held up towards rear, headway 3 out, every chance 2 out, kept on and held run-in
chased leaders, pushed 3 out, weakened before 2 out
made all. ridden before 2 out, kept on well
chased leaders, pushed along 3rd, riden 2 out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden before 2 out, soon went 3rd, one pace
held up towards rear, reminders before 7th, soon struggling
tracked leader, reminders and behind from 8th, tailed off
in rear, outpaced from 3 out, kept on and no impression
Debt To Society gets every yard of this trip having found only one too good over a similar distance in a chase at Musselburgh last time. But he has to race off an 18lb higher mark back over timber while Expanding Universe has been raised 6lb after scoring over fences at Ffos Las and is winless in 11 attempts over hurdles. That boosts confidence in the chances of SNAPPING TURTLE (NAP), who has remained in good form since winning over 3m at Musselburgh in December and looks capable of landing this off his current mark. Freedom Flying won at Catterick on New Year's Day but is upped in class here and has a 13lb hike in the weights to contend with.
Debt To Society (IRE) 13-8fav (11-9) Tracked leader, challenged 4 out, ridden and every chance last, kept on and held towards finish, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Beau Dandy (11-12) at Musselburgh 3m 3f Am hcp ch 0-100 (5) gd in Feb.
Imperial Vic (IRE) 9-1 (11-9) Led, pushed along 8th, ridden and headed next, weakened 3 out, 7th of 9, 37l behind Capard King (11-5) at Huntingdon 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Feb.
Snapping Turtle (IRE) 7-2 (11-6) With leader, pushed along before 5 out, ridden after next, kept on before last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 6l behind Full Jack (11-12) at Musselburgh 3m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Jan.
Caerlaverock (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Towards rear, reminders before 3rd, driven in last when fell 6th, in a race won by Madam Lilibet (11-5) at Carlisle 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Feb, 12 ran.
Expanding Universe (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) Always prominent, chased leader 5th, led 11th, ridden between last two, pressed when not fluent last, driven and stayed on gamely run-in, won at Ffos Las 3m 5yo nov hcp (4) hvy in Feb beating Candide (11-9) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Freedom Flying 100-1 (9-11) Held up behind on outside, headway after 7th, tracked leading pair 3 out, went 2nd next, led before last, ridden and kept on well flat, won at Catterick 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Jan beating Turtle Cask (11-2) by 6l, 11 ran.
Filbert Fox (IRE) 12-1 (12-5) (cp) prom til wknd aft 15, 3rd of 13, 33l behind Crazy Diamond (12-5) at Ratcheugh Racing Club 3m ptp gs in Dec.
Blue Cove 66-1 (10-0) In rear, ridden before 3 out, never a factor, 7th of 13, 29l behind Stickleback (10-10) at Wetherby 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Jan.
