race won by Rajdhani Express (11-8) at Aintree 2m 5f hcp chs G3 (1) gd, 30 ran.
