well off the pace in last pair, struggling before 3 out, tailed off and pulled up before last
held up off the pace in 5th, closed before 3 out, tracked leading pair travelling well on inside after 3 out, weakened between last 2
led, hit 5th, went left 3 out, ridden hung left and headed before next, soon no chance with winner, hung left under pressure between last 2, lost 2nd approaching last, beaten when hung left again under pressure run-in
pressed leader, lost 2nd 3rd, chased leaders and pushed along, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace
chased leading trio, went 3rd 4th, ridden and weakened after 3 out
held up well off the pace in rear, last and plenty to do 3 out, headway before next, went 2nd approaching last, went left last, stayed on same pace run-in
chased leaders, went 2nd 3rd, led before 2 out, soon clear, went left last, ridden out
Tony Carroll trained the winner of this last year and has two entries this time. Boston Blue has had a couple of runs on the Polytrack since finishing well beaten at Doncaster but GREAT LINK looks the pick as he's in a rich vein of form and won in a higher grade at Ayr last month. Lucy Gardner is the most experienced rider in this. Huntingdon scorer Should I Stay has improved over longer trips lately while Kastani Beach has been chasing, as has Old Way. Alanjou needs to improve on what he's shown so far.
Boston Blue 40-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, went 2nd before 4 out, pushed along after, led before 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 10th of 12, well behind Forced Family Fun (10-7) at Doncaster 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Jan.
Great Link 7-1 (9-12) Held up in 3rd, headway before 3 out, led before next, ridden between last 2, kept on under pressure flat, won at Ayr 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) hvy in Feb beating Trucking Along (11-9) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.
Should I Stay (FR) 15-2 (11-1) Made virtually all, clear with one other to 5th, went left 2 out, soon ridden, hard pressed last, kept on under pressure flat, won at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Feb beating Hail Tiberius (10-8) by 5l, 6 ran.
Captain Cardington (IRE) 12-1 (9-9) Soon led, headed 1st, ridden after 3rd, stayed on same pace approaching last, 3rd of 7, 7l behind Lord Protector (11-2) at Chepstow 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) hvy in Feb.
Alanjou (FR) 6-1 (10-7) Tracked leader, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened, 4th of 11, 24l behind Pink Gin (11-4) at Towcester 2m mdn hdl (4) hvy in Jan.
Kastani Beach (IRE) 10-1 (10-10) Tracked leader from 1st, led 3rd until 4th, stayed prominent in chasing group, 4th and one pace 2 out (normal 4 out), 5th of 10, 24l behind Lord Navits (10-5) at Leicester 2m nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Feb.
Old Way (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear and in touch, in rear from 9th, weakened from 13th, pulled up before 5 out, in a race won by High Ron (11-4) at Southwell 3m nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy in Jan, 5 ran.
