held up, headway 3 out, chase leading pair next, ridden and stayed on to lead near finish
in touch, ridden 3 out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, chased clear leader 4 out, ridden next, every chance when hit last, driven to lead flat, headed near finish
pulled hard tracked leader until ridden soon after 4 out, weakened next
led, 5 lengths clear after 4 out, ridden 2 out, pressed when hit last, headed and no extra flat
keen in touch, ridden 4 out, struggling from next, kept on same pace from 2 out
keen tracked leaders when unseated rider first
held up, blundered 6th, ridden 4 out, weakened next
Withdrawn
Aviador, beaten a nose over the track and trip last month, was still in touch when falling at Fakenham on his next start but could have done without a 7lb rise. Gilzean is inconsistent and ran poorly at Southwell after an easy victory on heavy going at Lingfield. FLUGZEUG (NAP) was in good form over fences at this time a year ago and reverted to hurdles with a very good run behind Olympian Boy at Taunton in January, his first start since May. With that under his belt he can gain his first success over hurdles. Eastern Calm has had little experience but has scope to do better and this won't take much winning so he's one to note on his handicap bow.
Gilzean (IRE) 7-4fav (11-13) Held up towards rear, headway 9th, weakened before 2 out, left 3rd last, 3rd of 14, 42l behind Tisfreetdream (10-2) at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Feb.
Eastern Calm 5-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, hit 5th, pushed along when mistake 7th, outpaced after 3 out, well held from 2 out, mistake last, 3rd of 4, 14l behind Rhythm Star (10-7) at Huntingdon 2m 4f mares NH nov hdl (4) sft in Nov.
Bostin (IRE) 25-1 (11-4) In touch, not fluent 6th, challenged 3 out, no extra before last, 6th of 17, 27l behind Easy Beesy (11-9) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Feb.
John's Gem 100-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, lost place before 5th, soon in rear and struggling, tailed off when pulled up 3 out, in a race won by Taradrewe (10-10) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Apr, 15 ran.
Strange Bird (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Held up, headway on outside chasing leaders 11th, not fluent 4 out, weakened soon after, 6th of 10, 33l behind Paddy The Oscar (11-9) at Lingfield 3m hcp chs 0-100 (5) hvy in Feb.
Flugzeug 8-1 (10-3) Mid-division, headway 8th, went 2nd next, led after 3 out, headed flat, held towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Olympian Boy (10-12) at Taunton 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Jan.
Dude Alert (IRE) 8-1 (10-7) Raced wide chasing leaders, mistake 4 out, ridden and weakened quickly before next, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Join The Navy (11-7) at Lingfield 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy in Jan, 9 ran.
Hudibras (IRE) 20-1 (10-0) In rear but in touch, pushed along and struggling in last pair after 8th, weakened before 3 out, struggling when blundered 2 out, went modest 4th towards finish, 4th of 6, 22l behind Flemi Two Toes (10-7) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy in Feb.
Aviador (GER) 2-1fav (11-1) Raced wide, close up, lost place after 5th, towards rear, hit 4 out and rider lost irons, mistake and unseated rider next, in a race won by Bold Adventure (11-0) at Fakenham 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs, 9 ran.
