held up towards rear, headway 3 out, slightly hampered next, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd towards finish
keen tracked leader, led soon after 3 out, ridden and ran on
tracked leaders, pushed along 3 out, ridden and weakened next
tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner approaching 2 out, jumped left next, one pace and lost 2nd flat
ridden along in rear early, pushed along 4 out, weakened next
in touch, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, hit next
led, ridden and headed soon after 3 out, kept on same pace
towards rear, pushed along 3 out, ridden next, not fluent last, never nearer
HACKBRIDGE was successful on the all-weather last month and won over track and trip the last time he raced over hurdles so could be the answer to this with the ground drying out all the time. Hit The Rocks placed here last year and won at Lingfield last month but was never travelling at Exeter 10 days ago and stablemate Systemic looks a bigger danger having finished second behind an odds-on favourite at Huntingdon last week. Sword Beach should do much better on this surface and makes his handicap debut so can’t be ignored.
Hit The Rocks (IRE) 10-1 (12-4) Off the pace and always towards rear, ridden before 3 out, never a factor, tailed off, 10th of 14, 36 3/4l behind Imperial Joe (10-7) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Mar.
Sword Beach (IRE) 8-1 (11-6) Towards rear, ridden and headway entering straight, never nearer, 4th of 10, 23l behind Coolnaugh Haze (10-7) at Plumpton 2m mdn (4) gd in Jan.
Hackbridge 10-3 (9-8) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Smart Connection (9-6) by hd, 9 ran.
Conchita (GER) 11-1 (11-8) Always towards rear, ridden and beaten after 3 out,, 8th of 12, 25 1/4l behind Dylan's Sea Song (11-3) at Southwell 2m hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Whitlock 14-1 (11-2) Prominent, led 3rd, headed 4 out, hit next, ridden and weakened before 2 out, last of 6, 28 1/4l behind Tara Iti (11-1) at Plumpton 2m hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Military Tactic (IRE) 33-1 (10-13) Keen in touch, headway 3 out, chased winner next, ridden and stayed on one pace, 2nd of 10, 3 3/4l behind Pay The Woman (12-6) at Southwell 2m hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Devious Dicks Dame 33-1 (10-0) Held up off the pace in last pair, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, at Plumpton 2m hcp (5) sft in Feb.
Whatcoloristhewind (IRE) 250-1 (11-0) Towards rear, headway into midfield before 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, soon faded, 7th of 8, dist behind Plenty Of Time (11-0) at Wincanton 2m 5f (4) gs in Feb.
Systemic 22-1 (11-6) Keen close up, tracked leader 3rd, ridden to lead 2 out, headed flat, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Poker Master (11-10) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (5) sft in Mar.
