held up, ridden and struggling after 3 out, 6th and no chance when pulled up before last
led at decent pace, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon no chance with winner
held up last and off the pace, good headway to track leader 3 out, led on outer approaching 2 out, soon in command, pushed clear run-in
chased leading pair, not fluent 3rd and 4th and lost place, no impression from 3 out
tracked leader to 3 out, soon weakened
held up, headway to dispute 2nd from 3 out, ridden and weakened before next
Nonrunner
Danse Macabre gets the vote in this amateur riders' handicap hurdle with Transit and Pseudonym rated as the main dangers. The selection won over this course and distance last time out when beating Visibility. He will have no ground worries here and with Captain James Snowden a more than capable pilot he is taken to score. Transit rates the main danger as he had a recent spin on the all-weather at Wolverhampton and he won this race last year. He races off the same mark this year but this looks more competitive and his amateur pilot from last season rides our selection today. Pseudonym has got some fair form and he is relatively unexposed, but he has given the impression that a stiffer test will bring out the best in him and for that reason he is taken on. Milligan may prove best of the remainder, but for the winner we will stick with Danse Macabre.
Transit 50-1 (9-11) Behind, some headway from 2 out, no danger, 9th of 19, 23l behind Verasi (10-13) at Sandown 2m lst hcp hdl (A) hvy in Dec.
Diamond Mick 6-1 (10-9) In touch, hit 3rd, ridden 5th, weakened 3 out, 7th of 13, 22l behind Birdwatch (11-0) at Ayr 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Feb.
Danse Macabre (IRE) 10-3jt-fav (10-7) Held up, steady headway approaching 2 out, led last, hung left flat, held on, won at Sandown 2m cnd hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Feb beating Visibility (11-4) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Iberus (GER) 12-1 (10-11) Led, headed 3 out, ridden and weakened approaching next, 8th of 11, 32l behind Overstrand (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Feb.
Golly (IRE) 33-1 (9-10) In touch to 7th, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by The Outlier (11-4) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Feb, 10 ran.
Pseudonym (IRE) 11-2 (11-4) Held up, headway, mistake 3 out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 11, 8l behind Misbehaviour (11-7) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Feb.
Milligan (FR) 33-1 (11-3) With leader to 6th, weakened quickly, 6th of 10, 34l behind Andreas (11-7) at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd in Feb.
